GIGGLE EPIPHANY

The first comedy prop was a fake mustache. Which still works, annoyingly.

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A fake mustache is a classic comedy disguise, and Groucho Marx made one famous, but there is no record of it being the first comedy prop. Props in comedy go back to ancient theater.

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