Why Sacha Baron Cohen Is A Genius - NitPix

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Sacha Baron Cohen has been messing with people and playing oddball characters for over a decade. He made us laugh with Borat, he made us giggle with Bruno and he made us cackle with The Ali G Show. Now with his new show, 'Who Is America', he's continuing to do what he does best! So let's jump in and discuss 'Pseudo-Realism' and why he's so good at what he does.
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[@DikPix]

IT'S PRONOUNCED E-RAN NOT I-RAN YOU ABSOLUTE PLEB. My videos are better because I say words RIGHT. YOU SUCK.

[@matthewkuhl79]

DikPix E-RON. Make sure you know what you're talking about before you start correcting people.

[@TheDarbzilla]

He has an accent, he can pronounce Iran the way he thinks it sounds. Not everyone talks the same way you do.

[@derpmcgerp8062]

Lol. NitPix evil twin.

[@DJ-zp8hw]

You leave him alone, he's trying his very best!

[@TrueheartPictures]

Nope, in the UK we say Eh- Ran, I have no idea what he's doing

[@bigjavo36]

I was impressed by the one anecdote about how he was portraying borat at a wine tasting and borat was gulping instead of sipping and eventually passed out from over drinking and the camera crew and production people were panicking thinking when he wakes up he’ll drop character. Yet he lurches back to life in full character as borat shouting “YES MORE WINE” with out missing a beat.

[@reggiepollock4669]

He's such a fantastic method actor

[@mikatu]

I agree, he is a genius. In Ali G he did a question to a "animals' lover", would you kill a chicken? No. And would you kill a chicken in order to safe other chicken? That question is more than comedy, is almost philosophical.

[@GummyMeBessie]

It really had me thinking

[@nielsnielsen9013]

can u explain why its so good? don't unederstand

[@LeatherCladVegan]

niels, Cohen is trying to get them to quantify what it is that is objectively valuable about the animal's life. Is it the chicken's character that makes him or her more valuable than an other? How do we grade a chicken's worth, if not by the kilo? What if the first chicken had the second chicken as a hostage, and was threatening to peck him to death? Would it be OK to kill the first chicken then? If you say 'yes', then you have to agree that a chicken's personality constitutes part of its value. If you say 'no', then it's just every chicken for itself, and I really don't think *absolute feudal chicken madness* is any way for farmyard animals to live. The humour comes from the juxtaposition between the idiotic character of Ali G, and the incredibly complex, philosophical nature of the answer to that question. Does that make sense? (I don't expect you to suddenly find it funny, but I hope you understand). Cheers.

[@gayes]

@@LeatherCladVegan very well put thank u couldn't have thought of it in a better way

[@mlk7092]

@Ninja Squirrel Ali G basically went through a list of meat-based foods asking a vegan if he would eat them, the vegan increasingly getting more offended started saying things like "oh no not even if you paid me 1 million dollars" and then finally Ali g asks would you eat a chicken (presumably already dead) to save the life of another chicken. At this point the vegan had backed himself into his own made corner and had no idea what to reply

[@artbyjeahan7570]

Borat was the first vlogger before youtube period

[@denisenova7494]

JUST JEA: You do realise people recorded themselves ever since cameras were invented

[@artbyjeahan7570]

Denise Nova yes, but it wasn't really published.

[@jaystonesmith4672]

Weird Paul was the original vlogger. He’s been doing it since the 80s. His old videos are on his channel.

[@OGXStorm]

Andy Kaufman, original troll.

[@scythe2534]

The Onion, original shit posters

[@katr.9902]

He's a genius for exposing people's worst side. Afterward, they claim to have been misled but they're just trying to cover up for their horribleness.

[@ozwaldperkz7649]

The dude is getting a lot of hate from Republicans just because their peers are getting goofed on.

[@wvu05]

@@ozwaldperkz7649 Indeed. And now, we'll have to wonder forever what exactly Sarah Palin did when he got her on the show. Bernie and Ted Koppel didn't make themselves look like jerks when they got interviewed.

