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100 top comedians tell their own version of the fabled "Aristocrats" joke... here's a sample from the creators of South Park, Matt Stone & Trey Parker (who ARE in the film):
so i was curious what the point of this joke was... and 10 minutes later i find out there is none.
it's a template joke. it starts out with a family trying to get their act booked and ends with the talent agent learning that the name of the familie's act is called, "the aristocrats".
the "comedian" telling the joke is allowed to fill in whatever filth he/she needs to describe the familie's act.
sorry, i just honestly think this is the lowest form of humor. and it's really not too funny at all. it's rather disgusting that some people manifest these types of thoughts.
oh well... whatever floats your boat... ukey smiley:
100 top comedians tell their own version of the fabled "Aristocrats" joke...
Originally posted by FogJuice
it's a template joke. it starts out with a family trying to get their act booked and ends with the talent agent learning that the name of the familie's act is called, "the aristocrats".
the "comedian" telling the joke is allowed to fill in whatever filth he/she needs to describe the familie's act.
is there an echo in here? You don't have to think it's funny if you don't want to, but maaany people do think it's funny. Comedy is about pushing limits and saying what most people don't normally discuss... not about clowns. if you don't like it, that's cool... but don't say it's the lowest form of humour out there.
Originally posted by http://www.lnreview.co.uk/media/journal/001842.php
Originally posted by Penn Jillette
"This South Park clip is not even in the top 5 for dirtiest."
"Son," he said without preamble, "never trust a man who doesn't drink because he's probably a self-righteous sort, a man who thinks he knows right from wrong all the time. Some of them are good men, but in the name of goodness, they cause most of the suffering in the world. They're the judges, the meddlers. And, son, never trust a man who drinks but refuses to get drunk. They're usually afraid of something deep down inside, either that they're a coward or a fool or mean and violent. You can't trust a man who's afraid of himself. But sometimes, son, you can trust a man who occasionally kneels before a toilet. The chances are that he is learning something about humility and his natural human foolishness, about how to survive himself. It's damned hard for a man to take himself too seriously when he's heaving his guts into a dirty toilet bowl."
so i was curious what the point of this joke was... and 10 minutes later i find out there is none.
That's actually kinda the point. It started as a ramped up version of those jokes that are supposed to be funny, mostly to the teller, because they make the listener sit through an incredibly long-winded story to reach a non-existent punchline. That it is also extremely raunchy ups the ante, and it has over the years become a badge of honor amongst comedians to see who could come up with the raunchiest version.
Certainly not funny to everyone, but once you know that the goal is not to actually tell a funny joke but to be as offensive as possible, you can at least look at it in the proper light.
My boss told me about this movie yesterday. At first I had no clue what he was talking about as I never heard about "the aristocrats joke". After doing some websurfing I came to understand what the movie is all about and I can't wait for it to come out... Just to think that I get to hear Robin Williams, John Stewart, George Carlin, etc do their version of the joke, it's worth the ticket... Personally, I think it is going to be one of the funniest movies ever..
"Son," he said without preamble, "never trust a man who doesn't drink because he's probably a self-righteous sort, a man who thinks he knows right from wrong all the time. Some of them are good men, but in the name of goodness, they cause most of the suffering in the world. They're the judges, the meddlers. And, son, never trust a man who drinks but refuses to get drunk. They're usually afraid of something deep down inside, either that they're a coward or a fool or mean and violent. You can't trust a man who's afraid of himself. But sometimes, son, you can trust a man who occasionally kneels before a toilet. The chances are that he is learning something about humility and his natural human foolishness, about how to survive himself. It's damned hard for a man to take himself too seriously when he's heaving his guts into a dirty toilet bowl."
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I NEED TO SEE THIS FILM! Out August 12, 2005.
ukey smiley:
HELL YEAH! Trey's own interpretation too 
at Parker.
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