A joker is near akin to a buffoon; and neither of them is the least related to wit.
We are the buffoons of our children.
I'm equal part genius, equal part buffoon.
Writers tend to think they occupy a much more relevant place in society than we actually do. But we really are closer to buffoons and jesters than we are to whistle-blowers or moral guides. Accepting our rather insignificant place in society can be depressing - but it's also freeing.
Buffoons, buffoons! One can play any tune on them!
I refuse the title of artist to those who owe their reputations to a physical deformity. I regard them as buffoons.
You're never going to see me playing a buffoon.
I've always had a reputation as a buffoon.