I watched The Aristocrats (link above) last night.
Very funny, but also very foul.
The basic gist is that it's about an incredibly dirty joke that's been around since Vaudeville. Comedians rarely if ever tell the joke to audiences, but they do tell it to one another.
The joke allows the comedian to personalize it to their own particular style as the only requirements are the initial set-up and the punchline with a vast free-form middle of the joke in between. The punchline is short and sweet and leaves many people wondering whether what they just heard is an actual joke.
I wouldn't recommend this movie to people who are disturbed by incredibly foul language. It's gratuitous. I also wouldn't recommend it to people who hold an innocent Bob Saget in high regard.
The who's who of comedians participating is impressive and some of them show a real talent for improvisation.
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One that I may have to pass on. Go to know that it was something other than the Walt Diney version.
That, dear sir, was the AristoCATS, which they make mention of in this documentary, mostly by way of people screwing up the punchline.
HHAHHAHHAHAAHHA! The word verification is kissv.
Been looking forward to seeing that movie, for possibly longer than you (since I first heard a really good NPR story on it a year ago or more). I'm jazzed to see it-could possibly see it happening on a Gibbs visit.
(in other words, 2008)
I understand Sarah Silverman has one of the most jarring moments in the film. I've seen so few movies, I feel very much out of the cultural loop. I think I hit a personal low point this weekend, wathcing "Rent" on pay-per-view.
Better than Big Momma's House 2 on ppv.
Sarah Silverman, like most of them take the joke in their own personal direction, and if you've ever seen her comedy, she likes to get the audience to squirm, and this is no different.
Doug Stanhope's version I found the most questionably tasteful. He's not someone I like anyway.
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