The Jester archetype is the comedian, the entertainer whose mission is to simply lighten up the world.
America’s comical fabric is made up of:
- Hilarious comedians such as Robin Williams, Buster Keaton, Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Bill Murray, Jack Benny, Tina Fey, Joan Rivers, Bob Newhart, Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, Johnny Carson and David Letterman
- Satirical shows like the long-running Saturday Night Live, Laugh-In, The Tonight Show and The Daily Show
- Sitcom phenomenons such as I Love Lucy, Soap, Taxi, M*A*S*H, Seinfeld, Maude, Cheers, Friends, Curb Your Enthusiasm, 30 Rock, The Odd Couple, Married with Children, The Big Bang Theory and Modern Family
- The character pairs we enjoyed in Archie & Edith Bunker, Lucy & Ricky Ricardo, The Blues Brothers, Rowan & Martin and The Smothers Brothers
- Slapstick acts such as The Three Stooges, Martin & Lewis, The Marx Brothers and The Keystone Cops
- Animated greats like South Park, The Simpsons, Peanuts and Family Guy
- Places where comic geniuses are born and raised such as Second City, Laugh Factory and The Comedy Store
- An endless bunch of movies like Airplane, Anchorman, National Lampoon’s Animal House, The Hangover, Bridesmaids, Caddyshack, Tootsie, Blazing Saddles, Big, American Graffiti, The Seven Year Itch, Meet the Fockers, 9 to 5, City Slickers and The Nutty Professor
- Writers of great comedy such as Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Will Ferrell and Larry David – and, American comic book publisher, DC Comics who gave us the ultimate Jester archetype in the Joker
- Brands with a great sense of humor at their core such as Barrel of Monkeys, Geico, Snickers, Fruit Loops, M&Ms, Cartoon Network, Spencer’s and Cracker Jacks
- Songs such as Make ‘em Laugh performed by Donald O’Connor, Eat It by Weird Al Yankovic and The Streak by Ray Stevens
- A president like ‘W’ who cracked us up — and we can only hope his place in comic history is never Trumped!
What makes America a Jester brand to you?
