# Where did the pie int he face gag originate?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 7, 2003, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-pie-int-he-face-gag-originate/211810 "2003-11-07T02:06:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![A\_Curious\_Writer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@A\_Curious\_Writer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Curious_Writer)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-pie-int-he-face-gag-originate/211810/1 "2003-11-07T02:06:42Z")

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I tried to find out, but while I found references to pies int he face and how funny they are, and implications that it’s from vaudeville or further back, I don’t have a definitive answer.

So, do any of you have possible answers, or sites I missed, regarding who threw/received the first pie int he face/

I even have these images of some Middle Ages court jester pulling the trick, receiving one for laughs.