Character in the Black and Red Mythos of DJ Tyrer; a rapper who is File:The Laughing Man.jpg described as clown- or jester-like. * He is referenced in Black Flag, Red Flame, Red & Black (in which he is seen on a poster - reproduced on the cover of Black & Red, shown here) and Last Thing (again a poster is seen). * A clown's face is seen on the TV screen in Red or Black? and chants an appropriate rap. * A 'jester head' badge (depicting The Laughing Man) is worn by Steve in Mould & Blood. * His rap is heard in three of the stories. * "The joke's on you..." is the refrain of a song heard in Black Flag, Red Flame (described as singularly apt as an accompaniment to riot). * "The joke's on you! Death awaits those who fall into the clutches of the Laughing God! is heard in