History of Swear Words

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 5, 2021
Metascore
62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
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Critic Reviews

  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Lorraine Ali
    Jan 6, 2021
    30
    The platform’s easiest trash-TV sell since “Tiger King” is an unimaginative snooze, a bland serving of salty language, an insult to creative cursers everywhere.
  2. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Charles Barfield
    Jan 5, 2021
    25
    ‘Swear Words’ is a joyless slog. ... You’re left wanting to crawl under a blanket in horror as funny people such as Jim Jeffries, Sarah Silverman, Nick Offerman, and Nikki Glaser drop bomb after bomb. ... If the show cut the comedians completely and just focused on Cage and these [experts], the show would have been about half as long (a good thing) and could have been a really solid little web series.

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User Score
5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
  1. Rayjaya
    Jan 16, 2021
    0
    It started out ok, but then episode 3 **** spends 10 minutes telling me I'm not allowed to use **** if I am not one of a certainIt started out ok, but then episode 3 **** spends 10 minutes telling me I'm not allowed to use **** if I am not one of a certain race/gender/sexual orientation and proceeds to compare it to the N word. Its simply sucked all the comedy out of the show. Like I dknt know how I use the word **** ive been saying it for 35 years. After spending half the show while barely touching on its historical roots it proceeds to slam the politely correct hammer down again. If you are like me and tired of things targeting straight white males as evil while ignoring any and all transgressions of everyone else i suggest you pass on this show, its only 6 episodes anyway.… Full Review »
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