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Mood:
- HumorousOffbeat
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Plot:
- ShowbizArtists and ShowbizFriendsBuddiesPerformer's LifeLegends and Myths
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Genres:
- ComedyDocumentaryStand Up and Sketches
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- USA
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Humor:
- Grossout Humor
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Style:
- All Star CastEnsemble CastTalky
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Attitudes:
- Not SeriousRealistic
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Flag:
- Profanity
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The Aristocrats, 2005
English
USA
Profile of The Aristocrats
The mood of The Aristocrats is humorous and offbeat. The plot centers around showbiz, artists and showbiz, and friends. It features grossout humor. The Aristocrats is a comedy and documentary movie. Stylistically, it involves stand up and sketches, features an all-star cast, and stars an ensemble cast. In approach, it is not serious and realistic. The Aristocrats is set in the USA. It happens in contemporary times. Note that it includes profanity.
Summary of The Aristocrats
"A man walks into a talent agent's office with his family and says, Have I got an act for you! The talent agent replies, So what do you do?" So begins "The Aristocrats," a joke that has been handed down from comedian to comedian for decades but is rarely told on stage. The next part of the joke varies, allowing for improvisation, and the only requirement in telling the joke is that it be as offensive as possible.
Paul Provenza and Penn Jillette spent two years documenting as many versions of this infamous joke as possible, cornering comedians like Drew Carey, Whoopi Goldberg, Susie Essman, and Paul Reiser whenever and wherever possible. The results are surprising, and often take their humor to places that may make sensitive viewers uncomfortable. While comic legends such as Don Rickles, The Smothers Brothers, and Phyllis Diller admit their familiarity with the joke, they shy away from telling their own versions. Some may be surprised, however, to see performers who are normally associated with family-friendly material, including Bob Saget and Jason Alexander, describing scatological and incestuous acts with deadpan glee. Ultimately, though, The Aristocrats is more than just many versions of the same dirty joke--it is an exploration of the workings of the unrestricted comic mind.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | January 2005 |
| Runtime: | 89 min |
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Entertainment Weekly
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- by: Owen Gleiberman
Variety
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- by: Todd McCarthy
Users Reviews
- 02.July.2009
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- by: Michael Cain
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- 20.March.2009
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- by: sethdellinger
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