The term may have been inspired by Thomas Skelton, the jester of Muncaster Castle in England in the late 16th century. Or, the term “tomfool” evolved from the name of a 14th-century court ...

No joke. He’s the jester. That’s his job at the Louisiana Renaissance Festival. A 16th-century stand-up comic always finds an audience. But how did he get there? That’s LA Ren Fest and that ...