[@KaoticReach1999]

​@@ozwaldperkz7649It's more because he appealed to independents by making fun and pointing out the insanity of the Republicans AND Democrats But as time went on, right after Borat, but not fully in Bruno, he after his interviews etc he literally became the Far-Leftist he made FUN OF on Ali-G, in fact the things he's said is like he lost any self reflection or common sense that made him so likeable, that there's problems on both sides, AKA reality isn't black and white look at this Now he's just...a coward that's become everything he mocked

[@bamleith3095]

the way the frat boys actually feel for borat is strangely heart warming

[@dankmheems290]

Alcohol does that lol.

[@delphzouzou4520]

@@dankmheems290 Yeah, they were just drunk, haha. But in a love mood...

[@sketchyaf3514]

@Electric Goldfish they sued him

[@sobieskireborn7361]

SketchyAF Who didn’t

[@robinhood7874]

ALCOHOL

[@AiorBye]

welll.. my man, 2 years later, im here after Borat 2 that just got released. I was doing some research as I'll be doing my 1st video of the channel re-do concept on the movie and him and will certainly link up your video in mine. Great essay & Articulation. P.s. (i donno if DikPix is you or not ...cause that post which has gotten pinned is weird and has Pix the same as yours in it) I am from Iran and approve how you said it. Beautiful research done mate. You've done well :)

[@RyanHollinger]

Starts with Iranian New Wave... Too perfect.

[@peacemaster8117]

Hey, it's THAT fuckin guy.

[@twoblacklabs904]

Sukyo Deekmane ...So does your dad...

[@DdotTindall]

Two Black Labs no u

[@jayr6637]

+Sukyo Deekmane Why? Because it's a different country with different people to wherever you are?

[@jayr6637]

+Sukyo Deekmane So, if I understand you correctly: "Iran sucks dik", "espcially iranian girls" that you allegedly had sex with. You hold this view because you "lived in iran for a year as of 2 months ago". Wow, what an insightful and thoroughly justified viewpoint you have! You sound like you may be an expert on Iran, maybe you could write a book! I can picture it now. Your literary masterpiece, titled "Iran sucks dik" will have the title scrawled on the cover (Graffitti style) using a wide tipped Sharpie. The book opens to a single page of a poorly sketched map of Iran with a sketch of a cock and balls in the middle.

[@PeterParker-yg6fc]

dude the iranian cinema thing is so interesting

[@forgeryyy]

You should watch a film called "This is not a film" by Jafar Panahi. He was banned from making films by the government at the time, and it was shot almost entirely on a smartphone and really makes you wonder what separates a film from what we know these days as a vlog

[@wouterthemanify]

The frat boys genuinely liked borat!

[@IamALeaf]

the only guys who actually loved being around him its like that moment when you befriended the autistic guy in highschool

[@sisocrack]

And the young black guys did too.

[@wouterthemanify]

Yes!

[@cavejohnson3721]

Two of the frat boys sued

[@RateOfChange]

@@cavejohnson3721 really?

[@luckysharma2]

The Dictator was pretty funny, for me at least.

[@Rahxll_]

911 2012 jajaja

[@manikgoel9446]

Same here .it was hilarious

[@googlereviews9074]

Lucky Sharma it was funny but still a shit film

[@thatfishingfellanz]

It’s amazing

[@bw-xv2rz]

aladeen madapaka

[@juanpenarostran3602]

I just found out that this dude studied history at Cambridge University and Wrote his thesis about the American Civil Rights Movement, he's just an amazing artist... A lot of his comedy has this historic background that involves powerful people and how they ruin common folks

[@24FramesOfNick]

This was glorious

[@sergiom.a.1236]

24 Frames Of Nick Not like that WWE guy

[@adsfafadfasdfasdfasdf]

sup

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

This shouldn't have been your comment. Your line was "This video sucks. Please do one on High School Musical 2"

[@XxSwiftDemisexX]

Featured video is "Why High School Musical 2 Is The Best One". Was not disappointed.

