All play the fool synonyms

verb play the fool

• joke — something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
• muck around — moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
• clown — A clown is a performer in a circus who wears funny clothes and bright make-up, and does silly things in order to make people laugh.
• mess around — a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.