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Documentaries like History of Swear Words

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The 3 reasons people love History of Swear Words

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  1. You like comedians riffing on the words you weren't allowed to say.

  2. You like learning where the F-word and its cousins came from.

  3. You like Nicolas Cage hamming it up as host.

Picks that share your reasons

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  • Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction2009

    • comedians riffing on the words you weren't allowed to say
    • Nicolas Cage hamming it up as host

    Good for you if you want ninety minutes of Robin Williams at full speed.

  • Comedian2002

    • comedians riffing on the words you weren't allowed to say

    Good for you if you like watching jokes being built and tested.

  • Tabloid2011

    • Nicolas Cage hamming it up as host

    Good for you if you can't look away from Joyce McKinney telling her version with total conviction.

  • Kevin Hart: Zero F**ks Given2020

    • comedians riffing on the words you weren't allowed to say
    • Nicolas Cage hamming it up as host

    Good for you if you want an hour of jokes about group chats and getting older.

  • Penn & Teller: Bull!2003

    • comedians riffing on the words you weren't allowed to say

    Good for you if you like Penn ranting and Teller staying silent while they take a belief apart.

  • Not Quite Hollywood2008

    • comedians riffing on the words you weren't allowed to say
    • learning where the F-word and its cousins came from

    Good for you if you like filmmakers laughing at the crazy stunts they pulled.

  • An Evening with Kevin Smith2002

    • comedians riffing on the words you weren't allowed to say

    Good for you if you like Kevin Smith's foul-mouthed, self-mocking humour.

  • The Aristocrats2005

    • comedians riffing on the words you weren't allowed to say

    Good for you if you like hearing comedians try to top each other.

  • Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip1982

    • comedians riffing on the words you weren't allowed to say
    • Nicolas Cage hamming it up as host

    Good for you if you want to laugh hard for eighty minutes.

  • Robin Williams: Live on Broadway2002

    • comedians riffing on the words you weren't allowed to say
    • Nicolas Cage hamming it up as host

    Good for you if you like nonstop laughs from someone who never slows down.

  • Cunk on...2018

    • comedians riffing on the words you weren't allowed to say
    • learning where the F-word and its cousins came from

    Good for you if you like Philomena Cunk asking real professors absurd questions.

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