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- Caption: The Aristocrats (2005)
- Description:
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.
Directed by
Paul Provenza
Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
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 Realist'
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' Martling)
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 (voice)
Matt Stone ... Kyle / Kenny (voice)
Tim Conway ... Man in closing credits
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hugh M. Hefner ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jimmy Kimmel ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul Provenza ... Himself (uncredited)
Rob Schneider ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) - Actor/Actress/Director:
- Movie: The Aristocrats
- Id: 11280769
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