The Aristocrats

:For the 1970 Disney animated film, see The Aristocats.

2005 documentary

A documentary called The Aristocrats premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Co-produced by Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza, directed by Provenza, and edited by Emery Emery and Provenza, the film is based on hours of digital video taken over several years, featuring comedians talking about and telling their versions of the joke.

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Documentary - 2005 - Sundance Film Festival - Penn Jillette - Paul Provenza - Digital video

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It includes the unaired portion of Gilbert Gottfried's telling of a version of the joke at a Comedy Central/Friars Club roast of Hugh Hefner.

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Gilbert Gottfried - Comedy Central - Friars Club - Roast - Hugh Hefner

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Notable comedians who appear in the film

While the movie was nothing but a series of interviews with dozens of comedians, the following notable comedians contributed versions of the joke and/or substantial comentary:

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• Jason Alexander
• Lewis Black
• Drew Carey
• George Carlin
• Carrie Fisher
• Gilbert Gottfried
• Lisa Lampanelli
• Richard Lewis
• Wendy Liebman
• Bill Maher
• Howie Mandel
• Larry Miller
• Martin Mull
• The Onion editorial staff
• Penn & Teller
• Chris Rock
• Rita Rudner
• Bob Saget
• Sarah Silverman
• Robin Williams