[1]Our vote for tagline of the year so far goes to the new documentary The Aristocrats [2]: “No nudity. No violence. Unspeakable obscenity.” How could you pass that up? Penn Jillette, the talkative half of comedy/magic team Penn & Teller (and father of new baby girl Moxie CrimeFighter Jillette [3]), came up with the line. He co-directed the movie with standup comic Paul Provenza. The film features various comedians telling their own versions of a filthy joke that’s been a kind of calling card for comedians backstage since the days of vaudeville. In this age of anti-obscenity, this movie sounds quite invigorating. Of course, as Jillette told Kurt Andersen on Studio 360 [4] this week, “There’s no intention whatsoever of putting it on during the Super Bowl.”
—Posted by Tim Nudd