[@ChubbyChecker182]

Sacha should have won Best Actor for Borat. The few minutes we see of, for example, an American politician showing his arse and running arse first at a man shouting USA, is the result of hours of great acting, never losing character, never letting the act slip in what must be very hard circumstances. I agree his scripted movies have been rather poor, but he's great at what he does best, and Who Is America is what he does best... Great to see him back doing this. He's a Great actor, maybe the best of our generation.

[@ShnoogleMan]

ChubbyChecker182 I disagree with the idea that his scripted stuff is poor. I love The Dictator.

[@budguesor9222]

ShnoogleMan exactly. I even enjoyed The brothers grimsby

[@ngplayer23]

Borat is scripted though🤔 as is who is America

[@xy6845]

He should be covered in awards literally. The fact he's not somehow proves he's so far ahead many don't get his art, least of all award academies and juries in America.

[@andrewwu2012]

his art isn't "genius" or "era-defining". Its just a more sophisticated way of trolling. Most of his humor is just from inviting people who think outrageous things onto his show, or just saying outrageous things himself. Such as all his offensive jokes.

[@jimitri1476]

I genuinely enjoyed Dictator movie

[@purplegachomp426]

Same but it was a bit shit

[@dr.heinzdoofenshmirtz4463]

I gave it Aladeen star

[@markusnyman6897]

Seppo

[@jimitri1476]

@@markusnyman6897 on bi

[@hwanpaulo]

it was pretty shit in second watch

[@ahsonyousef4636]

The Dictator was an excellent movie especially for us growing up in the middle east... Oh and his new limited series The Spy shows us how he's capable of doing way more than just comedies and that his acting skills are also very polished...

[@TheMobslipfate]

He pushes the stereotypes to the max, making fun of the people who make fun of those stereotypes. I think it is quite genius.

[@vitradesk]

uh yeah until he tricks a christian palestinian father into an interview then presents him as a 'terrorist'", subsequently ruining the man's reputation in what is most likely already a very difficult life in the west bank

[@djhabibi04]

“Borat wants to connect with the people he meets, no matter the race, class or background” You kinda forgot the antisemitism and his escape from the Jewish couple. That aside, excellent video.

[@cicada42069]

@Adora Belle Dearheart he is and the "kazkh" he speaks is actually hebrew

[@LeviForWaifu]

@@cicada42069 ...that's not the point of the comment. He didn't want to interact with them or be their friend was the statement. Borat is a character. A caricature of Muslim countries in general. This is called the "suspension of disbelief". The Jew couple saw the film and thought it was hilarious and took the joke well.

[@menes9984]

@E Fox May I ask a question?

[@ultratronger]

@@SC-dw3jz shut the fuck up, sacha literally hates jews when he's borat, and everyone loves sacha so your argument is literally invalid squared

[@SC-dw3jz]

@@ultratronger go fuck yourself

[@MMAOnPoint]

Good to see Nathan for You get a shoutout here too. A criminally underrated show. Fantastic video.

[@wez498]

Totally agree, great show.

[@jmwilliams88]

I tell everyone to watch this show, but it's too hard to describe without comparing to Sacha Baron Cohen, which I think a lot of people associate with crudeness and shock value.

[@lauradelon4029]

what ab Nirvana the band the show, its much better

[@pr0kris]

Hardly underrated. Everyone who's seen it loves it.

[@re_i_gn]

Oh shit, didn't know you were into this kind of content! Love your vids. Just like this Baron Cohen video, you're continually pushing for "taboo" content such as mma to be understood by the common folks who would normally look at the amazing sport in such a negative light. It's good that misinformed people could suddenly stumble upon your channel and become enlightened on what mma really is.

[@Left4Candy]

Ya'll should watch the German movie "Look who's back". It's about Hitler coming back and does exactly what Cohen does, scripted story events + a lot of interesting real encounters.

[@monikachabior3543]

It's a great movie - true.

