He wasn't banned for life even though it was claimed to be at first

He made a cameo 5 years ago at the awards handing envelop to presenter, started to act like he was gonna talk then nodded a grin and walked

Plus he had a 1 or 2 season reality show on E channel was interesting documenting his return to comedy touring.

And HBO aired his latest show mid 2000s

It was the networks fault on this. They originally said he had more time. They then kept cutting his time down again and again until he just had a small segment. So he was pretty pissed by time he went out there.

Always heard about this, first time I ever saw it. Did this go out live on the air? I remember Billy Idol's "Rock the Cradle of Love" being the hit from Dice's "Ford Fairlane" movie but in all of the clips from the movie in that music video you never see Dice once. I guess they took that ban seriously at the time.

I never really got this whole thing. I mean I guess I get the swearing part of it, but he's no Lenny Bruce in terms of breaking down barriers. Nor is he as funny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDkoCtMOFOg
"If the word motherfucker stimulates you sexually you're in a lot of trouble"
-Lenny Bruce, decades before often-subtle sexual nursery rhymes

Although, maybe that's it. He wasn't as funny.

Pretty much this. Swearing can be really funny. Billy Connolly and Jim Jeffries are both excellent at swearing, but this just feels like the most boring boorish 80s humour.

It's just not that funny.