Fool, The Fool, or Fools may refer to: *A

jester A jester, also known as joker, court jester, or fool, was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch kept to entertain guests at the royal court. Jesters were also travelling performers who entertained common folk at fairs and town ma ...

, also called a ''fool'', a type of historical entertainer known for their witty jokes *An

insult An insult is an expression, statement, or behavior that is often deliberately disrespectful, offensive, scornful, or derogatory towards an individual or a group. Insults can be intentional or unintentional, and they often aim to belittle, of ...

referring to someone of low intelligence or easy gullibility

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional characters

Fool (stock character) The fool is a stock character in creative works (literature, film, etc.) and folklore. There are several distinct, although overlapping, categories of fool: simpleton fool, wise fool, and serendipitous fool. The six volume ''Motif-Index of Folk ...

in literature and folklore *

Shakespearean fool The Shakespearean fool is a recurring character type in the works of William Shakespeare. They are usually clever peasants or commoners who use their wits to outdo people of higher social standing. In this sense, they are similar to the real fo ...

, an archetypal character in numerous works by Shakespeare * Fool, a character in the ''Adventure Time'' miniseries " Stakes"

Film

* ''

A Fool ''A Fool'' ( zh, 一个勺子) is a 2014 Chinese adventure comedy-drama film directed by Chen Jianbin. It was released on November 20, 2015. In the film, a goatherder is followed home by a mute, simple-minded man so he and his wife have to deal w ...

'', a 2015 Chinese film directed by Chen Jianbin * ''Fools'' (1970 film), an American film * ''Fools'' (2003 film), an Indian film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao * ''The Fool'' (1913 film), a British silent film * ''The Fool'' (1925 film), a lost silent film * ''The Fool'' (1990 film), a British film * ''The Fool'' (2014 film), a Russian film

Gaming and Tarot

* Fool (card game) * The Fool (Tarot card games) *

The Fool (tarot card) The Fool is one of the 78 cards in a tarot deck. Traditionally, it is the lowest of the 22 trump cards, in tarot card reading called the 22 Major Arcana. However, in tarot card games it developed to be not one of the (then 21) trump cards but ...

Literature

* ''Fool'' (novel), a 2009 novel by Christopher Moore * ''Fools'' (play), a 1981 play by Neil Simon * ''The Fool'' (novel), an 1880 Armenian language novel by Raffi * ''The Fool'', a 1921 novel by

H. C. Bailey Henry Christopher Bailey (1 February 1878 – 24 March 1961) was an English author of detective fiction. Life Bailey was born in London. He studied Classics at Oxford, Oxford University, earning a B.A. in 1901.William L. DeAndrea, ''Encyclopedi ...

* ''The Fool'' (play), a 1975 play by Edward Bond * The Fool (fictional character), a fictional character in ''The Realm of the Elderlings'' by Robin Hobb

Music

The Fool (design collective) The Fool were a Dutch design collective and band in the psychedelic style of art in British popular music in the late 1960s. They worked closely with The Beatles in London, painting George Harrison's Mini car, John Lennon's piano and a three s ...

, a Dutch design collective and band in the 1960s **

The Fool (guitar) The Fool (also occasionally referred to as Sunny) is a 1964 Gibson SG guitar, painted for Eric Clapton by the Dutch design collective The Fool, from which the guitar takes its name. One of the world's best-known guitars, it epitomizes the ps ...

, a 1964 Gibson SG designed by The Fool for Eric Clapton *

The Fools The Fools are a Massachusetts rock band best known for the party atmosphere of their live performances and tongue-in-cheek original songs, cover version, covers and Parody#Music, parodies. History Hailing from Ipswich, Massachusetts, Ipswich, ...

, a musical group from Massachusetts, U.S.

