Why Is A Pie In The Face Such A Big Part Of Comedy History?

Why have comedians been throwing pies at each other for laughs for so long? For National Pie Day, we investigate. Plus: Stacey Mei Yan Fong's project 50 Pies/50 States put the essence of each state in the Union into pie form.The messy history of the pie fight, from vaudeville to Nickelodeon (Hopes & Fears via Archive.org) 50 Pies/50 StatesFor the cost of a piece of pie a month you can support our show on Patreon