Sacha Baron Cohen

Revealed: the secrets behind the Sacha Baron Cohen setups

source: Telegraph.co.uk

He has successfully fooled dozens of unwitting victims into thinking he is a rapper, a Kazakh TV reporter and most recently a gay Austrian fashion designer.

Published Sun, Jun 14

PopWrap

source: New York Post

Pamela Anderson was completely in on the joke when Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat tried to stuff her in a Kazakh wedding bag in the 2006 film, but for his comedic followup, he felt that it was better to keep the stars in the dark.

Published Sun, Jun 7

NOW picks: Movies

source: Now Toronto

 Canada In Brüno, Sacha Baron Cohen shifts from Kazakh clod to Austrian slickster for his latest assault on American sensibilities; this time he's going after the fashion industry. It's bound to be funnier than Zoolander – and much, much filthier. ...

Published Wed, May 27

Film times and brief film reviews

source: The Independent Weekly

 NC Rated R. —NG TULPAN—This film is set in the harsh, windswept steppes of Kazakhstan, but put the mockery of Sacha Baron Cohen out of your mind. Instead, this international co-production, directed by the Russian-Kazakh Sergei Dvortsevoy, is generically ...

Published Wed, May 13

Comedy not just a laughing matter

source: Independent Online

 South Africa Comedy relies on stereotypes, but comedy destroys stereotypes," he added, citing as an example the film "Borat" starring British comic Sacha Baron Cohen as a Kazakh reporter crossing the United States with wildly exaggerated stereotypes. ...

Published Mon, May 11

Comedy not just a laughing matter, TV execs discover

source: google.com

Comedy relies on stereotypes, but comedy destroys stereotypes," he added, citing as an example the film "Borat" starring British comic Sacha Baron Cohen as a Kazakh reporter crossing the United States with wildly exaggerated stereotypes. ...

Published Sat, May 9

Say Bye Bye to Borat and Ali G.

source: current.com

Sacha Baron Cohen tells The Daily Telegraph that he's retiring the clueless Kazakh journalist, as well as his alter ego, aspiring rapper Ali G. current.com

Published Tue, May 5

Cohen fed up with comedy

source: russiatoday.com

British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, who created parodies like rapper Ali G, Kazakh journalist Borat and the flamboyantly gay Austrian reporter Bruno, has decided to refuse comedy roles, The Times reports on Sunday. Baron Cohen has been playing ...

Published Sun, May 3