Albums

* ''Fool'' (Joe Jackson album), 2019 * ''The Fool'' (Bladee album), 2021 * ''The Fool'' (The Fool album), 1968 * ''The Fool'' (Jain album), 2023 * ''The Fool'' (Warpaint album), 2010 * ''The Fool'' (Ryn Weaver album), 2015 * ''Fools'' (The Reason album), 2010 * ''Fools'' (EP), by Lauren Aquilina, 2012

Songs

* "Fool" (Elvis Presley song), 1973 * "

Fool (If You Think It's Over) "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" is a song written and originally released in 1978 by English singer-songwriter Chris Rea. It appears on his debut album, '' Whatever Happened to Benny Santini?'', and peaked at number 12 in the US, becoming his hi ...

", a song by Chris Rea, 1978 * "Fool" by Blur, from the 1991 album ''

Leisure Leisure (, ) has often been defined as a quality of experience or as free time. Free time is time spent away from business, Employment, work, job hunting, Housekeeping, domestic chores, and education, as well as necessary activities such as ...

'' * "Fool" by Cat Power, from the 2003 album ''

You Are Free ''You Are Free'' is the sixth studio album by Cat Power, the stage name and eponymous band of the American singer-songwriter Chan Marshall. It was released in 2003 on Matador Records. The album features guest appearances by Dave Grohl of Foo Fi ...

'' * "Fool" by Dragon, from the 1984 album ''

Body and the Beat ''Body and the Beat'' is the seventh studio album recorded by Australian-New Zealand rock band, Dragon. The album was released in June 1984 and peaked at number 5 on the Australian Kent Music Report. The album was certified gold in the week of r ...

'' * "Fool", by Fitz and the Tantrums from their 2016 self-titled album *

Fool (Mansun song) "Fool" is a song by the English alternative rock band Mansun. The song was written by band-leader Paul Draper. It was recorded and produced by Hugh Padgham with co-producer Michael Hunter during sessions for the group's third studio album. The s ...

, from the 2000 album ''Little Kix'' * "Fool" by Memphis May Fire, from the 2018 album '' Broken'' * "Fool" by The Rasmus, from the 2006 album '' Peep'' * "Fool" by Red Velvet, from the 2016 extended play ''

Russian Roulette Russian roulette () is a potentially lethal game of chance in which a player places a single round in a revolver, spins the cylinder, places the muzzle against the head or body (their opponent's or their own), and pulls the trigger. If the ...

'' * "Fool" by Roxette, from their 2001 album ''

Room Service Room service or in-room dining is a hotel service enabling guests to choose items of food and drink for delivery to their hotel room for consumption. Room service is organized as a subdivision within the food and beverage department of high-end ...

'' * "Fool" by Shakira, from the 2001 album '' Laundry Service'' * "Fool" by Swans from the album ''

Greed Greed (or avarice, ) is an insatiable desire for material gain (be it food, money, land, or animate/inanimate possessions) or social value, such as status or power. Nature of greed The initial motivation for (or purpose of) greed and a ...

'' * "Fool (#2)" by Swans from the album ''

Holy Money ''Holy Money'' is the fourth studio album by American experimental rock band Swans. It was released in March 1986, through record label K.422. The album was recorded in the same sessions as " Time Is Money (Bastard)", " A Screw", and ''Greed' ...

'' * "Fool (I Feel Bad for You)" by Medina, from the U.S. release of 2012 ''

Forever Forever or 4ever may refer to: Film and television Films * ''Forever'' (1921 film), an American silent film by George Fitzmaurice * ''Forever'' (1978 film), an American made-for-television romantic drama, based on the novel by Judy Blume * '' ...

'' album * "The Fool" (Sanford Clark song), 1956 * "The Fool" (Lee Ann Womack song), 1997 * "The Fool", a 1971 single by

Gilbert Montagné Gilbert Montagné (; born 28 December 1951) is a French singer, musician, pianist and organist from the Ménilmontant neighbourhood of Paris and Bourbonnais historical region of central France. Blind since shortly after birth, he is best known ...

