Oftentimes, actors are looked at as court jesters. They are not looked at as deep-thinking, smart people who do many other things or have gifts in other areas.
In the days of Caesar, kings had fools and jesters. Now network presidents have anchormen.
Our society, like decadent Rome, has turned into an amusement society, with writers chief among the court jesters
There is this false perception that comedians can never be serious. It's like from like the era of court jesters.
Jesters do oft prove prophets.
Jesters do often prove prophets.