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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

Clowns, as pranksters, jesters, jokers, harlequins, and mythologized tricksters have been around for ages.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2023

The stories toward the end of the special illustrate how even world-renowned jesters must find their own line when it comes to jokes and how it affects the ones they love.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2022

But the visible ones are often jesters to be laughed at.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2022

She appointed the eldest child at home to be “king” or “queen” to run the house in her absence and we took it from there, creating court jesters, slaves, musicians, poets, pets, and clowns.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride