It was pure absurdist surrealism in the guise of a kids' show. I was 12 when I first saw Soupy Sales. His show was on a local LA station; this was several years before he moved his operation to New ...

The pie in the face as a comedy punch line was invented ages ago, probably about 10 minutes after the first pie. But whenever Soupy Sales was on the receiving end of a custard cannon–which was ...

He died Thursday night in a NYC hospice. He was 83. Anyone who grew up in New York in the mid-1960s surely had a special relationship with the comedian (born Milton Supman) and The Soupy Sales Show ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Thursday marks what would have been the 100th birthday of legendary entertainer Soupy Sales. The Prince of Pies was a staple on American televisions for the better part of ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. comedian Soupy Sales, who was suffering from numerous ailments, has died at New York's Calvary Hospital, his friend said. He was 83. Kathy O'Connell, a longtime friend, ...

An outrageous kids show (that adults could appreciate too) with a wacky host, puppets, sketches, blackouts and songs. This mayhem maven started in 1953 on a station in Detroit before going national on ...

BARBARA KLEIN: I’m Barbara Klein. DOUG JOHNSON: And I’m Doug Johnson with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about comedian Soupy Sales who made people laugh for more than forty ...