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History of Swear Words

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  • 20212021
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  • 2h 4m
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6.4/10
5.2K
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Nicolas Cage in History of Swear Words (2021)
An education in expletives: the history lesson you didn't know you needed hosted by Nicolas Cage. A loud and proudly profane series that explores the origins, pop culture-usage, science and cultural impact of curse words.
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An education in expletives: the history lesson you didn’t know you needed hosted by Nicolas Cage. A loud and proudly profane series that explores the origins, pop culture-usage, science and ... Read allAn education in expletives: the history lesson you didn’t know you needed hosted by Nicolas Cage. A loud and proudly profane series that explores the origins, pop culture-usage, science and cultural impact of curse words.An education in expletives: the history lesson you didn’t know you needed hosted by Nicolas Cage. A loud and proudly profane series that explores the origins, pop culture-usage, science and cultural impact of curse words.
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5.2K
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  • Stars
    • Nicolas Cage
    • Kory Stamper
    • Elvis Mitchell
  • Stars
    • Nicolas Cage
    • Kory Stamper
    • Elvis Mitchell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 74User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Episodes6

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    TopTop-rated1 Season2021

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    Nicolas Cage
    Nicolas Cage
    • Self - Host
    Kory Stamper
    Kory Stamper
    • Self - Lexicographer, Author of Word by Word
    Elvis Mitchell
    Elvis Mitchell
    • Self - Film Critic, Host of The Treatment on KCRW
    Melissa Mohr
    Melissa Mohr
    • Self - PhD, Author of Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing
    Nikki Glaser
    Nikki Glaser
    • Self - Comedian
    London Hughes
    London Hughes
    • Self - Comedian
    Benjamin Bergen
    Benjamin Bergen
    • Self - PhD, Cognitive Scientist, Author of What The F
    DeRay Davis
    DeRay Davis
    • Self - Comedian
    Jim Jefferies
    Jim Jefferies
    • Self - Comedian
    Joel Kim Booster
    Joel Kim Booster
    • Self - Comedian
    Nick Offerman
    Nick Offerman
    • Self - Actor
    Sarah Silverman
    Sarah Silverman
    • Self - Comedian
    Mireille Miller-Young
    Mireille Miller-Young
    • Self - PhD, Professor of Feminist Studies…
    Open Mike Eagle
    Open Mike Eagle
    • Comedian…
    Patti Harrison
    Patti Harrison
    • Self - Comedian
    Zainab Johnson
    Zainab Johnson
    • Self - Comedian
    Baron Vaughn
    Baron Vaughn
    • Comedian…
    Isiah Whitlock Jr.
    Isiah Whitlock Jr.
    • Self - Actor
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    • Trivia
      Nicolas Cage filmed all of his host segments for all six episodes of Season 1 in one day.
    • Connections
      Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Kamping Kalamity (2021)

    User reviews74

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    2/10
    Meandering and boring
    I was really disappointed by this show. Netflix did a great job in the advertising to sell the premise but the delivery is extremely long winded, with a lot of uninteresting talking heads who are introduced as "comedians" but don't say anything even verging on comedic.

    Nic Cage's pieces are entertaining but if you want the history of swear words you will get more entertainment simply googling their origins and reading a few sites than watching this.
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    • StevieG338
    • Jan 10, 2021

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    • Release date
      • January 5, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Netflix Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lịch Sử Chửi Thề
    • Production companies
      • B17 Entertainment
      • Funny or Die
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      2 hours 4 minutes
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