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Borat is my #1 favorite comedy character of all time. No other character comes close. Truly unique.
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Sacha Baron Cohen is a great comedian, some of his other work besides Borat
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Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani has dismissed as a "complete fabrication" a clip from a new Borat film appearing to show him with hands down his trousers.
"I was tucking in my shirt after taking off the recording equipment," the former New York City mayor tweeted.
He was referring to an episode in the film, starring UK comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, where he is interviewed by an actress posing as a TV journalist.
The actress plays Borat's daughter in the comedy Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.
The film - which is due to be released on Friday - is the sequel to Cohen's 2006 hit Borat, where he played a fictional reporter from Kazakhstan.
Borat 2 review: 'Fascinating and urgently satirical'
In the follow-up filmed earlier this year, Baron Cohen again tries to ambush US politicians and members of the public.
The scene with Mr Giuliani sees him being interviewed in a hotel room about the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus outbreak.
The young actress then invites Mr Giuliani, 76, to join her for a drink. After his microphone is taken off, he lies down on the bed and appears to be putting his hands inside his trousers.
Referring to that clip, Mr Giuliani twitted: "At no time before, during, or after the interview was I ever inappropriate. If Sacha Baron Cohen implies otherwise he is a stone-cold liar."
In July, Mr Giuliani said he had first thought he had been asked to do a serious interview.
"As soon as I realised it was a set up I called the police," he explained in another tweet on Wednesday.
"This is an effort to blunt my relentless exposure of the criminality and depravity of Joe Biden and his entire family."
The Trump camp has accused his Democratic White House challenger and his son Hunter of wrongdoing in regards to Ukraine and China while he was vice-president - a claim Mr Biden denies.
Hunter Biden: What was he doing in Ukraine and China?
Neither Baron Cohen nor his representatives have so far made any public comments regarding Mr Giuliani's latest tweets about the forthcoming film.
"I was tucking in my shirt after taking off the recording equipment," the former New York City mayor tweeted.
He was referring to an episode in the film, starring UK comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, where he is interviewed by an actress posing as a TV journalist.
The actress plays Borat's daughter in the comedy Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.
The film - which is due to be released on Friday - is the sequel to Cohen's 2006 hit Borat, where he played a fictional reporter from Kazakhstan.
Borat 2 review: 'Fascinating and urgently satirical'
In the follow-up filmed earlier this year, Baron Cohen again tries to ambush US politicians and members of the public.
The scene with Mr Giuliani sees him being interviewed in a hotel room about the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus outbreak.
The young actress then invites Mr Giuliani, 76, to join her for a drink. After his microphone is taken off, he lies down on the bed and appears to be putting his hands inside his trousers.
Referring to that clip, Mr Giuliani twitted: "At no time before, during, or after the interview was I ever inappropriate. If Sacha Baron Cohen implies otherwise he is a stone-cold liar."
In July, Mr Giuliani said he had first thought he had been asked to do a serious interview.
"As soon as I realised it was a set up I called the police," he explained in another tweet on Wednesday.
"This is an effort to blunt my relentless exposure of the criminality and depravity of Joe Biden and his entire family."
The Trump camp has accused his Democratic White House challenger and his son Hunter of wrongdoing in regards to Ukraine and China while he was vice-president - a claim Mr Biden denies.
Hunter Biden: What was he doing in Ukraine and China?
Neither Baron Cohen nor his representatives have so far made any public comments regarding Mr Giuliani's latest tweets about the forthcoming film.
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Borat creator Sacha Baron Cohen is a 'creep', Donald Trump says
Donald Trump has labelled Sacha Baron Cohen "a phoney guy" and "a creep" after the British comedian featured the president's lawyer in his new Borat movie.
The mockumentary - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm - shows Rudy Giuliani in what appears to be a compromising position in a hotel room with a young woman acting as a journalist.
When asked about the incident while on his private jet Air Force One, Mr Trump said he didn't know what had happened.
However, he did have an opinion on Baron Cohen, telling reporters: "You know, years ago, he tried to scam me.
