The aristocrats / Thinkfilm ; a Mighty Cheese production ; a film by Paul Provenza & Penn Jillette ; produced by Peter Adam Golden.

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Comedy veterans and co-creators Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza capitalize on their insider status and invite over 100 of their closest friends--who happen to be some of the biggest names in entertainment, from George Carlin, Whoopi Goldberg and Drew Carey to Gilbert Gottfried, Bob Saget, Paul Reise...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Aristocrats (Motion picture : 2005)
Corporate Authors: Thinkfilm (Firm) (Presenter)
Mighty Cheese Productions (Production company)
Shout! Factory (Firm) (Film distributor)
Kanopy (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Provenza, Paul (Film director, Editor of moving image work)
Jillette, Penn (Film producer, on-screen participant,)
Golden, Peter Adam (Film producer)
Albrecht, Chris (on-screen participant.)
Rock, Chris (on-screen participant.)
Brenner, David, 1936-2014 (on-screen participant.)
Rickles, Don (on-screen participant.)
Carlin, George (on-screen participant.)
Azaria, Hank, 1964- (on-screen participant.)
Alexander, Jason, 1959- (on-screen participant.)
Black, Lewis, 1948- (on-screen participant.)
Berman, Shelley (on-screen participant.)
Diller, Phyllis (on-screen participant.)
Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955- (on-screen participant.)
Banks, Steven, 1954- (on-screen participant.)
Carey, Drew (on-screen participant.)
Williams, Robin, 1951-2014 (on-screen participant.)
Idle, Eric (on-screen participant.)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English, with optional English captions.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, [2020]
Subjects:
American wit and humor.
Comedians > United States.
Burlesque (Theater) > United States.
Comedy films.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Comedy films.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource via Kanopy - MSU authorized users (kanopy)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (88 min.)) : sound, color.
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Comedy veterans and co-creators Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza capitalize on their insider status and invite over 100 of their closest friends--who happen to be some of the biggest names in entertainment, from George Carlin, Whoopi Goldberg and Drew Carey to Gilbert Gottfried, Bob Saget, Paul Reiser and Sarah Silverman--to reminisce, analyze, deconstruct and deliver their own versions of the world's dirtiest joke, an old burlesque too extreme to be performed in public, called "The Aristocrats."
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005.
Call Number:PS438 .A75 2020 Online
Credits:Director, Paul Provenza ; editors, Emery Emery, Paul Provenza ; music, Gary Stockdale ; executive producers, Penn Jillette, Paul Provenza.
Participant or Performer:
Chris Albrecht, Chris Rock, David Brenner, Don Rickles, George Carlin, Hank Azaria, Jason Alexander, Lewis Black, Shelley Berman, Phyllis Diller, Whoopi Goldberg, Steven Banks, Drew Carey, Robin Williams, Eric Idle.
Source of Description:
Online resource; title from title frames.