![]() Comics are often flawed and deeply unhappy people we know this from watching named-after-their-stars series such as Louie, Maron, and even Seinfeld, and those are examples of successful comedians. Gossipy, occasionally downbeat, and very, very funny, this irresistible series set in stand-up's golden age is even more fun than watching a crackling 10-minute set. A woman is heckled onstage and asked to show her "tits" and suck an audience member's "dick." Cursing and off-color language includes "f-k," "f-king," "s-t," "a-hole," "c-ks-ker," "blow job," "prick," "nuts," and "douche bag." Violence is rare but shocking when it occurs: A character is suddenly hit by a bus and thrown into the street while his body lies in the street, a women steals his wallet. Religious leaders pay a man to masturbate in front of them the camera cuts away after he unzips his pants and reaches in. In a vignette set in a strip bar, a woman is seen fully nude men and women are nude from the rear in another scene. Characters have sex, including oral sex no private parts are seen, but there's some frank talk. ![]() ![]() Comics are seen smoking joints and cigarettes, snorting cocaine, and drinking in clubs, every table has a few drinks on it, and comics drink and get drunk, sloppy, and mean. Many of the jokes are very mature, targeting subjects such as masturbation, various types of sex, rape, abortions, race, and politics they may provide conversation starters for parents who view with teens, but they're not appropriate for younger viewers. Parents need to know that I'm Dying Up Here is a mature and often quite dark series about the rise of the stand-up comedy scene in the 1970s. ![]()
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