"And I was the only one that said: 'No way. This guy is a phoney guy.' I don't find him funny. To me, he's a creep."
Mr Trump was briefly interviewed on Baron Cohen's Da Ali G Show in 2003, but walked away from the cameras after just a minute.
Meanwhile, Mr Giuliani has insisted the Borat footage is "a complete fabrication" - and says his hand was only tucking his shirt in.
In the film, which is the sequel to the 2006 Borat original, Mr Giuliani is shown on a bed with his hand down his trousers after the young woman helps him remove recording equipment.
He tweeted to say he was not at any time "inappropriate" in the scene, accusing Baron Cohen of being a "stone-cold liar".
Mr Giuliani told his 841,000 followers he has "called the police" over the matter.
Meanwhile another scene in the movie shows the actress - who plays Borat's "15-year-old" daughter - coming within feet of Mr Trump and shaking hands with his son Donald Jr.
In a clip shared on Borat's official Twitter account, Bulgarian actress Maria Bakalova, who plays Tutar, appears to be in the same room as the president at what we're told is The White House.
A voice-over says "no need for security checks or COVID test, they boring".
Seeming to pose as a TV journalist in the clip, dated 20 September, Tutar asks one reporter: "Why is all the fake journalists for the left and none on the right?"
The White House has not commented on the apparent security breach.
Earlier this week, a large inflatable Borat was floated down the Thames to publicise the movie.
The critical response to Borat 2, which follows the fictional Kazakh journalist on a trip to the US, has been largely positive.
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
https://news.sky.com/story/borat-creator-sacha-baron-cohen-is-a-creep-donald-trump-says-12112888
Donald Trump has labelled Sacha Baron Cohen "a phoney guy" and "a creep" after the British comedian featured the president's lawyer in his new Borat movie.
The mockumentary - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm - shows Rudy Giuliani in what appears to be a compromising position in a hotel room with a young woman acting as a journalist.
When asked about the incident while on his private jet Air Force One, Mr Trump said he didn't know what had happened.
However, he did have an opinion on Baron Cohen, telling reporters: "You know, years ago, he tried to scam me.
"And I was the only one that said: 'No way. This guy is a phoney guy.' I don't find him funny. To me, he's a creep."
Mr Trump was briefly interviewed on Baron Cohen's Da Ali G Show in 2003, but walked away from the cameras after just a minute.
Meanwhile, Mr Giuliani has insisted the Borat footage is "a complete fabrication" - and says his hand was only tucking his shirt in.
In the film, which is the sequel to the 2006 Borat original, Mr Giuliani is shown on a bed with his hand down his trousers after the young woman helps him remove recording equipment.
He tweeted to say he was not at any time "inappropriate" in the scene, accusing Baron Cohen of being a "stone-cold liar".
Mr Giuliani told his 841,000 followers he has "called the police" over the matter.
Meanwhile another scene in the movie shows the actress - who plays Borat's "15-year-old" daughter - coming within feet of Mr Trump and shaking hands with his son Donald Jr.
In a clip shared on Borat's official Twitter account, Bulgarian actress Maria Bakalova, who plays Tutar, appears to be in the same room as the president at what we're told is The White House.
A voice-over says "no need for security checks or COVID test, they boring".
Seeming to pose as a TV journalist in the clip, dated 20 September, Tutar asks one reporter: "Why is all the fake journalists for the left and none on the right?"
The White House has not commented on the apparent security breach.
Earlier this week, a large inflatable Borat was floated down the Thames to publicise the movie.
The critical response to Borat 2, which follows the fictional Kazakh journalist on a trip to the US, has been largely positive.
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
https://news.sky.com/story/borat-creator-sacha-baron-cohen-is-a-creep-donald-trump-says-12112888
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The release of Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat sequel has yet again elicited mixed reactions in Kazakh society.
Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, was released on Friday on Amazon Prime.
