The Aristocrats

I found that I quickly tired of the comedians trying to out-do each other by being dirtier and dirtier with each retelling of the joke. After laughing hysterically for the the first few minutes, by 25 minutes into the movie I was bored.

SARAH SILVERMAN RULES. Instead of retelling the joke, she sweetly and innocently describes her LIFE in the family of the Aristocrats. That is all I will tell you. It is worth the price of the DVD just to see the few minutes that Sarah Silverman offers. No kidding.

With apologies to Joe Franklin :-o

Art

The Aristocrats (Paul Provenza, 2005)

The big secret behind the dirtiest joke ever told is this: it's not funny. Which may well be why documentarian Paul Provenza decided to spend so much of this documentary of the world's supposedly dirtiest joke on meta-- comedians talking about the joke, rather than telling it. Some of that is funny, depending on the comedian (there are some people who make a living as comics-- a very good living, probably-- and I've never been able to understand why. Quite a few of them are found here). But the joke itself and its endless variations? Nah. It makes for an interesting dissection of the world of comedians, but other than that, it's not all that hot. * ½

I really love demaning crude socially inapropriate humor..... but this was just noy funny to me..... other than Sarah Silverman( REally funny) but its already on youtube and Lisa Lampanelli, and Giulbert Gotfreid the DVD was pretty much a waste.....

This movie gives you a hard-hitting, amazingly-real look into the minds of comics. Entertaining the public is a skill, but this movie makes it apparent that entertaining other comics is an art. Hilarious and side-splitting.

I saw this film when it was in theatres, and up until that time, it was the only movie that's ever made me feel guilty for laughing. I mean, some of the jokes are so horrific, I felt so utterly disgusting for even allowing myself to laugh. There just isn't enough forgiveness in heaven for what I've heard. Literally, people were squirming in their seats at the hundreds of awkward moments. If there's any topic or sexual act considered taboo, prepare to have it raunchily discussed in agonizing details because well, that's the objective of the joke. I've heard some pretty nasty things in my time, and don't get shocked too often, but this is comedic naughtiness taken to serious extremes. If you can find it in you to watch this, there are, believe it or not, really good reasons to watch this film.
First, seeing movies nowadays, at least for me, is kind of a bore. The same ole' stock characters-love triangles-talking dogs-Jerry Bruckheimer go boom-saving the world-USA rules-type films are getting so hatefully boring. This movie is a welcome relief. After seeing it, I think you'll agree, it's exciting because it's premise is incredibly original.
Secondly, there's over 100 of todays' BEST comedians participating in this dirty improv marathon. What's great is that you get to see each comic take a spin on this underground joke, but still keep their comedic essence. Some of the best to watch out for are Sarah Silverman, Bob Saget, Gilbert Gottfried, and one of my favorites, Kevin Pollak.
Lastly, not only will certain visuals have you rolling, but it's very interesting to see comics use some of our most terrible recent tragedies and dare to include them in their jokes. I mean, have you ever thought 9/11 could be funny? Superficially, it's mostly for pure shock value, it's supposed to be, but there are certain points in the film where it's also therapeutic.
This film is amazing to not only track down over 100 comics and expertly pick the choiciest parts of their rendition of this heinous joke, but just the editing alone must've been a monumental feat. It could've been a comic itself, it had impeccable timing.
My mind is beyond repair, but it was worth it.