"31" investigates the mysterious disappearance of the "world's dirtiest joke" by diving into the history of obscenity and the state of comedy today. Featuring an interview with comic Martin M. Morrow.
Find Martin Morrow on Instagram, YouTube, Threads, TikTok, and listen to his wrestling podcast B4 The Bell.
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"The Aristocrats" Directed by Paul Provenza, 2005.
Legman, Gershon. Rationale of the Dirty Joke: An Analysis of Sexual Humor. 1968.
Legman, Gershon. No Laughing Matter: Rationale of the Dirty Joke: An Analysis of Sexual Humor, 2nd Series. 1968.
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