* "The Fool" by Neutral Milk Hotel, from the album '' In the Aeroplane over the Sea'' * "The Fool" by Camper Van Beethoven, from the 1988 album '' Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart'' * "The Fool" by The Fixx, from the 1982 album ''

Shuttered Room ''Shuttered Room'' is the debut studio album by the British band the Fixx, released on 14 May 1982. It contains the group's debut single (in the United States), "Stand or Fall", which hit the Top 10 of Billboard's Album Rock Tracks as well as N ...

'' * "The Fool" by Quicksilver Messenger Service, from the 1968 album ''

Quicksilver Messenger Service Quicksilver Messenger Service is an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1965 in San Francisco. The band achieved wide popularity in the San Francisco Bay Area and, through their recordings, with psychedelic rock enthusiasts around the globe, ...

'' * "The Fool" by Luna Halo from their 2007 self-titled album * "The Fool" by Fleshgod Apocalypse from their 2016 album ''

King King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...

'' * "Fools" (song), a 1994 song by Alphaville * "Fools" by Deep Purple, from their 1971 album '' Fireball'' * "Fools" by Madison Beer, from the 2018 extended play ''

As She Pleases ''As She Pleases'' is the debut extended play by American singer-songwriter Madison Beer. It was released on February 2, 2018 by Access. The EP was supported by the release of three singles; "Dead", "Say It to My Face" and " Home with You". It de ...

'' * "Fools" by Rachel Stevens, from the 2003 album ''

Funky Dory ''Funky Dory'' is the solo debut album by English singer Rachel Stevens. It was released by Polydor Records on 29 September 2003 in the United Kingdom. The album was produced by various record producers, including Bloodshy & Avant and Richard X. ...

'' * "Fools" by Troye Sivan, from the 2015 album ''

Wild Wild, wild, wilds or wild may refer to: Common meanings * Wilderness, a wild natural environment * Wildlife, an undomesticated organism * Wildness, the quality of being wild or untamed Art, media and entertainment Film and television * ''Wild ...

'' * "Fools" by Uriah Heep, from the 1980 album ''

Conquest Conquest involves the annexation or control of another entity's territory through war or Coercion (international relations), coercion. Historically, conquests occurred frequently in the international system, and there were limited normative or ...

'' * "Fools" by Van Halen, from the 1980 album ''

Women and Children First "Women and children first", known to a lesser extent as the ''Birkenhead'' drill, is an unofficial code of conduct and gender role whereby the lives of women and children were to be saved first in a life-threatening situation, typically aband ...

Food

Fruit fool A fool is an English dessert. Traditionally, fruit fool is made by folding puréed stewed fruit (classically gooseberries) into sweet custard. Modern fool recipes often use whipped cream instead of custard. Additionally, a flavouring such as ros ...

, a dish made with cooked fruit such as gooseberries or bilberries * ''Ful'' (pronounced "fool") or

ful medames Ful medames ( ; other spellings include ''ful mudammas'' and '' foule mudammes'', in Coptic: ⲫⲉⲗ ''phel'' or ''fel''), or simply fūl, is a stew of cooked fava beans served with olive oil, cumin, and optionally with chopped parsley, garlic, ...

, a Middle Eastern dish made from fava beans

Other uses

Fools Peak Fools Peak is a summit in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. Description Fools Peak is located in the Sawatch Range and is set in the Holy Cross Wilderness, on land managed by White River National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the moun ...

, a mountain in Colorado *

Léon-Mba International Airport Léon-Mba International Airport is an airport situated in Libreville, Gabon. Constructed in the 1950s, it is the main international airport in the country. Airlines and destinations Passenger Cargo Accidents and incidents * On 2 April 1 ...

, Libreville, Gabon, ICAO airport code FOOL *

The Motley Fool The Motley Fool is a private financial and investing advice company based in Alexandria, Virginia. It was founded in July 1993 by co-chairmen and brothers David Gardner and Tom Gardner, and Todd Etter and Erik Rydholm. The company employs over 3 ...

, a financial advice company (''fool.com'') nicknamed "the Fool"