Satire, the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize topical issues. In today’s line of entertainment, quality content has induced themselves into edgy comedy and satire. However, how far is too far in the sense of pushing the boundaries of comedy? With the creation of edgy shows and movies on YouTube and Netflix such as "TVFilthyFrank," "Sausage Party," "The Interview," etc. the audience is always left with a mixed signal on not knowing how to feel after watching that sort of material.

In recent news of entertainment, Netflix has greenlighted a raunchy comedy that has been given a mix of controversial reviews. "Big Mouth" (2017), written by Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg that depicts the ideology of puberty and growing up through adolescence. The show revolves around its four main protagonists Nick, Andrew, Jessi, and Jay as they go through raging hormones and dealing with puberty. One would think content such as this, is of no big deal but in the contrary a huge backlash has commenced between the general public of Netflix customers.

At the announcement of the show, Netflix decided that having a trailer for the show release on both YouTube and social media was the best way to promote it. This idea led to total backlash, as the comment sections of the video has received plenty of nasty/negative feedback and a huge dislike ratio on the YouTube like section. Due to the show’s portrayal of puberty, many see this form of comedy as for going a bit too far, or too much into detail. An example would be a scene in the show where Andrew (played by John Mulaney) is spending the night at Nick (Nick Kroll)’s house and is woken up in the middle of the night by the Hormone Monster (also Nick Kroll) and is forced to his sexual urges and is forced into masturbation. Another example would be the openly detailed depiction of genitals and periods.

Due to this rough and open depictions of these situations, spectators were quick to banter and review the show negatively. Labeling the show as “pedophilic” and “promoting the over sexualization of children.” Going as far as to say that those who do watch the show are pedophiles themselves, or gross people with a child fetish. While on the opposite side of the spectrum, many people who have viewed the trailer or show have said that the show is just mere satire, and poking fun of the ideals of growing up in middle school through puberty and creating an edgy/comedic sense to it.

Personally, I’ve done my own research and decided to give the show a try, and see what the big deal was. In conclusion, I found that the show was of “no big deal,” and personally it could be a lot worse. As a comedy lover and a fan of raunchy/edgy material, I honestly thought that the show could have been a lot worse. In today’s lineup of shows with such category of material, such as "South Park," "Rick & Morty," "Tosh.O," etc. the material fits of those standards, or even below the belt. However, are some jokes taken too far? That question is very dependent on the viewer themselves. Some people could handle a masturbation, or a homosexual joke lightly while others can’t. Nonetheless, the show takes it’s spin on sexual education and pokes fun at it while also trying to educate the audience. But that being said, should the show be banned from the Netflix even though it’s been green-light to air and have received 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 8.2 on IMDb? No, it shouldn’t, it’s almost hypocrisy to remove the content, while Netflix is still streaming content like "Family Guy," "Brickleberry," and "Sausage Party." Literally out of all content, Netflix green-lighted "Sausage Party" to be a streamed movie. A box office, rated R animated film that more or less easily summarized as literal food porn (yes the foods have sex, it was weird. Watch it on your own risk.) To remove "Big Mouth" is to also have the needs to remove "Sausage Party" or "Family Guy" (or any of the Seth MacFarlane created shows). If it sounds ridiculous, then maybe you shouldn’t complain or remove it.

Overall, does "Big Mouth" overstep boundaries and cross lines in forms of satirical comedy? Not really, yes several jokes are taken slightly too far and very edgy, but it’s literally based on how you take in satire and humor. So give it a shot before ya knock it out. You might even recall your middle school pubescent times, and you might even learn a thing or two.