Sacha Baron Cohen. Or more frequently known as Ali G, one of his three alter egos (the other two being Borat and Bruno). Cohen is different because he created a new breed of comedy. He places his fictional characters in authentic situation that makes for hilarious television (and in the process, causing embarrassment to his counterparts). He is so dedicated to his craft that he almost never give interviews as himself, only as his various alter-egos. A Jewish Cambridge graduate, he chose to be an entertainer, living from hand to mouth. It was only after 5 years that successes slowly commenced and lead eventually, his very own comedy empire.
Ali G (gangster rapper wannabe), Borat (a bigot Kazakh journalist) and Bruno (gay Austrian fashion show presenter) - the characters that appears on ‘Da Ali G Show’ that brought him fame in Britain. The man is insane because he performs, utters and asks inappropriate things that are illogical, senseless, dumb, insulting and everything not politically correct(Ali G: But what harm has violence ever done? Interviewee: Oh... death! Ali G: Yeah, but apart from that.) And this is the essence of what makes the show funny.
ALI G(to victoria beckham): ''So tell me, do you want him(brooklyn) to grow up to be a footballer like his dad, or a singer - like Mariah Carey? ''
''One time when me was high, me sold me car for like 24 chicken McNuggets.''
Cohen’s movie, ‘Borat: Cultural learning of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan’ is a cult favorite. The movie follows Borat(who dislikes Jews, claims that in Kazakhstan, gays wear blue hat, women lives in cages and their national drink is wine made from horse urine) as he travel across America to make a ‘documentary’ for fellow Kazakh back home. Just like his TV show, Borat cons people. He can be moronic too, for instance,borat enters a hotel lift and the doors shut. he starts unpacking his suitcase there and then, making himself comfortable, thinking that it was his room.
Borat,"In my country we say to let a woman drive a car is like to let a monkey fly a plane, very dangerous yes."
''American wine is like Kazahkstani wine, but not made from fermented horse urine.
Also, with Bruno, Cohen has the gift to make his victims sound stupid by contradicting what they say or blabber nonsense. Its priceless to watch what these casuatly of his would do declare just to sound right and look good in front the camera.(most just end up appearing even dumber)
Bruno,' why did you based the theme of the show around cardboard?'FashionDesigner'well because everything is so hippie in fashion that i wanted something the opposite...you know...stiff and cut and just amazing like that.'
Bruno,'because no has yet the guts to do...''
FD, 'No one has the guts...they don't understand...''
(no cardboard as used in the fashion show)
bruno,'so...who we got here...paris hilton!'
fashionstylist1,'this is disgusting...'
fashion stylist2,'she got where she is cus of her parents $, not cus she got any class...'
(bruno tells them the hiltons are a hugh sponsor of the show)
FS1,'Hawt, she is a star. this is how every girl on the red carpet should dress'
Cohen's innovative comedy genre is clever and gut-bustlingly hilarious. His victims in responds to his lame questions, would think, 'What an idiot’, yet to the millions of us watching, would think the interviewee is the, ‘What an Idiot’ person. No one have ever thought (or put into practice,) of casting fake characters with real people. Or that such an idea would lead to such phenomenal. This guy is a maestro.
After watching parts of the movie and episodes of ‘Da Ali G show’, I gather that the foundation of Cohen’s success (or more correctly, his alter- ego’s) is his complete lack of fear. He dares to cross the line regardless of the consequence. He says things that outrages people and has caused him to be entangled in undesirable situation. Some prominent controversies include the Kazakhstan government who intended to sue him. And instead of the typical customary response of public apology or suing back, he responded as Borat, ‘I'd like to state that I have no connection with Mr Cohen and fully support my government decision to sue this Jew.’
Cohen ridiculous antics (washing his face with water from the toilet bowl) and embarrassingly witty mouth has him attest as either an absurd or a satire virtuoso. He is hysterical and not afraid to include sexism (‘Is it not a problem that the woman have a smaller brain? The government scientist has proved it is size of squirrel.’), racism and other taboo topics (..) that sometime bring out the unattractive side of humans. His alter egos insult, ridicules, mocks others not only in their face, but broadcasted on TV. nothing has cracked me up as much as Cohen and I respeck him for the ‘indecent’ stuff he speaks and does for the sake of fun side-splitting amusing entertainment!....
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