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So, it's only fair that Borat and Ali G be given a televised platform to have their thoughts heard – and that's exactly what Jimmy Fallon gave them when Sacha Baron Cohen checked in with the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon And just in case you think he might be a[...]

Crack the handle and transparent plastic cogs turn, bringing characters such as David Baddiel, Stephen Fry, Maureen Lipman, Nigella Lawson and Sacha Baron Cohen to life, and lip-synching along to the audio the celebrities in question have contributed to the project. It really is Lord Alan Sugar berating you from his 24 Hour bagel shop, based[...]

This year's class included George Clooney, Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, Tania León, and the band U2 (Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.), but with all due respect to all of the honorees? Our focus was on U2, with their program consisting of a tribute video featuring & narrated by Beyonce & Harry Styles,[...]

When Kazakhstan's own Borat Sagdiyev has something to say, Sacha Baron Cohen is going to make sure he gets a chance to say it Taking place in Washington D.C., the 45th edition of the annual event honored Gladys Knight, Amy Grant, George Clooney, Tania León, and the band U2 for their contributions to American culture[...]

For example, HBO Max and Cartoon Network announced earlier today that Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Who Is America?), Greg Daniels (King of the Hill) & Mike Judge (Beavis and Butt-Head) via their newly-formed Bandera Entertainment production banner, and Michael Koman (Saturday Night Live; Co-Creator, Nathan for You; Executive Producer, How To with John Wilson) for the[...]

In what's perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Sacha Baron Cohen made his acceptance speech for Comedic Genius at the MTV Movie & TV Awards one for the ages having all the infamous characters he largely created on Da Ali G Show appear alongside the actor himself In his Tweet, the actor wrote, "Thank you MTV for[...]

Sacha Baron Cohen shot to superstardom after taking one of his most popular characters to the big screen in Borat Sagiyev, the fictional abrasive bigoted journalist from Kazakhstan in the 2006 film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan exposing red-state America in the mirror for the purposes of satire[...]

Sacha Baron Cohen acknowledged his "great success" of his Amazon film Borat Subsequent Moviefilm from the Golden Globes with shout-outs on Twitter The 2020 sequel to the 2006 original Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Performance by an[...]

In the entire history of Sacha Baron Cohen's schtick, it's basically been Jeanise Jones, and the late Right Honourable Tony Benn MP who have successfully and with purpose countered the narratives he has given That is it. Jeanise Jones, photo provided by Jane Bussman. Despite not being an actor in Borat 2, Jeanise Jones is about to[...]

Provocateur Sacha Baron Cohen revealed the other side of the coin when stunt pranks don't go as planned as the star posted a deleted scene on his Twitter from his latest film Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan released on Amazon earlier in[...]

Aside from red-state America and those from within the Donald Trump administration, many from within the Kazakh community take issue with Sacha Baron Cohen's depiction of Kazakhstan in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan The Kazakh American Association sent a letter (via Variety)[...]

When Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan was released on Amazon, star Sacha Baron Cohen continued to hit familiar nerves deep in the heart of the MAGA South While Cohen's taken point on the antics, Borat's daughter Tutar (Maria Bakalova) takes front and[...]

As release nears for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, star Sacha Baron Cohen, who plays the title character, is making his antics more a family fair No, his wife Isla Fisher is not involved, but Borat brought his daughter Tutar played by[...]

One of the biggest reasons why Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) was successful was its gonzo satirical mockumentary take on American life His upcoming sequel in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of[...]

It's no secret that Sacha Baron Cohen's most popular and perhaps most provocative character is his fictional Kazakhstan journalist Borat, which the actor originally created during his stint on HBO's Da Ali G Show His film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) propelled the comedic actor to a[...]

Congratulation for crushing her just like your Premiere McDonald crushed the Covid! #vpdebate" Sacha Baron Cohen in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Image courtesy of Amazon Pence has a "role" in the upcoming mockumentary sequel Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American[...]

Sacha Baron Cohen is still able to up the ante in his mockumentary-style antics in the upcoming Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan The original title was changed from Borat: Gift of Pornographic Monkey to Vice Premiere Mikhael Pence to Make Benefit Recently[...]

