The Aristocrats

The Aristocrats (2005) A cast of dozens of comedians take turns telling the legendary joke that ends with the punchline "The Aristocrats." The joke has a flexible structure so that it can be as dirty as the comic wants to make it, and some of the versions in this movie are almost unbearably embellished with scatology, incest, bestiality, you name it. And yet the movie, which is essentially a documentary, offers us a peak inside the world of comedians -- and there are a lot of funny people here. Many viewers will find this movie distasteful, and it certainly is tasteless. But I'm glad I saw it. Grade: B-