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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.
In 2004, Petersen was featured in the 2005 documentary film The Aristocrats where he told a version of the joke of the same name. [5] In 2007, Petersen was a featured comic as part of Ventriloquist Week on Late Show with David Letterman. He looked back on his performance as challenging because of the necessity to use more clean material as ...
A century's worth of laughs from the pages of Reader's Digest. The post The 100 Funniest Jokes from the Last 100 Years appeared first on Reader's Digest.
Image credits: pplazzz #2. Norm told this best: A duck walks into a pub and orders a pint of beer and a ham sandwich. The bartender looks at him and says, "Hang on!
2 Del second example joke. 1 comment. 3 Movie. 1 comment. 4 Veracity of Historical Claims? 10 comments. 5 Alternate "punchlines" 6 Example. 6 comments ...
ABCThis week, the celebrated comedian Gilbert Gottfried passed away at the age of 67. The Brooklyn native was known for his booming, grating voice and fearless brand of comedy, as well as his ...
The character of Emo Philips appears as a fidgety, possibly mentally disturbed, nervous but highly intelligent individual. [3] Philips constantly moves throughout the routine, often shifting from sitting to standing positions, wandering from end to end on stage, playing with his hair or clothing, or going as far as to partially undress as he delivers punchlines.