# Do they cuss on Canadian TV? In fact, tell me about Canadian TV in general. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 18, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-cuss-on-canadian-tv-in-fact-tell-me-about-canadian-tv-in-general/575152 "2011-03-18T14:01:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Little\_Edie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Little\_Edie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Edie)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-cuss-on-canadian-tv-in-fact-tell-me-about-canadian-tv-in-general/575152/101 "2011-03-28T16:13:22Z")
> [@phreesh](#): > > I would concur with earlier posts that opined that Canadian TV is essentially cheaper American TV with a little more swearing and nudity. I also find it odd that Canadian television comedy is generally pretty bad (with HUGE exceptions - SCTV, KITH, etc), but Canadian comedians are AWESOME. There’s a ton of amazing Canadian comedians who found great success in the US. I think that is part of the problem. Probably a huge part. If you’re _really_ talented, the assumption is that you’ll head straight to the states (perhaps after cutting your teeth on a few Canadian shows). The people who stick around and exclusively do Canadian stuff aren’t all here because they’re patriotic. Based on a few conversations I’ve had with Canadian actors, most of them would kill to be getting American work (and getting paid in American dollars. Even with the dollars being at par, I think you generally get paid more for US TV and movies). On the other hand, if you are a working actor in Canada with a good rep you can count on paying the bills and then some by being cast in every movie that’s got Toronto standing in for some other city, whereas there may be more competition south of the border. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-cuss-on-canadian-tv-in-fact-tell-me-about-canadian-tv-in-general/575152.md?page=5)