HBO To Air The Aristocrats

NEW YORK, June 23: HBO
will is set to air the cult hit The Aristocrats— in which Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza
invite one-hundred comedians to tell their own version of “the world’s dirtiest
joke”—on July 26.

The film, which premiered
at Sundance, becoming an immediate hit in the festival circuit, includes
appearances by Robin Williams, Chris Rock and Eric Idle, among many others. The
documentary also features footage of one of the most infamous performances of
the joke, by Gilbert Gottfried shortly after 9/11. The film will air on HBO and
HBO2, throughout July and August.