The fictional titular character is a Kazakh journalist and television personality Borat Sagdiyev, played by Baron Cohen, and characterised by his exaggerated racist, antisemitic and misogynist views, which are portrayed in the film as being typical in Kazakhstan.
While the movie is a satire on American ignorance and prejudice, rather than an attempt to mock Kazakhs, not everyone in Kazakhstan has appreciated the joke.
Prior to the movie’s release, more than 100,000 people signed an online petition to cancel the film.
Small groups of protesters also gathered in front of the US consulate in the Kazakh city of Almaty on the day of the premiere.
The social media reaction was particularly heated. The hashtag #cancelborat appeared on Twitter and Instagram, with thousands of Kazakhs outraged by the alleged racism of the movie and accusing Baron Cohen of insulting the nation.
To make things worse, before the premiere the film’s marketing team set up fake Instagram and Twitter accounts impersonating the Kazakh government. Initially, most tweets focused on the weather and the activities of the country’s ministers.
“Little known fact: Kazakhs were first in the world to domesticate horses. Another great moment in the history of our great nation! #technology #worldculture,” said a tweet from September 30.
That same day, the spoof account tweeted to congratulate Donald Trump – the “great friend of the Kazakh people” – for winning the presidential debate before it even took place.
“Apologies. We are unable to currently follow debate because of poor Wi-Fi signal despite recent government purchase of broadband account. Please inform us of developments! #debates2020,” said a subsequent tweet.
“GREAT NEWS! We are using Wi-Fi of neighbouring a**holes Uzbekistan! Watching debate again!,” the account tweeted minutes later.
While the press office of the Kazakh prime minister felt obliged to deny being the author of the account, this time the authorities restrained from making official comments about the movie.
‘Borat the last thing to worry about’
The first Borat movie, titled Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, which was released in 2006, initially elicited criticism from government officials.
But in 2012, Foreign Minister Yerzhan Kazykhanov said he was “grateful to Borat for helping attract tourists to Kazakhstan”.
He also said following the film’s release, the number of visas issued by the country grew tenfold.
Kazakh society, however, remains divided.
“Borat has once again split the Kazakhstanis into two camps. Some people are deeply outraged and say that the film is a lie because it was shot in Romania, not Kazakhstan. Our country is only 30 years old and state symbols are still sacralised,” Tatiana Fominova, a Kazakh marketing specialist, told Al Jazeera.
“The other half understands that the film is primarily about the United States and Sacha Baron Cohen has picked Kazakhstan almost randomly,” she said.
Fominova noted that, because of Borat, foreigners often laugh at Kazakhstan as they believe the movie reflects reality.
She said she had come across this reaction herself during a trip to the US, which she said was unpleasant, but added she would not hold it against the filmmakers.
“The level of absurdity and corruption in our country is so high that Borat is the last thing to worry about,” Fominova said.
“Kazakhstan grabs world media attention only in connection to consecutive political and social scandals. Borat cannot spoil this image even more.”
Source Al Jazeera
Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, was released on Friday on Amazon Prime.
The fictional titular character is a Kazakh journalist and television personality Borat Sagdiyev, played by Baron Cohen, and characterised by his exaggerated racist, antisemitic and misogynist views, which are portrayed in the film as being typical in Kazakhstan.
While the movie is a satire on American ignorance and prejudice, rather than an attempt to mock Kazakhs, not everyone in Kazakhstan has appreciated the joke.
Prior to the movie’s release, more than 100,000 people signed an online petition to cancel the film.
Small groups of protesters also gathered in front of the US consulate in the Kazakh city of Almaty on the day of the premiere.
The social media reaction was particularly heated. The hashtag #cancelborat appeared on Twitter and Instagram, with thousands of Kazakhs outraged by the alleged racism of the movie and accusing Baron Cohen of insulting the nation.
To make things worse, before the premiere the film’s marketing team set up fake Instagram and Twitter accounts impersonating the Kazakh government. Initially, most tweets focused on the weather and the activities of the country’s ministers.
