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.Sacha Baron Cohen is going to play Sherlock Holmes, and Will Ferrell will be Watson in a new movie written by Etan Coen (”Idiocracy”) and produced by Judd Apatow

If this isn’t funny, I quit.

*L is for Lord

So, I’m going to go see The Aristocrats tonight. Wish me luck. Apparently, it’s the grossest movie ever and I’ve read into it and I believe it.

The movie is basically a documentary about this inside joke that all comics have with each other. Sort of a joke that you’re not supposed to tell to the public. The joke is called The Aristocrats and it always starts the same way with a family walking into an agent’s office and showing them their act. The act is what’s different every time it’s told and it’s also what’s the gross part. The comic is supposed to tell the joke as gross as he can (improvised). It’s not really supposed to be funny, just gross.

I debated it in my head whether or not I should see this movie but I decided I want to because of the history and story behind the joke. I love the science of comedy and this is another look at how comics work. Sort of a study for my own personal comedy journey.

I’m just hoping that I get the science and not just 90 minutes of a stupid joke.