Halfway Home - TV-14
Criminally funny improv -- with poop jokes.
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- TV Rating: TV-14
- Network: Comedy Central
- Cast: Kevin Ruf, Oscar Nunez, Octavia Spencer
- Genre: Comedy
Parents need to know
Families can talk about improvisational comedy. Do you like improv? What's appealing about it? Can you always tell when a comedian is improvising? How do you think comedians keep improvised scenes going so well? Did you know that improvisers follow certain rules to make their scenes funny? Would you like to try it? Families can also talk about envelope-pushing humor. What subjects are off limits to comedians? Who's responsible for deciding when "the line" is crossed? What's the purpose of politically or socially oriented humor?
Message
Social Behavior:
None of the characters is moral, and that's why it's funny. Good racial diversity. Racial and sexual orientation jokes.
Consumerism:
No product placement, but excellent comedic use of brandless products.
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco:
Lots of jokes about marijuana, urine testing for drugs, and one scene involving a bong, smoke, and drug-laced pizza.
Violence
Jokey violence -- like an attack with a bent spoon, or a role-playing scuffle that involves a few punches to the gut. Jokes about arson.
Sex
One character is a convicted male prostitute. He masturbates another man through a shrubbery hedge. Other characters masturbate regularly, though no skin (other than male nipples) appears. Jokes about pierced genitals. Sexual innuendo involving pogo sticks and carrots.
Language
Lots of "bitch" and "ass," as well as jokes using racial terms like "brown devil."
Common Sense says
What's the story?
Reviewed by Sierra Filucci
Is it any good?
With its young, talented cast, Halfway Home successfully mines race, politics, pop culture, and stereotypes for edge-pushing humor. While it's not intellectual, the show plays cleverly with stereotypes and includes subtly witty touches (the hand lotion a character uses to masturbate is called "Hypnotique") -- as well as broader humor (who doesn't laugh at a good poop joke?) -- to create layers of comedy. But given the topics the show deals with, it's not clear sailing for tweens, but older teens should be able to handle the material. That said, parents may still want to preview before letting them tune in.
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