The Aristocrats is an infamously dirty joke, and is Hollywood's favorite joke. Its setup describes a family pitching an act to a talent agency that may involve bestiality, incest, pedophilia, and coprophilia (look it up). The agent asks what the act is called and the punchline is “The Aristocrats!” It is completely disgusting..the goal is to make the joke as filthy as possible.
The only way you could tell this is if you have a totally deranged mind. Below are all of the comedians part of the Aristocrats Joke Telling club: "Family Man" Bob Sagat probably told the dirtiest version ever. ...
Jason Alexander
Hank Azaria
Shelley Berman
Steven Banks
Lewis Black
David Brenner
Mario Cantone
Drew Carey
George Carlin
Mark Cohen
Scott 'Carrot Top' Thompson
Billy Connolly
Pat Cooper
Wayne Cotter
Andy Dick
Frank DiGiacomo
Phyllis Diller
Susie Essman
Carrie Fisher
Joe Franklin
Todd Glass
Judy Gold
Whoopi Goldberg
Eddie Gorodetsky
Gilbert Gottfried
Dana Gould
Allan Havey
Eric Idle
Dom Irrera
Eddie Izzard
Richard Jeni
Jake Johannsen
The Amazing Johnathan
Alan Kirschenbaum
Jay Kogen
Sue Kolinsky
Paul Krassner
Cathy Ladman
Lisa Lampanelli
Richard Lewis
Wendy Liebman
Bill Maher
Howie Mandel
Merrill Markoe
Jay Marshall
Jackie Martling
Chuck McCann
Michael McKean
Eric Mead
Larry Miller
Martin Mull
Kevin Nealon
Taylor Negron
Otto Petersen
Rick Overton
Gary Owens
Owen Morse
Jonathan Wee
Penn Jillette
Teller
Peter Pitofsky
Emo Philips
Kevin Pollak
Paul Reiser
Andy Richter
Don Rickles
Chris Rock
Gregg Rogell
Jeffrey Ross
Jon Ross
Rita Rudner
Bob Saget
T. Sean Shannon
Harry Shearer
Sarah Silverman
Bobby Slayton
Dick Smothers
Tom Smothers
Doug Stanhope
Carrie Snow
David Steinberg
Jon Stewart
Larry Storch
Rip Taylor
Dave Thomas
Johnny Thompson
Peter Tilden
Bruce Vilanch
Fred Willard
Robin Williams
Steven Wright
Joe Garden
Todd Hanson
Tim Harrod
Chris Karwowski
Carol Kolb
Maria Schneider
Trey Parker
Matt Stone
Maybe that’s the joke.
I always thought it was just a vehicle to gross people out, and that the punchline wasn’t supposed to make sense. Like an anti-joke, or whatever they’re called.
Now it might make more sense with the added perspective of the last 5 years. In other words, we know now that the “aristocracy” has been into sick shit like this for a long time.
It’s an INSIDE joke. For the people who made it into the “big club.” Maybe it’s a way for them to signal others that they’re in on the big secret/big joke. And hide it in plain sight like they love to do.