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It received publicity when it was used by Gilbert Gottfried during the Friars' Club roast of Hugh Hefner in September 2001.

Auch in einigen Werken der einschlägigen Fachliteratur wurde die … Gottfried's persona as a comedian features an exaggerated shrill voice and emphasis on crude humor. "The Aristocrats" is a taboo-defying off-color joke that has been told by numerous stand-up comedians since the vaudeville era. The joke was the subject of a 2005 documentary film of the same name. Gilbert Gottfried, 2007 Im Film äußern sich viele Comedians auch zum humortheoretischen Aspekt von The Aristocrats im Besonderen und Tabubrüchen im Allgemeinen. Gottfried begann seine Karriere schon als Jugendlicher als Stand-Up Comedian in New York. 1980 wurde er für die Show Saturday Night Live engagiert, verließ diese aber bereits nach zwölf Episoden, in denen er selten zum Einsatz kam.

Comedian and actor Gilbert Gottfried, a man Stephen King once called “a national treasure,” talks with the show business legends, icons and behind-the-scenes talents who shaped his childhood and influenced his comedy. Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (born February 28, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and voice actor. Along with co-host and fellow pop culture fanatic Frank Santopadre, Gilbert is joined by comics, actors, musicians, talk show hosts, writers and other …