Download the movie: The Aristocrats, year: 2005

Release Date:	Jan 2005
Genres:	Comedy / Documentary
Awards:	!4 nominations!
Runtime:	89 min.
Cast:	Chris Albrecht (Himself - HBO Chairman / CEO), Jason Alexander (Himself), Hank Azaria (Himself), Shelley Berman (Himself), Steven Banks (Billy The Mime (as Billy The Mime)), Lewis Black (Himself), David Brenner (Himself), Mario Cantone (Himself), Drew Carey (Himself), George Carlin (Himself), Mark Cohen (Himself), Scott 'Carrot Top' Thompson (Himself (as Carrot Top)), Billy Connolly (Himself), Pat Cooper (Himself), Wayne Cotter (Himself), Andy Dick (Himself), Frank DiGiacomo (Himself - Journalist), Phyllis Diller (Herself), Susie Essman (Herself), Carrie Fisher (Herself), Joe Franklin (Himself), Todd Glass (Himself), Judy Gold (Herself), Whoopi Goldberg (Herself), Eddie Gorodetsky (Himself), Gilbert Gottfried (Himself), Dana Gould (Himself - Writer / Producer), Allan Havey (Himself), Eric Idle (Himself), Dom Irrera (Himself), Eddie Izzard (Himself), Richard Jeni (Himself), Jake Johannsen (Himself), The Amazing Johnathan (Himself (as Amazing Johnathan)), Alan Kirschenbaum (Himself - Writer / Producer), Jay Kogen (Himself - Writer / Producer), Sue Kolinsky (Herself), Paul Krassner (Himself - Satirist / Editor, 'The...), Cathy Ladman (Herself), Lisa Lampanelli (Herself), Richard Lewis (Himself), Wendy Liebman (Herself), Bill Maher (Himself), Howie Mandel (Himself), Merrill Markoe (Herself), Jay Marshall (Himself), Jackie Martling (Himself (as Jackie 'The Joke Man'...), Chuck McCann (Himself), Michael McKean (Himself), Eric Mead (Himself), Larry Miller (Himself), Martin Mull (Himself), Kevin Nealon (Himself), Taylor Negron (Himself), 'The Onion' Editorial Staff (Themselves), Otto Petersen (Himself (as Otto & George)), Rick Overton (Himself), Gary Owens (Himself), Owen Morse (Himself (as The Passing Zone)), Jonathan Wee (Himself (as The Passing Zone)), Penn Jillette (Himself (as Penn & Teller)), Teller (Himself (as Penn & Teller)), Peter Pitofsky (Himself), Emo Philips (Himself), Kevin Pollak (Himself), Paul Reiser (Himself), Andy Richter (Himself), Don Rickles (Himself), Chris Rock (Himself), Gregg Rogell (Himself), Jeffrey Ross (Himself), Jon Ross (Himself), Rita Rudner (Herself), Bob Saget (Himself), T. Sean Shannon (Himself - Writer / Producer, SNL), Harry Shearer (Himself), Sarah Silverman (Herself), Bobby Slayton (Himself), Dick Smothers (Himself (as The Smothers Brothers)), Tom Smothers (Himself (as The Smothers Brothers)), Doug Stanhope (Himself), Carrie Snow (Herself), David Steinberg (Himself), Jon Stewart (Himself), Larry Storch (Himself), Rip Taylor (Himself), Dave Thomas (Himself), Johnny Thompson (Himself), Peter Tilden (Himself), Bruce Vilanch (Himself), Fred Willard (Himself), Robin Williams (Himself), Steven Wright (Himself), Joe Garden (Himself (Staff of the Onion)), Todd Hanson (Himself (Staff of the Onion)), Tim Harrod (Himself (Staff of the Onion)), Chris Karwowski (Himself (Staff of the Onion)), Carol Kolb (Herself (Staff of the Onion)), Maria Schneider (Herself (The Onion Editorial Staff)), Trey Parker (Cartman, Stan), Matt Stone (Kyle), Tim Conway (Man in closing credits), Hugh M. Hefner (Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)), Jimmy Kimmel (Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)), Paul Provenza (Himself (uncredited)), Rob Schneider (Himself (archive footage) (uncredited))

Storyline

This is a documentary about a joke. It is a joke only told by comedians to other comedians. The outline of the joke is that a man goes into an agent's office and says he has a family act. He then either acts out or describes the most obscene acts possible. The stunned agent says, "And what do you call yourselves?" and the man answers, "The Aristocrats." Each comedian describes how he tells the story. Each is different, each tries to get an element of surprise out of their listeners, who are assumed to be other comedians. The joke is told in parts. It is told in reverse order, by men and by women. Each finds a way to make the joke his or her own. The genesis of the documentary was when Gilbert Gottfried performed at the Hugh Hefner roast three weeks after the 9/11 attacks. Everyone was almost afraid to laugh and Gottfried came on second after the first act had bombed. Gottfried told a highly obscene version of the joke that totally broke up the audience. It was never telecast, but changed the whole tone of the evening. Penn Jillette produced the movie as a documentary on the joke every comedian knows but never tells on stage.