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Release Date: Friday, August 12th 2005,

Comedy veterans and co-creators Penn Jillette (one half of the hit duo Penn & Teller) and Paul Provenza capitalize on their insider status and invite over 100 of their closest friends  to reminisce, analyze and deliver their own versions of the world’s dirtiest joke, an old burlesque routine too extreme to be performed in public, called The Aristocrats. It's 100% guaranteed that they will stretch the limits of good taste...and how loud and long you can laugh.

The result is a heartfelt, private, unprecedented backstage look at famous comedians playing around. Provenza and Jillette got superstar comedians being funny for other comedians. They also captured a performance portrait unlike any other: The art of comic improvisation.

Provenza and Jillette shot the documentary holding DV cameras and edited it at home on a Mac. As fellow comedians, Provenza and Jillette got their cameras rolling where no real filmmaker could ever go, they let us see how professional comedians talk after their sitcoms have wrapped and the audience has gone home.

"The Aristocrats" is a joke that has been with comics since Vaudeville. "The Aristocrats" is a joke that is never told in public, a private joke for comedians, so you’ve never heard it before. It’s a secret handshake among comics. It is also the dirtiest joke you will ever hear.

THE ARISTOCRATS is dirtier than anything you’ve ever thought. Although it has no nudity, no sex, and no violence - it’s one of the most shocking movies you will ever see. That’s because you leave thoughts like this to the experts so you don’t have to think them yourself.

Take a deep breath. This is the power of language spoken by professionals. Professionals trying to outdo each other with the most hysterically disgusting, offensive, f**ked-up verbal images they can spit out. You’ll hear descriptions that will stay with you the rest of your life, whether you want them to or not.

THE ARISTOCRATS is an arresting portrait of the comic art – one that makes us cringe, laugh and think – all at once. Remember, these men and women are professionals. You sure don’t want to try this at home.

Director: Paul Provenza
Cast: Mark Cohen, Billy Connolly, Tim Conway, Pat Cooper, Wayne Cotter, Frank DiGiacomo, Andy Dick, Joe Franklin, Mike George, Todd Glass, Eddie Gorodetsky, Gilbert Gottfried, Dana Gould, Allan Havey, Eric Idle, Dom Irrera, Hank Azaria, Eddie Izzard, Richard Jeni, Penn Jillette, Jake Johannsen, Alan Kirschenbaum, Jay Kogen, Paul Krassner, Steven Banks, Richard Lewis, Bill Maher, Howie Mandel, Jay Marshall, Jackie Martling, Chuck McCann, Michael McKean, Eric Mead, Larry Miller, Owen Morse, Martin Mull, Kevin Nealon, Taylor Negron, Rick Overton, Gary Owens, Trey Parker, Otto Peterson, Emo Philips, Peter Pitofsky, Kevin Pollak, Paul Reiser, Andy Richter, Don Rickles, Shelley Berman, Chris Rock, Gregg Rogell, Jeffrey Ross, Jon Ross, Bob Saget, T. Sean Shannon, Harry Shearer, Bobby Slayton, Dick Smothers, Tom Smothers, Lewis Black, Doug Stanhope, David Steinberg, Jon Stewart, Matt Stone, Larry Storch, Rip Taylor, Teller, The Amazing Johnathan, Dave Thomas, Johnny Thompson, Scott 'Carrot Top' Thompson, Peter Tilden, Bruce Vilanch, Jonathan Wee, Fred Willard, Robin Williams, Steven Wright, David Brenner, Chris Albrecht, Jason Alexander, Mario Cantone, Drew Carey, George Carlin, Carrie Fisher, Judy Gold, Whoopi Goldberg, Sue Kolinsky, Cathy Ladman, Lisa Lampanelli, Wendy Liebman, Merrill Markoe, Rita Rudner, Sarah Silverman, Carrie Snow, Phyllis Diller, Susie Essman

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