The Aristocrats was shocking, appalling and yes, completely hysterical! I actually shocked myself when I found the material funny. The amazing part was that I wasn't just chuckling, I was holding my stomach and nearly wetting my panties. That's right, I said panties. Women, especially married women with children, aren't supposed to find this kind of sick humor funny, but it had me rolling.
George Carlin's rendition of the joke was one of my many personal favorites, but my absolute favorite was a female comedian (but darn it - I can't remember her name). She played the girlfriend of the geek guy roommate of Jack Black in the movie "School of Rock." She told her story in the first person, as an actual participant in the family act she was describing to the talent agent. She described incestuous acts and appeared to actually be reminiscent of the good olé days when these abhorrent things were happening to her as a child. Her delivery was artful and completely brilliant as was her demeanor. The way she was describing these unspeakable acts was chilling; as though she completely enjoyed the savagery. Considering that she is a beautiful, seemingly well adjusted, young woman, it came as an added shock and made her telling of the joke all that much more compelling. Again, her delivery was pure genius.
All of the comedians were great, though. Whoopi Goldberg was good, as expected, but Bob Sagat has such a clean-cut look that I never knew such brilliant filth could be formulated in his brain. I have to comment also on the way the different pieces were spliced together seamlessly; it kept the film really interesting. Considering that it was essentially the same joke being told many different ways, that had to be a feat in and of itself. Great work Penn & Teller!
George Carlin's rendition of the joke was one of my many personal favorites, but my absolute favorite was a female comedian (but darn it - I can't remember her name). She played the girlfriend of the geek guy roommate of Jack Black in the movie "School of Rock." She told her story in the first person, as an actual participant in the family act she was describing to the talent agent. She described incestuous acts and appeared to actually be reminiscent of the good olé days when these abhorrent things were happening to her as a child. Her delivery was artful and completely brilliant as was her demeanor. The way she was describing these unspeakable acts was chilling; as though she completely enjoyed the savagery. Considering that she is a beautiful, seemingly well adjusted, young woman, it came as an added shock and made her telling of the joke all that much more compelling. Again, her delivery was pure genius.
All of the comedians were great, though. Whoopi Goldberg was good, as expected, but Bob Sagat has such a clean-cut look that I never knew such brilliant filth could be formulated in his brain. I have to comment also on the way the different pieces were spliced together seamlessly; it kept the film really interesting. Considering that it was essentially the same joke being told many different ways, that had to be a feat in and of itself. Great work Penn & Teller!