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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

The Aristocrats [videorecording] / Thinkfilm presents a Mighty Cheese production ; a film by Penn Jillette & Paul Provenza.

Edition:

Fullscreen.

Publisher, Date:

New York, NY : Thinkfilm ; Santa Monica, CA : Lions Gate Home Entertainment, c2005.

Description:

1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Comedy veterans, Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza, use their insider status and invite over 100 of their closest friends to reminisce, analyze, deconstruct and deliver their own versions of the world's dirtiest joke. The joke is an old burlesque routine too extreme to be performed in public. It's called The Aristocrats.

Subjects:

American wit and humor.

Comedians -- United States.

Burlesque (Theater) -- United States.

Documentary films.

Other Author:

Provenza, Paul.

Albrecht, Chris.

Alexander, Jason, 1959-

Azaria, Hank, 1964-

Banks, Steven, 1954-

Berman, Shelley.

Black, Lewis, 1948-

Brenner, David, 1936-2014.

Cantone, Mario.

Carey, Drew.

Carlin, George.

Silverman, Sarah.

Williams, Robin, 1951-2014.

Thinkfilm (Firm)

Mighty Cheese Productions.

Lions Gate Home Entertainment.

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.

Director, Paul Provenza ; producer, Peter Adam Golden ; editors, Emery Emery, Paul Provenza ; music, Gary Stockdale.

Special features: filmaker commentary featuring Paul Provenza and Penn Jillette ; "Aristocrats do the Aristocrats" highlight reel; Behind the green room door: comedians tell some of their other favorite jokes; "For Johnny Carson" clip; "Be an Aristocrat" contest winners; never-before-seen extended versions of the joke.

Cast: Chris Albrecht, Jason Alexander, Hank Azaria, Billy the Mime (i.e., Steven Banks), Shelley Berman, Lewis Black, David Brenner, Mario Cantone, Drew Carey, George Carlin, Sarah Silverman, Robin Williams.

Closed-captioned.

Publisher Number:

TF-54075

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

208343

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD 817 Aristocr

Medium:

[videorecording]