“Little known fact: Kazakhs were first in the world to domesticate horses. Another great moment in the history of our great nation! #technology #worldculture,” said a tweet from September 30.
That same day, the spoof account tweeted to congratulate Donald Trump – the “great friend of the Kazakh people” – for winning the presidential debate before it even took place.
“Apologies. We are unable to currently follow debate because of poor Wi-Fi signal despite recent government purchase of broadband account. Please inform us of developments! #debates2020,” said a subsequent tweet.
“GREAT NEWS! We are using Wi-Fi of neighbouring a**holes Uzbekistan! Watching debate again!,” the account tweeted minutes later.
While the press office of the Kazakh prime minister felt obliged to deny being the author of the account, this time the authorities restrained from making official comments about the movie.
‘Borat the last thing to worry about’
The first Borat movie, titled Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, which was released in 2006, initially elicited criticism from government officials.
But in 2012, Foreign Minister Yerzhan Kazykhanov said he was “grateful to Borat for helping attract tourists to Kazakhstan”.
He also said following the film’s release, the number of visas issued by the country grew tenfold.
Kazakh society, however, remains divided.
“Borat has once again split the Kazakhstanis into two camps. Some people are deeply outraged and say that the film is a lie because it was shot in Romania, not Kazakhstan. Our country is only 30 years old and state symbols are still sacralised,” Tatiana Fominova, a Kazakh marketing specialist, told Al Jazeera.
“The other half understands that the film is primarily about the United States and Sacha Baron Cohen has picked Kazakhstan almost randomly,” she said.
Fominova noted that, because of Borat, foreigners often laugh at Kazakhstan as they believe the movie reflects reality.
She said she had come across this reaction herself during a trip to the US, which she said was unpleasant, but added she would not hold it against the filmmakers.
“The level of absurdity and corruption in our country is so high that Borat is the last thing to worry about,” Fominova said.
“Kazakhstan grabs world media attention only in connection to consecutive political and social scandals. Borat cannot spoil this image even more.”
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Kazakhstan's tourism board has adopted the Borat catchphrase "very nice" in its new advertising campaign.
The phrase is used by the film character Borat, a fictional journalist from Kazakhstan.
The first Borat film caused outrage in the country, and authorities threatened to sue creator Sasha Baron Cohen.
But the country's tourism board has now embraced Borat as a perfect marketing tool - particularly as a second Borat film has just been released.
It has released a number of short advertisements that highlight the country's scenery and culture. The people in the video then use Borat's catchphrase "very nice".
"Kazakhstan's nature is very nice. Its food is very nice. And its people, despite Borat's jokes to the contrary, are some of the nicest in the world," Kairat Sadvakassov, deputy chairman of Kazakh Tourism, said in a statement.
The tourism board were persuaded to use the catchphrase by American Dennis Keen and his friend Yermek Utemissov. They pitched the idea and produced the advertisements , according to the New York Times.
The response from social media users has been positive with many saying the advertisements capitalise on the film and send a positive message.
One said: "Well done. Great way to take the publicity created by a comedian and turn it to a positive message."
The phrase is used by the film character Borat, a fictional journalist from Kazakhstan.
The first Borat film caused outrage in the country, and authorities threatened to sue creator Sasha Baron Cohen.
But the country's tourism board has now embraced Borat as a perfect marketing tool - particularly as a second Borat film has just been released.
It has released a number of short advertisements that highlight the country's scenery and culture. The people in the video then use Borat's catchphrase "very nice".
"Kazakhstan's nature is very nice. Its food is very nice. And its people, despite Borat's jokes to the contrary, are some of the nicest in the world," Kairat Sadvakassov, deputy chairman of Kazakh Tourism, said in a statement.
The tourism board were persuaded to use the catchphrase by American Dennis Keen and his friend Yermek Utemissov. They pitched the idea and produced the advertisements , according to the New York Times.
The response from social media users has been positive with many saying the advertisements capitalise on the film and send a positive message.
One said: "Well done. Great way to take the publicity created by a comedian and turn it to a positive message."
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