[@matthewkeating4111]

Good film

[@gemesil]

Felt like they pushed it into German politics a little too much, other then that its a good movie

[@vdmur7952]

Done this done that.

[@3rdalbum]

Good film, quite a few funny bits, but it's almost entirely scripted. Still, when I saw it I recognised SBC's influence.

[@ChristmasCrybaby]

" 'You will never get this, you will never get this lalalallala'... he a behind his cage a crazy crazy.. everybody laugh. she go 'you a never get this'. But a one time he break a cage and HE GET THIS! And then we all a laugh... HIGH FIVE"

[@Abbyyyyyyy0104]

I love this along with the frat bros when he’s telling them about that game “ put the cheese in the chrum “ Chrum is a hilarious word

[@MarkAfterDark]

Love the level of detail here. Great video man. God damn!

[@matthewheckman6218]

So..... One question remains..... Where is he now? We need him more than ever

[@chancejacobs8708]

He actually did an interview talking about how he'd have to stop making films for awhile so everyone would forget him because he was still too fresh on the mind of everyone so people would be suspicious

[@ishwarsingh7922]

Spy is your answer

[@connarkent282]

He recently trolled a bunch of racist. And sneaked back in the camp in a different disguise

[@felipevega5673]

He’s making a Borat comeback

[@bigkahunaburger1092]

Watch Borat 2

[@JustinWhangYt]

What you call Pseudo Realism reminds me a bit of Italian Neorealism, probably most popularly associated with The Bicycle Thief. In particular, I remember a scene that was interrupted by a church procession, and they just rolled with it. Good video.

[@silas1363]

JUST watched one of your vids!.

[@HardestManInTarot]

Oh! So lovely to see you here!

[@saddchours6412]

Whang! I fucking love your videos

[@KOLESSBEATS]

I was thinking the same thing

[@MattyFurious]

You're everywhere.

[@crycv8458]

This video was amazing. Finally people are begining to understand Sacha Baron Cohen 's work I thought Bruno and Borat both were a fucking masterpiece amazing to see people finally accept and endulge in this satire like comedy.

[@mrmojorisin241]

Im a big fan of Sasha, and wanted to say that I found his film the brothers Grimsby to be hilarious. Probably his best scripted film, that part with the elephants was priceless.

[@Westbrom-pn7wd]

mrmojorisin241 I know it had me in bits 🤣

[@aldwincleofe6889]

agreed. never figured why the movie tanked

[@Koll-Manee]

@@aldwincleofe6889 a lot of people just cant handle dirty dirty dirty movies like his so they bitch about what they were exposed to not only that but its just critics that rate the movies if you go on google and search the movie up you can see how many google users liked it

[@abovemadness]

One of the greatest trolls ever if not the greatest.

[@cjholden6205]

Because he is the only troll who actually DOES provide social commentary and satire instead of just being an asshole.

[@Maxisamo1]

Cj Holden Not a troll, trolls go after people with malice and purposely go out of their way to piss people off. Sasha is more of a fool who slightly manipulates others to become bigger fools than him

[@LarrySanger]

That's all he is. He's an asshole, like all trolls.

[@arktana]

the greatest by far

[@denisenova7494]

It‘s satire.

[@ryansmith240992]

I just love how he interviews politicians or other famous people & they reveal who they really are which no media or journalist could do!

[@talkingdownonnett]

Borat and Brüno are both present in “Da Ali G show”

[@talkingdownonnett]

There was also an Ali G movie

[@shame2189]

The ALI G show wasn't a prankshow, it was simply a talkshow where sacha didn't play as himself. That makes it so beautiful and authentic, if it were a prank show we would still see ALI G as the actor he gets played by.

[@djkipping]

Above all I admire Sacha's incredible courage. Again and again he enters groups and even crowds of people who strongly oppose what his character is going to say and do. Revealing their prejudice and often invoking their anger. He never backs off, holds on to his outcome, always goes first and is a true leader. Sacha boldly goes where no one has gone before. Second, I admire his ability to always remain in character. Even for days in a row! Third, his wit and ability to improvise. Whatever happens, he responds in a funny way never missing a beat. Last but not least, I like his higher values like honesty and equality of people.

