SOURCE: Variety
12/9/2020
tags: language, linguistics, etymology, Profanity, obscenity, swearing
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12/9/2020
Nicolas Cage Hosts ‘History of Swear Words’ Series on Netflix
Breaking Newstags: language, linguistics, etymology, Profanity, obscenity, swearing
Nicolas Cage will host “History of Swear Words,” a proudly profane series about expletives for Netflix in January.
The six-episode series will dive into the origins, pop culture usage, science and cultural impact of swear words, such as.... In each 20-minute episode, Cage will conduct interviews with historians, entertainers and experts in etymology and pop culture.
Guest stars on “History of Swear Words” will include comedians like Joel Kim Booster, DeRay Davis, Open Mike Eagle, Nikki Glaser, Patti Harrison, London Hughes, Jim Jefferies, Zainab Johnson, Nick Offerman, Sarah Silverman, Baron Vaughn, and Isiah Whitlock Jr.
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