jester
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Working on a serious documentary didn’t stop Jackson from his activities as a harsh and relentless internet jester.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025
Away from the from springtime pastels and prints, Alessandro Michele's debut couture collection was full of clashing colours and harlequin print fit for a court jester.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2025
“I do consider myself a clown and a court jester, and I do love to make people laugh, whether they’re laughing with me or at me,” he told Men’s Health in 2012.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2024
Can imperfect sidekicks and second-fiddlers like Camelot’s court jester and Sir Palomides, the Saracen knight, save the realm when Arthur reveals himself as all too mortal?
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024
He wore the largest black turtleneck Percy had ever seen, black pants, and black leather shoes with points so long and curly, they might have been jester slippers.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
Ollie Rathbone and Sam Smith's goals set up the annual pitch invasion as Wrexham swept aside Charlton to "football in the circus," chants from supporters, some of whom sported jesters hats.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2025
Benign jesters and warty trolls alike offer them up as provocative replies to any issue you can think of.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2023
There’s almost nothing in the history to suggest that jesters always teetered to the point of having their heads chopped off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
But the visible ones are often jesters to be laughed at.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2022
Bouain watched disinterestedly, like a king with failing jesters.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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