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The Court Jesters were a 1960s American doo-wop group, best known for their humorous 1961 single "Roaches". The lyrics implore the listener to not "leave your food on the table" to prevent the titular roaches. [1] The B side of "Roaches" was a ballad called "The Trial (Of My Love)".
A jester, also known as joker, court jester, or fool, was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests during royal court.Jesters were also traveling performers who entertained common folk at fairs and town markets, and the discipline continues into the modern day, where jesters perform at historical-themed events.
The 1956 musical comedy The Court Jester features a masked freedom fighter called The Black Fox (played by Edward Ashley), who combines aspects of both Zorro and Robin Hood. Hanna-Barbera Productions' animated series Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks (1958–1961) featured a Zorro-like character with a mask, cape, and sword known in the episode ...
A court jester is a type of entertainer. Court jester may also refer to: The Court Jester, a 1956 film; The Court Jesters, an improv company; The Court Jesters (band) Court Jester goby, a species of fish; Court jester hypothesis, in evolutionary biology
A court jester who made the king and nobles laugh by telling rhyming jokes and riddles, and by doing physical feats like juggling. Jesters could criticize people at court and make fun of royal decisions, as long as the criticism was hidden amidst witty wordplay and riddles.
Stańczyk (Full title: Stańczyk during a ball at the court of Queen Bona in the face of the loss of Smolensk, Polish: Stańczyk w czasie balu na dworze królowej Bony wobec straconego Smoleńska) is a painting by Jan Matejko finished in 1862. This painting was acquired by the Warsaw National Museum in 1924.
The Funny Man, a demonic jester from the British comedy horror film, Funny Man, with a varied and imaginative repertoire of homicidal techniques and an irreverent sense of humour. Jester, Court jester of King Cradock in the TV series Jane and the Dragon. Jester, the Harlequin puppet in the Puppet Master films; Kyoami, in Akira Kurosawa's film Ran
In 1990 the Court Jesters manager Michael Robinson (working alongside Jim McLarty and Lori Dungey) began a late-night improvised comedy show titled Scared Scriptless at The Court Theatre. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Scared Scriptless still runs to this day, and as such is the longest-running (and continuously running) show in New Zealand.