josh vs play the fool

josh

verb
  • To tease someone in a kindly or friendly fashion. 

  • To make or exchange good-natured jokes. 

noun
  • An instance of good-natured banter. 

play the fool

verb
  • To behave in a foolish or comical manner. 

  • To pretend/feign ignorance. 

How often have the words josh and play the fool occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )