custard-pie
Clown's thrown dessert
Custard-pie describes a style of broad, slapstick comedy associated with throwing pies in people's faces—a gag from vaudeville and silent film era.
The adjective suggests lowbrow, physical humor: custard-pie antics, custard-pie comedy.
The noun refers to the prop itself, traditionally a pie with a creamy filling chosen for maximum visual splatter.
Head's anterior surface
prank · vaudeville · clown · messy · splattering · timing · pratfall · burlesque
face
Head's anterior surface
gag · prank · vaudeville · clown · messy · splattering · timing · pratfall · burlesque · target
meringue
Baked whipped whites
filling · creamy · egg · tart · flan · whipped · sugar · pudding · silky · wobbly
custard-piedeadpan
Expressionless, especially for humor
dry wit · subtle humor · wit · wordplay · irony
custard-piedark comedy
Comedy treating grim topics lightly
black humor · gallows humor · tragicomedy · biting satire · acerbic