During his monologue at a Friars Club roast of Hugh Hefner three weeks after the September 11 attacks , Gottfried joked that he had intended to catch a plane , but could not get a direct flight because " they said they have to stop at the Empire State Building first " . This was one of the first public examples of 9/11 humor . Audience members responded with hisses and a cry of " Too soon ! " Gottfried then abandoned his prepared remarks and launched into the venerable Aristocrats joke , winning back the audience . Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza used Gottfried 's monologue as a segment in their 2005 film '' The Aristocrats ''
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Gilbert Gottfried