The Aristocrats

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Movie Review

The documentary The Aristocrats showcases 102 fabulous comics—and one really dirty joke.

Gilbert Gottfried deserves an Oscar for his performance in The Aristocrats—I’m not kidding around—and all he does is tell one joke for a very long time. In this gloriously filthy, ramshackle, endearing documentary cobbled together by stand-up comic Paul Provenza and magician-raconteur Penn Jillette, scores of comedians tell the same old dirty joke—one, we are told, that has been passed on since vaudeville like a secret handshake, told among pros after the civilian suckers have left their seats and gone home. The basic premise: A guy goes into a talent agency and says, “I’ve got an act you’ll want to see,” and he proceeds with a litany of hideous behavior that includes everything from incest to bodily functions to bestiality. “What do you call such a thing?” asks the flabbergasted agent. The punch line? “The Aristocrats!” Y’see, the funny comes from the juxtaposition of such grotesque crassness with the lighthearted, quaint name of . .

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