HAMMOND, La. (WGNO) — He's nobody's fool because he's actually everybody's fool. It's the reason he clocks into the Renaissance. No joke. He's the jester. That's his job at the Louisiana Renaissance Festival. A 16th-century stand-up comic always finds an audience. Ben Franklin High School club travels around the world to save sea turtles But how did he get there? That's LA Ren Fest and that's where WGNO Good Morning New Orleans features reporter Bill Wood rolled out the welcome mat with a big hand from 24-year-old Jester Keelan Didier. It started at a New Orleans Sewing machine where Didier makes his costume. Once he is in costume, how does he get into character? "Well, I try to slip on a banana peel every day but mostly I was inspired by Charlie Chaplin and by Buster Keaton and the whole vaudeville routine and physical storytelling in that kind of manner," said Didier. Silent movies led him to life with a whole lot of talking for the guy who graduated from Brother Martin High School and got his start on stage there all to get him to the fest. Sweet, savory, and stuffed beignets at Beignet Fest in City Park Didier once worked at Disney as Goofy but at Ren Fest, he goes by the name "Scrap Rubbish." In real life, besides getting folk to chuckle, he makes furniture for a living. Now he's building something more substantial and long-lasting, memories. Stay up to date with the latest news, weather and sports by downloading the WGNO app on the Apple or Google Play stores and by subscribing to the WGNO newsletter. Latest Posts Demolition of abandoned Six Flags halted citing licensing concerns House passes bill to move up FAFSA release deadline Making 'em laugh & making his own costume at the LA Ren Fest Early dismissal at G.W. Carver High School due to threat made Destination Louisiane: Make fragrances, body and bath products at Bath Junkie in Baton Rouge