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Not without consequences. One jester named Triboulet pissed off King Francis I and had to pick how he would be executed. He chose old age and was exiled thereafter.
It was probably a more stressful job than just being an advisor. An advisor could probably try a joke here or there if they wanted, but they weren't expected to always be making wisecracks. A jester was probably having to push the limit a lot more often and going over the line could be a problem.
Certainly a better job than 99% of the population, but one joke bombs and it could be the end.
And he did die of old age, at 56. Well, old age for the time.
Legendary move
He was indeed a Legendary Joker
The Fandom wiki was abandoned. The correct wiki now is https://balatrowiki.org/
Why don't they just delete it or at least post a message?
fandom doesn't like that
He could have been imprisoned for life, I think that went well.