Is a bassoon fun to play?

Yes, I started playing bassoon in 8th grade and still play as often as I can, I am 49.
I switched from Clarinet to bassoon and never regretted it.

It has the deepest, richest sound of all the woodwinds. This is due to its double reed. The two halves of the reed produce a wonderfull buzzing sound that generates many rich overtones. The reed attaches to the body of the instrument with a long curved pipe called a bocal. The body of the instrument is in 4 pieces, Bell, Right and Left Tenons, and the Boot.

Unlike most woodwinds, you do get to use your right thumb on the keys. The instrument is held either with a long neck strap as a Saxophone, or with a seat strap that secures the bottom of the boot.

The bassoon voice is widely used in Orchestral scoring. It can be a comical playfull voice as in Dukas "sorcerers apprentice" or in the high register, wailing and melancholy as in the opening solo to Stravinski's "Rites of Spring" (Le Sacre du Printemps).

Antonio Vivaldi loved the bassoon and wrote 35 Concertos for it. Mozart also wrote a single bassoon concerto.