[@vertigognome6617]

Thank you nitpix, very cool.

[@geassmanleon]

Vertigo Gnome dude i was tryna go to sleep

[@PortalPuddle]

"Psuedo-Realism" is a great descriptive title! Eric Andre I guess falls more in the "prank" category but I definitely think that he is also pioneering in this new wave of comedy

[@20xcountry08]

I love him, he's clever and hillarous. People that don't like him is because they are uncomfortable with the truth that he brings out through comedy.

[@nocturnalfolf6097]

I would agree with you except that he and the people who filmed Borat exploited and defamed a bunch of poor villagers in Romania. You know that scene in the beginning which he claims is "Kazakhstan"? Well, that's actually a village in Glod, Romania.....

[@Pllayer064]

@@nocturnalfolf6097 "defamed" how?

[@portgasempire7867]

@@Pllayer064 He told them it was gonna be a documentary, then they found out he made fun of them and stereotyped them, he could have atleast paid them.

[@sikyr3329]

I saw once a video about a gypsie village in Romania which he introduced as his village in Kazakhstan in borat and when the inhabitants saw Borat they were furious and said "Borat lied to us!" which means that he played his character even behind the scenes. What a legend

[@BunkerMountain]

Ohhh baby, youuuuu! You got what iii neeeeed, but you say he's just a friend, oh you say he's just a friend!

[@pol702lina]

his performance in The Spy was incredible

[@sarahcompose]

Yes!!!

[@mememinister5224]

fr

[@joaoluca9141]

Totally!

[@sheeesh404]

There is a chair... And the chair walk... With shoes... Lalalala... On the street... And the chair... Is a walking... Haahahaha!

[@1greenMitsi]

until the jew come with a claw

[@Matt-iy4tn]

Well, it's a very funny picture.

[@TheGrassimo]

One man say to other man, hey ah mister, why your wife so sad. The other man say, because my wife, she like a APPLES!

[@basicallybangbang]

eShank great joke lol

[@AmberAmber]

eShank OMFG!!! I srsly tell this joke at least 1×/mo.!!! It's sooooooo awesome!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@midnightfun1277]

Would have been nice if he played freddy mercury.

[@jesskfca]

true

[@ikeartfilms7783]

Yeah he looks so much like him

[@ultratronger]

too tall lol

[@iT4HQ]

@@ultratronger yeah and that thin rat rami malek looks nothing like freddie

[@joerandl9252]

he was considered

[@Adambenhmida0000]

The song in the background is “just a friend” for anyone wondering

[@skittlesbutwithchocolatein2274]

no its picture me rollin by 2pac

[@Adambenhmida0000]

@@skittlesbutwithchocolatein2274 at 3:33 you can hear the melody of “just a friend”

[@RhondaRust]

LEGEND MATE!!!

[@theSUBVERSIVE]

Ali G is so eff funny, he is so quick to come up with this distorted question or conclusion from a very odd POV, almost like those questions kids do that let you questioning yourself.

[@amitfriedman7677]

I couldn’t agree more. Sasha is an innovator and a genius. Well said, great video.

[@onenation8707]

Pure genius. Ali G was my childhood. Later on I only started to appreciate Borat and Bruno more. I thought the Grimsby Brothers was a funny film! Dictator of course good movie!

[@mandanaashrafi4660]

He took the acting and comedy to the next level !!! He is a Genius!!!

[@siy8230]

Borat at the Henley Regatta is the funniest, and at the bowls club. They're both on Borats Guide to Britain. 'Cmon de f#@king Bucks!!' (You'll cry with laughter at that bit, Sacha briefly breaks character at that bit as he's trying not to laugh)

[@dominicturner77]

I know the bowling club interview by heart! And when will Jack come?!

