If you love the First Amendment - and I do - I suggest that you watch The Aristocrats.
If - and I realize that I'm starting another paragraph with the word "if" - ever there was a celebration of free speech, The Aristocrats would be the main attraction (Well, that and George Carlin's Seven Dirty Words bit).
The Aristocrats is a movie - a documentary, to be exact - that explores a certain Vaudeville joke, for which ONLY the punchline is standard. It's more than that, however. The Aristocrats is a joke that tests the limits of each comedian's creativity and ability to improvise.
Another good article about the movie can be read here.
Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza are the brains behind this wonderfully un-PC movie, and if you get a chance to see it, do.
Jul 20, 2006
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AMEN! Everyone must watch The Aristocrats. Greatness.
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