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The Aristocrats The Aristocrats Offensive joke about a performance act This article is about the offensive joke known as "The Aristocrats". For other uses, see Aristocrat (disambiguation). Not to be confused with The Aristocats. "The Aristocrats" is a taboo-defying, off-color joke that has been told by numerous stand-up comedians since the vaudeville era.[1] It relates the story of a family trying to get an agent to book their stage act, which is remarkably vulgar and offensive. The punch line reveals that they incongruously bill themselves as "The Aristocrats".[2] When told to audiences who know the punch line, the joke's humor depends on the described outrageousness of the family act.[3][4] Because the objective of the joke is its transgressive content, it…

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