[@siy8230]

@@dominicturner77 haha yeah thats great that whole thing. He actually nearly breaks character in that as well when the guys explaining to him how to use the urinals hahaha 😆. Tell you another pretty hilarious one but of Ali G and thats the Tree Protesting one. He drops the classic 'Is it cause I is black?'

[@dominicturner77]

@@siy8230 I've seen everything he has ever done. I love when he nearly breaks character. 'And do you ever do a dirt in there?' No 'but why not!??'

[@tachefilms4183]

3:23 .....YOUUUUU, YOU GOT WHAT I NEEEEEED, BUT YOU SAY HES JUST A FRIEND, BUT YOU SAY HES JUST A FRIEND OH BABY YOUUUUU

[@dhingrakamal]

Sasha Baron Cohen is still criminally underrated. I was also hoping you would include David Walliams and Matt Lucas as two other great British character actors. Love them!

[@OpenMind3000]

Yes, he is! Great video

[@JupiterMan98]

OPEN MIND Bidde? Du kennst Nitpix? Crazy

[@Kev4ik]

Gute videowahl mein großer :D

[@cyberstonks]

du bist echt überall

[@StinkyBlack1]

i loved borat. i despised bruno the first time i saw the movie. i didnt get it at all. i didnt realize that its a prank, and only key members of the cast and crew are in on it. once i realized that these reactions from people were real, i became a HUGE fan. ive watched every episode of ali g, seen all of his movies and appearances. i honestly liked his older material the best, the more recognizable he became, the less acheivable his comedy became.

[@ub3rfr3nzy94]

That's why he waited a long ass time before doing "This is America". Nobody saw it coming. New characters too so nobody could tell.

[@giggles2302]

anton eckart This is why he retires his characters, because they become too recognizable.

[@DaniboyBR2]

Thats one of the reasons this new show sucks, the awful costumes, you can see is fake from a mile away.

[@freemeanp]

i am an Iranian living in Iran and not even i knew about this technique in our cinema you have done a great job of explaining in this video

[@reemal-misky5850]

Pretty sure Joji had inspiration from this character when creating Filthy Frank

[@ryanleatigaga7596]

I really want to do something like this, except my idea is to have some sort of mockumentary about an alien crash landing on Earth trying to find its "leader". It'll have our character going through every major superpower (except North Korea, for obvious reasons) to figure out who rules the world. That's all I got.

[@Nitpix]

That's a sick idea man

[@Theotherguy963]

Daniela Elliott Two words, one film, The Interview. Look into north Korea's reaction to the film and you'll get your answer.

[@ajsky1066]

Shouldn't you post this on Kickstarter or Patreon and get funding instead?

[@TheBurgerkrieg]

That is actually a fantastic idea, though you would probably deal mostly with wackos, which might give the film an interesting quality all of its own.

[@realisticthinking3490]

I might be wrong, but I think that you need something more credible to mess with people's heads.

[@ajsky1066]

8:00 Bland Comedy = Will Ferrell .....Thank God someone said it. Dunno why he gets so much praise for his below mediocre jokes.

[@cowboypuddingproductions5424]

Not anymore. Though I like the films he did with Adam McKay, Step Brothers sucked and pretty much every film he makes these days is despised by critics and forgotten by audiences. I mean, do you remember "The House"?

[@brightblackgrouse6236]

his movies used to great

[@kawaiilotus]

You dont watch a Ferrell film for a philosophical experience

[@rcmanization]

the most genius aspect of his comedy has to be how he manages to get people to think he is on their side, and so they start comfortably saying crazy things they wouldn't say in a normal interview

[@ViperGamingChannel]

Borat blew my mind, that shit was hilarious. Also I'm a bit of a too honest person to my own good myself, so I know all about this sincerity problem ppl have

[@carmensmithaguirre3049]

Oh my god do people hate you if you're too sincere and honest I'm like that too😳

[@mynameisdan7754]

The only thing that's put me off making a website is the fact that I can't watch Cupcake and Dino when I make it. Finally, with Squarespace, this has been made possible and I could not be more over the moon! I can now publish online my appreciation for Cupcake and Dino, I can talk about its animation, witty writing, heartbreaking moments and overall great production value. Never before has man been able to create a website showing their love for Cupcake and Dino whilst watching an episode of Cupcake and Dino. Truly, from the bottom of my heart, thank you Squarespace. And thank you NitPix, for without you I never would have stumbled across this magnificent service, I owe you my second born. Peace out bros.

