The Aristocrats
The most raunchy, filthy, despicably nasty and offensive joke of all time, retold by 100 comedians. Doesn't seem like you could fill a feature documentary with this, but they do and do it very well. "The Aristocrats" is the inside joke all the comedians know and tell each other after the club has closed and the audience has gone home. No one seems to know the exact origin of the joke, but it supposedly dates back to Vaudeville. The film makes us feel like we are being let in on the inside joke (as well as the behind the scenes world of comedy and show business) which many of the comedians are almost too embarrassed to tell.
The joke itself is simple, and has the same intro and punch line. The middle part is what changes, and it can be pretty much anything as long as it is base, rude, and disgusting. It puts all other gross jokes to shame. The amazing thing, and this is a point which many of the comics laugh at, is that the joke is actually funny. The film analyzes this horrible joke along with the comics as though it were a work of art. This in itself is funny.
The film is well made and edited perfectly. The range and talent of comics and actors is impressive and too long to list without leaving someone out. You don't have to be a nasty person to watch this film. But do leave any sense of squeamishness at the door, because two minutes in all decency runs and hides and is replaced by the naughtiest, most offensive and terrible thing you have ever heard, and the absolute worst of it all, is that you'll be laughing at it all. What's the matter with you?
The joke itself is simple, and has the same intro and punch line. The middle part is what changes, and it can be pretty much anything as long as it is base, rude, and disgusting. It puts all other gross jokes to shame. The amazing thing, and this is a point which many of the comics laugh at, is that the joke is actually funny. The film analyzes this horrible joke along with the comics as though it were a work of art. This in itself is funny.
The film is well made and edited perfectly. The range and talent of comics and actors is impressive and too long to list without leaving someone out. You don't have to be a nasty person to watch this film. But do leave any sense of squeamishness at the door, because two minutes in all decency runs and hides and is replaced by the naughtiest, most offensive and terrible thing you have ever heard, and the absolute worst of it all, is that you'll be laughing at it all. What's the matter with you?
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