I don't find this funny at all, and not even that shocking. I'm not saying I don't find it that shocking to seem edgy, it's just that it's so over the top it just becomes silly and ceases to have any link to reality, which makes it meaningless. it could definitely be funny if told cleverly but saget just didn't. I think the most offensive thing in this joke is not the pedophilia or violence, but the shitty slapstick comedy.
I think the Internet has jaded most of you. When you watch the full documentary, and have this scene in context properly, its very funny. This scene, to me, is the punchline of the whole film. I've seen it multiple times and its very disgusting. Its insanely offensive. But more than that, its hilarious. Watch the full documentary.
"The Aristocrats" (also known as "The Debonaires" or "The Sophisticates" in some tellings) is a taboo-defying dirty joke that has been told by numerous stand-up comedians since the vaudeville era. Over time it has evolved from a clichéd staple of vaudevillian humor into a postmodern anti-joke. Steven Wright has likened it to a secret handshake among comedians, and it is seen as something of a game in which those who tell it try to top each other in terms of shock value. It is thought of as a badge of honor among expert comedians and is notoriously hard to perform successfully. It is rarely told the same way twice, often improvised.
This joke almost always has these elements—alternative versions may change this form.
Setup: A family act going in to see a talent agent; either the whole family or just one family member (usually the father). The agent asks what they do. If the whole family is present, the act is performed for the agent; otherwise it is described.
Act: It is described in as much detail as the teller prefers. While most tellings follow one of a few basic forms, the description of the act is meant to be an ad lib. Traditionally, the description is tasteless, and ribald. The goal is to significantly transgress social norms. Taboo acts such as incest, rape, coprophilia, coprophagia, bestiality, necrophilia and murder are common themes.
Punch line: The shocked (or intrigued) agent asks what the act is called, and the proud answer (sometimes delivered with a flourish) is: "The Aristocrats!" The humor of the punch line is usually considered to derive either from the extreme discordance between the group's sophisticated name (and the regal "flourish" when stating it) and the vile acts they perform, or as a form of social satire aimed at the decadence of the aristocracy.
This is disgusting. You guys are going to burn in hell. You think a newborn being raped is funny?! You all need to be locked up before you molest small children.
It's like a hemorrhaging shit-ass.
He ruined it at 8:30, should've just gone straight to the punchline.
Uncle paul is way more disturbing and funny from opie and ant. YouTube it.
I don't find this funny at all, and not even that shocking. I'm not saying I don't find it that shocking to seem edgy, it's just that it's so over the top it just becomes silly and ceases to have any link to reality, which makes it meaningless. it could definitely be funny if told cleverly but saget just didn't. I think the most offensive thing in this joke is not the pedophilia or violence, but the shitty slapstick comedy.
I think the Internet has jaded most of you. When you watch the full documentary, and have this scene in context properly, its very funny. This scene, to me, is the punchline of the whole film. I've seen it multiple times and its very disgusting. Its insanely offensive. But more than that, its hilarious. Watch the full documentary.
I think this was one of the most hilarious things I've ever seen
It never ceases to amaze me that "And they all start making out" is the line that makes the crew break up laughing.
my childhood has been ruined.
Whatever happened to predictability, the oldman, the paperboy, and evening tv…I was imagining full house man…
"The Aristocrats" (also known as "The Debonaires" or "The Sophisticates" in some tellings) is a taboo-defying dirty joke that has been told by numerous stand-up comedians since the vaudeville era. Over time it has evolved from a clichéd staple of vaudevillian humor into a postmodern anti-joke. Steven Wright has likened it to a secret handshake among comedians, and it is seen as something of a game in which those who tell it try to top each other in terms of shock value. It is thought of as a badge of honor among expert comedians and is notoriously hard to perform successfully. It is rarely told the same way twice, often improvised.
This joke almost always has these elements—alternative versions may change this form.
Setup: A family act going in to see a talent agent; either the whole family or just one family member (usually the father).
The agent asks what they do. If the whole family is present, the act is performed for the agent; otherwise it is described.
Act: It is described in as much detail as the teller prefers. While most tellings follow one of a few basic forms, the description of the act is meant to be an ad lib. Traditionally, the description is tasteless, and ribald. The goal is to significantly transgress social norms. Taboo acts such as incest, rape, coprophilia, coprophagia, bestiality, necrophilia and murder are common themes.
Punch line: The shocked (or intrigued) agent asks what the act is called, and the proud answer (sometimes delivered with a flourish) is: "The Aristocrats!" The humor of the punch line is usually considered to derive either from the extreme discordance between the group's sophisticated name (and the regal "flourish" when stating it) and the vile acts they perform, or as a form of social satire aimed at the decadence of the aristocracy.
This is not Full House!
This has to be by far my favorite telling to date.
This actually has been shot word for word. It's called The Serbian Film. Believe me. I am not kidding AT ALL.
That was disappointing, what an overrated joke.
European guy jokes
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This is disgusting. You guys are going to burn in hell. You think a newborn being raped is funny?! You all need to be locked up before you molest small children.
I think Saget just likes telling this joke. What the hell I'll laugh anyhow! HAHAHAHAHA!
Ach fuck me sideways!!!
He is sooooo soooo bad at Comedy… good Grief……..he sick as fuck…its not even funny…. it made no sense, poorly told, and again he a sick fuck…..