The Aristocrats

It’s a legend among comedians. No one will ever do it on stage, it’s an insiders thing. That’s what people say about it. The joke, The Aristocrats, is one of the dirtiest jokes ever told- and it’s different every time. The movie of the same title, The Aristocrats, talks to many well known comedians and gets their thoughts on it as well as some of their own interpretations. Not for the faint of heart, this movie deserves the R rating.
Like any movie with comedy there are hits and misses with each telling but the ones that are good are very good. However, it does get a bit repetitive. Like when you’re hanging out with your friends and there’s that one who keeps telling the same joke over and over even though everyone’s heard it- that’s the feeling one gets about the middle of this movie. I think Paul Provenza realized this as the editing is done so the jokes are intermixed with more people just talking about the joke and how they heard about it, what they think of it and so on.
To me, the ones to look out for are Billy the Mime and Bob Saget. I loved the way Bob Saget just goes for it full tilt and in the middle of his telling says- “Can you make a copy of this? I want to send it to the kids from Full House”. Priceless. This movie was funny and was an interesting subject matter as I’ve never heard of the joke. But I really don’t think going to the theater with this movie makes a difference. You could just as easily rent it and spend the night at home and go through what you don’t find funny. So relax, don’t worry about the end and enjoy the journey.