Jester of Columbia

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Jester of Columbia
Humor magazine
FrequencyUp to 4 per year
First issueApril 1, 1901
CountryUnited States
LanguageAmerican English
Websitehttps://columbiajester.wordpress.com

The Jester of Columbia, or simply the Jester, is a

April Fool's Day, 1901, it is one of the oldest such publications in the United States.[1] Printed continuously at least through 1997, it was revived in 2001 after a short lapse in publication and again in 2005 after another, shorter one. Jester now produces magazines and sponsors comedy events on Columbia's campus.[1]

Issues

Excluding brief lapses in publication, the Jester has always produced issues. Jester publishes four or five times per year, with articles loosely centered around a broad theme. Issues contain a wide array of articles and jokes, such as narratives, dialogues, and articles composed of short paragraphs discussing a theme. To heighten the effect of period pieces or specific jokes, articles appear as fake documents found and scanned into the issue. Illustrations are a significant part of the magazine, with visual gags and fake ads bringing greater variety.

Jester attempts to not repeat jokes or features, except for a

Q-Zar
.

Other activities

In addition to publishing the magazine, the group puts on comedy events, containing sketches,

madrigals.[2][3]

Jester also performs a number of pranks, most recently establishing a pseudo-rivalry with the Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal, culminating in a staged theft of issues, attached rebuttals, and a parody website.

Columbia Spectator reported the event as an actual disappearance.[6]

Alumni

References

  1. ^
    Columbia Spectator
    .
  2. Columbia Spectator. Archived from the original
    on 2007-04-02.
  3. ^ "Prankstgrüp Makes Columbia Proud". Bwog. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.
  4. Columbia Spectator.[permanent dead link
    ]
  5. ^ "CUSJ Antics far Funnier than CUSJ Content". Bwog. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.
  6. Columbia Spectator.[permanent dead link
    ]
  7. Columbia Spectator.[permanent dead link
    ]

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