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The Aristocrats" is a taboo-defying, off-color joke that has been told by numerous stand-up comedians since the vaudeville era. [1] It relates the story of a family trying to get an agent to book their stage act, which is remarkably vulgar and offensive. The punch line reveals that they incongruously bill themselves as "The Aristocrats". [2]
"The Aristocrats" is a longstanding transgressive joke amongst comedians, in which the setup and punchline are almost always the same (or similar). It is the joke's midsection – which may be as long as the one telling it prefers and is often completely improvised – that makes or breaks a particular rendition.
Realizing he had lost the audience "bigger than anybody has ever lost an audience", [61] Gottfried abandoned his prepared remarks and launched into the famous Aristocrats joke, which won back the audience. [62] Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza used Gottfried's monologue as a segment in their 2005 film The Aristocrats. [63]
THINKFilmGilbert Gottfried, the veteran comic whose death was announced on Tuesday at the age of 67, will be remembered for many things. He had one of the most iconic voices in Hollywood, most ...
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The Aristocrats – Joke that provides a similar ad-lib framework. Grumpy Old Man – a similar recurring character who complains about ridiculous hardships of his youth – from Saturday Night Live .
It’s past time to banish the American ruling class.
The Aristocrats, a 1977 novel by Gwen Davis; Aristocrats, a 1979 play by Brian Friel; Aristocrats: Caroline, Emily, Louisa, and Sarah Lennox, a 1994 biography by Stella Tillyard "The Aristocrats", a famous joke most often told by comedians to comedians; The Aristocrats, a 2005 documentary film about the joke