[@rishikeshp.5610]

Did you even watch the video you loser?

[@thefunkybassist9916]

His genius is how well he embodies a character AND brings out people's dark sides without script, albeit in a goofy way.

[@bigfan1041]

To bring up the Ali G Show and Alan Partridge without mentioning Chris Morris is an absolute scandal.

[@harryeyre1322]

AAH HAAAAAAAA

[@asneakylawngnome5792]

Thank you! When I try to explain why Borat is actually deep and meaningful behind the comedy people just think I’m stupid because all they remember are the laughs. Not what Borat was trying to get across.

[@prasantbasnett6716]

"Sacha Baron Cohen is a genius"- stating the obvious..

[@TobiiOrNotTobii]

above all, your music choice is the real mvp of this vid

[@HarrysMovingMedia]

I'm a simple man. I see a Nitpix video, I watch and enjoy it immensely every time.

[@skefsongames]

Same with your black mirror series

[@SnazzBot]

I thought Ali G was first seen on the 11 o'clock show, and he got the Ali G show from the success of his work on the 11 o'clock show?

[@tonedowne]

This is true as far as I know. He did Borat on the show as well. Also it was the first place I saw Ricky Ger ais. Great show

[@allroundgreatbloke]

This was done so well, at such a higher standard than most video essays.

[@San-uu7qc]

SBC is a genius.. not only in making controversial films but as an intervieuwer too.. sharp and edged. Borat and Ali G are my favs

[@Neuroticmancer]

I think Brass Eye was the precursor to all of these shows

[@RevZman]

Neuroticmancer The Day Today n all.

[@pingopong]

He is a genius! The world really needs more people like him.

[@sphericon3]

Oops! You forgot the role of Andy Kaufman in paving the way for this kind of comedy.

[@lordofdarkdudes]

Are we not gonning to mention that above all of this Sacha Baron Cohen is also a BRILLIANT musical actor and singer?

[@FeatureHistory]

Very nice.

[@nm3677]

Feature History thanks feature history, very cool

[@leororen1]

I like

[@universalgleam7313]

NOT

[@Kriistiee]

I went to see Bruno with my family, it was both hilarious and excruciatingly awkward

[@Biskwyy]

I see who Brandon Rogers source his inspiration from

[@ritualgentle904]

I Never knew Persian/Iranian film was the inspiration for SBC‘s movies, how brave to rebel against such a barbaric and medieval dark age regime with clever elements of disguise within film making

[@sagebias2251]

The world values fake politeness? That’s nonsense. People value genuine politeness. And some people fake it because they can’t be genuine.

[@mrdumbfellow927]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[@MarcAlcatraz]

Would the Eric Andre show also be classified as a character comedy?

[@Doktorlady]

I was wondering the same but too scared to comment

[@CCCPCommunist]

Eric Andre,Steve Brule, etc.. are all characters.

[@keeganmcauliffe9764]

Eric Andre has admitted that he takes what people like SBC do one step further on his show. So, SBC often does mock interviews, where Eric Andre does mockeries of mock interviews. Thats the whole point of his show, to mock the fake interview genre. Not to insult it in anyway, just because its as ridiculous as he possibly can. Like, SBC asks legitmate questions even if he is playing a really stupid character, that character would be stupid enough to asks those questions. , most of the questions Eric Andre asks his guests are pure nonsense His street sketches are straight out of SBC playbook

[@blockflow7988]

Sacha was probably influenced by Paul Kaye who had a TV show on BBC called "Dennis Pennis" long before Ali G, it was ground breaking at the time. Lots of similarities with Ali G like interviewing celebs and politicians in character without them having any clue what was really going on.

