Fool

Fool, The Fool, or Fools may refer to:

• A jester, also called a fool, a type of historical entertainer known for their witty jokes

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional characters

• The Fool (fictional character), a fictional character in The Realm of the Elderlings by Robin Hobb
• Fool (stock character), in literature and folklore
• Fool, a character in the Adventure Time miniseries "Stakes"
• Shakespearean fool, an archetypal character in numerous works by Shakespeare

Film

• 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
• A Fool, 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

Television

• "The Fool" (Industry), a 2022 television episode

Gaming and Tarot

• Fool (card game)
• The Fool (Tarot card games)
• The Fool (tarot card)

Literature

• The Fool (novel), an 1880 Armenian language novel by Raffi
• The Fool, a 1921 novel by H. C. Bailey
• Fool (novel), a 2009 novel by Christopher Moore
• The Fool (play), a 1975 play by Edward Bond
• Fools (play), a 1981 play by Neil Simon
• Fools, a 1992 science fiction novel by Pat Cadigan

Music

• The Fool (design collective), a Dutch design collective and band in the 1960s
  • The Fool (guitar), a 1964 Gibson SG designed by The Fool for Eric Clapton
• The Fools, a musical group from Massachusetts, U.S.

Albums

• Fool (Joe Jackson album), 2019
• Fool (Jameszoo album), 2016
• 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)", a song by Chris Rea, 1978
• "Fool" by Blur, from the 1991 album Leisure
• "Fool" by Cat Power, from the 2003 album You Are Free
• "Fool" by Dragon, from the 1984 album Body and the Beat
• "Fool", by Fitz and the Tantrums from their 2016 self-titled album
• "Fool" (Mansun song), from the 2000 album Little Kix
• "Fool" (Al Matthews song), 1975 single by Al Matthews
• "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
• "Fool" by Roxette, from their 2001 album Room Service
• "Fool" by Shakira, from the 2001 album Laundry Service
• "Fool" by Swans from the album Greed
• "Fool (#2)" by Swans from the album Holy Money
• "Fool (I Feel Bad for You)" by Medina, from the U.S. release of 2012 Forever album
• "The Fool" (Sanford Clark song), 1956
• "The Fool" (Lee Ann Womack song), 1997
• "The Fool", a 1971 single by Gilbert Montagné
• "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
• "The Fool" by Quicksilver Messenger Service, from the 1968 album Quicksilver Messenger Service
• "The Fool" by Luna Halo from their 2007 self-titled album
• "The Fool" by Fleshgod Apocalypse from their 2016 album King
• "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
• "Fools" by Rachel Stevens, from the 2003 album Funky Dory
• "Fools" by Troye Sivan, from the 2015 album Wild
• "Fools" by Uriah Heep, from the 1980 album Conquest
• "Fools" by Van Halen, from the 1980 album Women and Children First

Food

• Fruit fool, a dish made with cooked fruit such as gooseberries or bilberries
• Ful (pronounced "fool") or ful medames, a Middle Eastern dish made from fava beans

Other uses

• Fools Peak, a mountain in Colorado
• Léon-Mba International Airport, Libreville, Gabon, ICAO airport code FOOL
• The Motley Fool, a financial advice company (fool.com) nicknamed "the Fool"

See also

• Folly (disambiguation)
• Foolish (disambiguation)
• Foolishness, the unawareness or lack of social norms which causes offence, annoyance, trouble or injury
• FoolishPeople, a British theatre collective
• Fool's Gold, colloquial name for the mineral iron pyrite
• Fools Guild, a social club of comedic performers
• Foolscap (disambiguation)
• List of jesters
• Clown
• Harlequin
• Jester (disambiguation)
• Joker (disambiguation)
• Magic (illusion)
• Stupidity
• Tomfoolery (disambiguation)
• Yokel