'' Gilbert '' is a 2017 American documentary film about the life and career of comedian Gilbert Gottfried . It opened in theaters on November 3 , 2017 . The film depicts Gottfried 's everyday life with his wife and two children . The film also depicts Gottfried 's interactions with his two sisters and his relationship with his parents . The film also discusses The Aristocrats joke told at the Hugh Hefner roast that occurred right after the September 11 attacks . Gottfried had just made a joke about a flight to California that had to make a stop at the Empire State Building . The film also discusses the controversy surrounding tweets Gottfried made after the earthquake disaster in Japan that led to his firing as the voice of the Aflac duck
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