"And What Do You Call the Act?" The Aristocrats!

On the way to Tallahassee for Andrew's Open Mic at The Comedy Zone, he and Billy told me about a behind closed doors joke shared by comedians called The Aristocrats." Basically, the setup and punchline are always the same, something along the lines of somebody pitching an act to a talent agent and then the talent agent asking what the act is called followed by the answer - "The Aristocrats."

The middle of the joke is where hilarity ensues. It is always different and the idea is to ad lib the most nasty, shocking, grotesque act that anybody could ever imagine.

In 2005, a documentary came out about "The Aristocrats." It shows various comics doing their version of the joke, and, according to Andrew, Bob Saget does the best version. For your enjoyment here it is. It's definitely not the after school special brand of Full House that we're all used to.

Note: This video is totally inappropriate for anybody under the age of 175.