• 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

  Satire's cynical jokes are meant for adults.

Why We Rated This for Ages 15–18

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  Most characters have serious personality flaws that are amplified -- and celebrated -- in the name of comedy. Savvy older teens might appreciate the satire, but younger kids probably won't get the joke. Ullman often dons heavy makeup to portray (and mock) people of other races and ethnicities -- but she mocks them all equally.
• Violence:

  Violence is usually implied rather than demonstrated, but characters are shown with guns. A few skits mention the war in Iraq.
• Sex:

  Nothing hardcore, but there's plenty of suggestive content: A female reporter offers to trade sexual favors for an exclusive story; two co-workers who are married (and not to each other) are shown rolling around in their underwear on top of an office conference table; a character jokes about Viagra, etc.
• Language:

  The swearing isn't constant, but the list of words (including "f--k," "s--t," "piss," "bastard," and the phrase "suck my c--k") is pretty extensive -- and they're all unbleeped because it's pay cable.
• Consumerism:

  If you consider celebrity personas to be products, you'll be seeing plenty, from Helen Mirren to Arianna Huffington.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Characters are sometimes shown drinking, smoking, and doing drugs.

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