[@unwritten_zephyr]

Coming back to this after Borat 2, I’m seeing a lot of people bring up the character’s blatant hatred towards jews. Can’t truly comment on it, as I’m not jewish myself, but to me it seemed like he was always showing how ridiculous anti-Semitic people are. And to me thats such a great way to battle people who share those views. If you can’t have a logical debate with them, simply point and laugh at how dumb they look and sound. People have the full right to take offense to Borat’s views, but I’ve always seen it as something similar to Mel Brooks. Baron Cohen gets more flak for it simply because Borat is pseudo-realism, like you said. Theres a discussion to be had there, but most people would write it off as hate speech and go to bed happy. And that makes me sad.

[@TheLuizSouza]

I've always thought that was obvious, but I guess everyone's overly sensitive nowadays.

[@blu3250]

Sasha is Jewish lol. Woke people rlly doing their research

[@siobhanvidaashmole9009]

1. Sasha is Jewish 2. He won an award from a Jewish organization for his work bringing a awareness to antisemitism aka borat

[@dukandietress]

this was fantastic, thanks!

[@SamadSaVage]

That Thundercat in the background 👌🏾

[@harold5337]

Sacha is a controversial comic, but he is absolutely hilarious because he goes all the way, and isn't afraid of the consequences. Plus his work is not just cheap shock humour, it is clever works of satire and parody. He is among the greatest comedians working today, and will be talked about for generations.

[@Hi-to-ri]

Thanks for taking about Iranian cinema and directors. It is also pronounced “eeran” not I-ran.

[@Evan-nx9ng]

NitPix grew up with Sacha Baron Cohen

[@Magsreign]

Biggest balls in the entertainment industry, mad respect

[@runek100]

Man that background music is awesome, good taste bro.

[@ECL28E]

In short, Baron Cohen is better-off without a script.

[@joeyj5924]

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯%👌👍

[@gakiNEMO]

0:40 I had to check Spotify to see if I was playing Thundercat's album lol

[@Janoy_Cresva]

Borat, along with all of his other content, is a serious masterpiece

[@DoctorSandia]

In my experience funny people are actually pretty smart, they have to be pretty clever to come up with different jokes and sometimes they have to have some kind of knowledge in different types of subjects as well.

[@treehousekohtao]

I did a little comedy acting (not well) on stage and we all rehearsed while trying to make each other crack up. These comments became the perfect 'ad Lib's' if the live audience were being cheeky. This kind of workshop is so obviously what SBC and his team do, so extremely little of his responses are genuine comic genius, they are the result of a lot if hard work.

[@MyanRiller]

This take aged well

[@MattDoelandMusic]

Sacha did his comedic training at a clown school - this taught him everything.

[@dangerouslytalented]

His interview style also owes much to Garry McDonald’s character Norman Gunston from the 70s. He was an Australian comedian who interviewed people in character, and the humor developed from the fact that the international guests didn’t know that this man, billed as Australia’s best interviewer was a bit of an idiot

[@jonathanturkmusic]

A good analysis of Sacha’s work. As an American it’s been pretty amazing to see him dig into US politics as effectively as he did. Definitely a genius

[@s22t]

As a non-Brit, I find it genuinely surprising that SBC hasn't been knighted yet. He's truly changed the world with his talents.

[@MarcAlcatraz]

Sacha Baron Cohen would be really good as D&D

[@justincaviness]

Marc Alcatraz Yes, someone else says it. I'd totally play a game with him as the DM.

[@TrueheartPictures]

"Likeable, relateable characters" : shows Jack Dee and Jimmy Carr.

[@sn8wball]

“Is it coz I’m black” do I need to say any more

[@JD7046.]

Appreciate the use of crack a bottle in the background

[@ignaciosarrado2214]

I would like to thank Borat for really chaging my life, there is a before and after in my life wit that movie

[@musFuzZ]

Sasha is going to be remembered as one of the greatest comedic innovators of our time.