i love the Jester Phil and Clown Dan art i keep seeing, cause there is such a difference between these two roles and they fit them perfectly
cause yes! phil lester is such a Jester! he is making fun of the king, ie the system, in the only way he can, while dan is making a conscious effort to be the joke himself, which is the main role of a Clown!
the main diffrence to me is also, the intension behind each job.
a jester is a talented preformar making fun of himself to a certin degree, but his intention is different, existing in a silly role because its also a way to take apart the system but in a "digestible silly way", while a clown is intentionally putting himself as the joke to make people feel better, which is what is dan's entire mission statement.
everyone knows Phil is silly goody guy but his silliness is a part of him and its not just him falling on his face that is not the main part of his act he makes light heated content haha don't worry about what Snokoplasm means :) but we all know its a gay allegory, the true power of light entertaiment, im tottaly turning off my brain and just having fun, while actually making you figure out things about yourself. phil lester makes fun of himself but he isn't making a conscious effort to be the joke a lot of dnp's humar is about how silly phil is but its because he is just phil, while the angle of dan's humor is himself being the joke, "i will laugh at myself so you can think about your mistakes less", its really nice, cause its nature vs intent
there are so many kind of clowns you know, sad ones darker ones and happy ones, even mimes, but the main key is that they are the joke. for the entire time they are the clown, they are more joke then man, they are the dirt under your shoe on purpose, gaining power by consciously making the decision to be the joke, so nothing can actually take them down, (think of medical clowns, heck even protest clowns!)
what are you gonna do?? make fun of them??? that is exactly what they want!! (interactive introverts anyone?)
while phil lester, there's an element of that in him, but its not a conscious decision, for him its more about nature, about finding the joy in stuff that's already there
he is not the joke, we are joking together.
you might also say that like, a jester is more about trying to correct the system within it, and a clown is more about calling that system out in a way, like yeah jesters were calling the king out for his sins but in a sociality accepted way, while clowns, while them being the joke, the whole point is them being so weird and confusing that they in fact call out how silly the rules are to begin with
and phil lester is sooo jester in his light humor, there is good in the world, we can make it better
while dan howell is this entire system is wack actually look at me im calling the system out because i am the "bottom of the barrel" its soo perfect
