jokesters
Those who jest
Jokesters are people who enjoy making jokes or playing pranks.
The term suggests someone who jokes habitually rather than occasionally—a class clown, an office wit, a friend who can't resist a punchline.
It carries a lighter connotation than prankster, implying harmless humor rather than elaborate schemes: The usual jokesters were cracking up the back row.
Those who play jokes
- comediansPerformers who provoke laughter
- trickstersThose who mislead deliberately
- witsMental quickness and resourcefulness
- clownsComic performers in costume
jesters · humorists · wisecrackers · cutups · funnymen · class clowns · entertainers · goofballs
Those who play jokes
- troublemakersThose causing problems deliberately
- trickstersThose who mislead deliberately
- hoaxersThose who deceive deliberately
- mischief-makersThose causing playful trouble
rascals · scamps · imps · hijinks · shenanigans · gags · whoopee cushions · April Fools
Solo comedic performance
- comediansPerformers who provoke laughter
- performersThose who entertain audiences
- entertainersThose who amuse others
- improvUnscripted comedic performance
open mic · comedy clubs · timing · punchlines · sets · routines · hecklers · audiences
pranksters
Those who play jokes
- comediansPerformers who provoke laughter
- trickstersThose who mislead deliberately
- witsMental quickness and resourcefulness
clowns · jesters · humorists · wisecrackers · cutups · funnymen · class clowns · entertainers · goofballs · quipsters
pranksters
Those who play jokes
- troublemakersThose causing problems deliberately
- trickstersThose who mislead deliberately
- hoaxersThose who deceive deliberately
mischief-makers · rascals · scamps · imps · hijinks · shenanigans · gags · whoopee cushions · April Fools · gotcha
stand-up
Solo comedic performance
- comediansPerformers who provoke laughter
- performersThose who entertain audiences
- entertainersThose who amuse others
improv · open mic · comedy clubs · timing · punchlines · sets · routines · hecklers · audiences · stage presence
jokesterssobersides
Habitually serious person
stuffed shirts · killjoys · sourpusses · stiffs · wet blankets
jokestersparty poopers
Those who diminish others' enjoyment
buzzkills · spoilsports · Debbie Downers · funeral directors · wallflowers