The Aristocrap

There’s a movie called The Aristocrats ¹ which shows a lot of different comedians telling variants of this joke:

“My partner and I have this great act. We go on stage, and we strip naked. Then we *()(*²*&, and we change positions and we &*&^&³ some more. Then I douse him in %&&^%$$ and instead of ^&***^ing, we $^^^%$%^. Then we ask for volunteers from the audience, and we &*&^^& them.”

“And what do you call your act?”

“The Aristocrats.”

As jokes go, it’s pretty pointless. This is, paradoxically, the point of the film, which shows how different comics make it funny by tailoring it to their particular style. Some tell it in a highly refined fashion, while other go for the full gross-out. One woman switches it up, describing a performance of classical ballet called the %$^&(*&*ing %$#@&^*$%#ers. Robin Williams, who’s very capable of working blue, perversely tells clean Borscht Belt jokes instead. (A rabbi walks into a bar with a duck on his head. Bartender says “Where’d you get that?” Duck says “Brooklyn. There’s hundreds of them.”)

So, this post is an invitation to all of you to show off your comic chops by making this joke your own:

“Did you hear someone hacked Trump’s Twitter account? They posted all kinds of rants and gibberish and craziness.”

“How could you tell?”

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1. Not The Aristocats, which is a Disney cartoon. People with small children should keep this in mind.