Rougy said it (above). It is about truth. For thousands of years comedy has been one of the few things we've had to find truth. When we don't censor it we sometimes will get the lame & stupid BS. But we also get Aristophanes, Sarah Silverman, Pyror & Bill Hicks. Comedy is cool when it helps us escape the world & laugh. But it scares the powerful & the devious (not always the same thing, right?) when it vivisects the sacred cow, and brutalizes the tyrant. And if you have a comment about censorship, wait until you find out about its history. Read about Socrates, Lenny Bruce & George Carlin. For a start, check out what Bill Hicks said on the website 'Konformist' (I'm not connected to it, just found it looking for the above video). He tells how the next Letterman show had a commercial paid for by 'pro-lifers'. This is how the world goes round. Then on rare occasion the power shifts when someone has the brains & the guts to laugh at the intellectually-naked emperor. Oh, and one thing Bill always reminds me of is that TV has always referred to their products as 'programming'. I am proud to dedicate my first-ever posting to the great Bill Hicks. Peas & Luv. Kevin S.