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Human Giant

(Rated TV-14, Comedy, Starring Aziz Ansari, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, Where to watch: MTV, Online)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 99; suggested age 15.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Funny sketch comedy transcends Internet origins.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 15–18

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    The guys find humor in everything from sex to violence to a mother's declaration that she could never be as emotionally connected to an adopted child as she is to a biological one. Young kids appear in some sketches; in one, the adults ridicule the child and swear (or at least seem to) in front of her.
  • Violence:

    It's graphic, and there's lots of it (though again, it's all for laughs). For example, one segment shows three friends in an argument -- during which one hurls an axe into another's chest, one breaks his buddy's legs with a shovel, and one shoots the third with a crossbow. Characters are hit by cars, attacked by dogs, and shown drinking what's presumably blood. In one scene, a child is shown trapped beneath refrigerators and large furniture.
  • Sex:

    Fairly graphic simulations are played for humor. In one scene, for example, a woman wearing a bra acts out sex with a whale, who climaxes by spraying water from his blowhole. In another, a man is shown reclining naked from the waist down with his legs apart and a black shape blocking the view of his genitals.
  • Language:

    "Ass," "damn," "bitch," and "hell" are common. "S--t" and "f--k" are also frequent, but they're bleeped.
  • Consumerism:

    Sketches occasionally include brand-name products like Pepsi.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Human Giant

Parents need to know that this sketch comedy series -- which began its life on the Internet -- definitely isn't for young kids and tweens. Characters commonly use strong language (though the worst of it is bleeped), and sexual situations (simulated intercourse with a whale, a man shown naked with his genitals barely blocked from view, etc.) are played for humor. Violence, though meant to be funny, is often bloody: In one scene, a man is impaled with an axe, another's legs are broken with a shovel, and a third is shot by a crossbow. Older teens who can put the show's comedy style into context may enjoy it, but parents may want to check out the content first.

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  • Families can talk about the lengths to which comedy goes for entertainment. How do comedians and actors use topics like sex, violence, and race relations for laughs? What are some examples of that in this show? Teens: Do you find this type of humor funny? Why or why not? Do you think anyone might be offended by it? Should there be limits on the kinds of mature content that can be shown on television? Who should have the right to decide what is and isn't appropriate for viewers?

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