NEWS: Borat: The Cost of His Comedy

If you listen to the commentary on the first season DVD, Cohen says that part of his whole scthick is making fun of people who have so little respect for outsiders or the younger generation that they would sit through the whole process believing that someone as outrageous as his characters would be given their own TV show. Seriously if you know it's all a big joke during the process you either play along or politely dismiss yourself from the interview. Some of these people have gotten genuinely pissed off and storm out. If they knew it was a joke the biggest thing they could be mad about is having their time wasted, and if that's the case, why did they agree to an interview they knew so little about to begin with?

It's especially scary to think about when you consider how many politicians he's gotten with his gags.

In that swimsuit?

haha... that's golden!

i loved this movie... cohen is fucking brilliant and i can't wait to see his next film where he'll play bruno , a gay austrian fashionista. "what, you've never taken a walk on the brown side??"

doctashock said:
so little respect for outsiders or the younger generation that they would sit through the whole process believing that someone as outrageous as his characters would be given their own TV show.

That's so true though....

I love Borat. My dad loves Borat.

When my dad found out there was a film he begged to go see it and when tidying his clothes out the other night dressed as Borat.

You should hear him laugh when Borat cracks a joke. It's well good.

do'h!! too late, i saw it yesterday with beckett with some free amc tickets i scored a few months ago. I have got to say, Pamela was such a good sport about the whole marriage in a sack thing.

"I'm not attracted to you anymore.............NOT!"

sorry, i don't have anything real deep to say, yo soy cansado.

I like borat, and borat likes me.

A writer of MAD magazine once said it was harder to do a satire of a parody than a parody of a satire. A satire of a satire would therefore probably go over the heads of most.

What?! I like!

Playgrounds across the nature ring out to "Throw the Jew down the well." followed by "Ees niiice."

I think Cohen is brilliant. He's got the biggest balls in showbiz since Andy Kaufman.

As demonstrated in his bathing suit.

More cowbell! I'm Rick James, bitch.

I almost spit my coffee out.

I loathe the phrase "I'm Rick James, bitch." *shudder*

has anyone else read the news articles accusing sasha of stealing the ideas for his borat character from Mahir who had a brief bout of internet popularity with his broken english invites to women across the world in the late 90's. i guess he wants credit now (and money)

Wow, look who didn't get it.

This is a bit off subject, but here's an old Ali G interview that's one of my favorites:

Ali G interviews the Beckhams

Aiiiight!

We can only hope.