Bad Language on Cable/Satellite

       Connie and I view/listen to Bill Maher and John Oliver on Satellite/Cable.  We like both shows.  They're on HBO.  Both gentlemen are comedians; both do satiric political humor on events and people in the news.

       Both have carte-blanche (not to mention carte-brun) to utter street language, filthy talk, swearing, wash-the-mouth-out-with-soap words. 

       Connie listens "through" it but wishes it weren't there; I tend to listen "to" it and accept, maybe even welcome it.  Does the sub-par language help the comedy?  Yes, the sheer "low-lifeness" of the words provides a chuckle, and hearing an unexpected word uttered that is often said by people in anger, anxiety, or frustration can underline the satirical point.

       Shocking to some degree?  Yes.   Freeing and enlivening?  That too.