the aristocrats
Apparently I hold a different view from Simon Hoggart: watching The Aristocrats was tantamount to listening to sermons on a Sunday morning. All I'm asking for is a plot with a beginning, middle and an end, but what I get is boring filth. I suppose I would laugh wholeheartedly at a stand-up comedy, but not when the joke is repeated a thousand times throughout the movie. Yes, you tell me each comedian brings their unique character to the telling of the story (ie the guy with the pack of cards), yet I don't need to hear it again and again. There were some interesting points discussed, for instance, 1) why would a society that does not have aristocrats find the joke so hilarious? 2) The tightrope act of Gilbert Godfrey's performance shortly after 9/11. However, they were instantly drowned in the swamp of human excrement. Gosh, Godfrey has such an annoying strident voice.