2020 already feels like it's been a strange year, to put things lightly, but it was just confirmed a Borat sequel is on the way, and things just got weirder. Just last month, there was talk of Sacha Baron Cohen filming an untitled project as his off-the-wall character Borat, and while many may have assumed it[...]

So in the interest of hypotheticals, let's see why we're due for at least a Groucho Marx biopic and why actor-comedian Sacha Baron Cohen would be perfect for him First, let's look at what's already been done with the aforementioned talents. L – Groucho Marx in Horse Feathers (1932) Image courtesy of Paramount R – Sacha[...]

The film stars a great ensemble, including Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jonathan Majors, Alex Sharp, Michael Keaton, Jeremy Strong, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Aaron Sorkin both wrote and directed the film. Deadline reported the news. Aaron Sorkin arrives to the "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" Los Angeles Premiere on November 18, 2013 in Los Angeles, CA[...]

The film stars a great ensemble, including Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jonathan Majors, Alex Sharp, Michael Keaton, Jeremy Strong, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Aaron Sorkin both wrote and directed the film Deadline reported the news with additional reporting by Variety. Aaron Sorkin arrives to the "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" Los Angeles Premiere on November 18, 2013[...]

Emmy Award nominee Sacha Baron Cohen (Showtime's Who Is America?) is taking a break from flaming close-minded political and societal big-wigs for his next project, the upcoming Netflix limited series The Spy Written and directed by Emmy-winner Gideon Raff (Homeland, Tyrant), the project is based on the life of legendary former Mossad agent Eli Cohen[...]

Sacha Baron Cohen (Showtime's Who Is America?) is taking a break from flaming close-minded political and societal big-wigs for his next project, the upcoming Netflix limited series The Spy Written and directed by Emmy-winner Gideon Raff (Homeland, Tyrant) and set to premiere on September 6, the project is based on the life of legendary former[...]

Actor/satirist Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Da Ali G Show) is riding into 2019's Primetime Emmy Awards with three nominations for his groundbreaking Showtime series Who Is America?: Outstanding Variety Sketch Series, as well as nods for directing and editing Cohen and his series made more than a few headlines when the series first aired, with Cohen accused of not playing nice[...]

Actor/satirist Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Da Ali G Show) is riding into 2019 as a Golden Globes nominee for "Best Performance by an Actor in a TV series Musical or Comedy" from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for his groundbreaking Showtime series Who Is America? Cohen and his series have made a few headlines over the last several months, with Cohen accused of[...]

Sorkin was writing the script as well as directing. Writer-director Aaron SorkinPhoto by Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com As we previously reported, Sacha Baron Cohen was eyeing the roll of Abbie Hoffman, co-founder of the Youth International Party (you know, the Yippies) Eddie Redmayne and Jonathan Majors were also on board for the film. What makes this more interesting is it's[...]

Actor/satirist Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Da Ali G Show) picked up a 2019 Golden Globes nomination nod for "Best Performance by an Actor in a TV series Musical or Comedy" from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Thursday morning for his groundbreaking Showtime series Who Is America? And in typical Baron Cohen fashion, he makes it a point[...]

Some see the elections as doing nothing more than showing just how divided we are as a nation – while others see the dramatic rise in the number of women and minority candidates and voters as a heartening sign of a promising future. Sacha Baron Cohen's friend Borat isn't a big fan of the latter. The controversial[...]

While we'll never get to see what COULD HAVE BEEN with Sacha Baron Cohen's Freddie Mercury biopic, we will get to see the actor tackle an Aaron Sorkin-directed (and written) film. Actor Sacha Baron CohenPhoto by Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com Sorkin has already written the script for Trial of the Chicago 7, which chronicles the 7 Americans taken to[...]

Looks like someone really wasn't in on the joke… Controversial Alabama judge Roy Moore may have walked out of an interview/purported pedophile detector demonstration with Sacha Baron Cohen; but if Moore has his way, he'll be seeing the actor/satirist again – in court – to the tune of $95 million in damages[...]