Guest article by Stephanie Stohrer

The earliest references to what we know as court jesters, or fools, date back to the 5^th dynasty of Egypt, whose Pharaohs employed Pygmies as dancers and buffoons. For centuries, royalty and nobility have hired comic entertainers whose perceived madness or imbecility (whether real or pretended, as I will explain shortly) provided amusement to their superiors.

Read More