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Do you find Sacha Baron Cohen Funny?

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  • #152
    ruth...less
    Registered Users Posts: 1,198 ✭✭✭ruth...less


    I love that kind of humour like his original stuff...I loved Naked Camera, I loved Dennis Pennis, I loved Trigger Happy and Ali G stuff...they can only last so long until they're recognised then some of those comedians try to branch out into other comedy and it rarely works.



  • #153
    extra-ordinary_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭extra-ordinary_


    He's hilarious.



  • #154
    thereiver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 385 ✭✭thereiver


    I think he was funny as the ali g character on tv but that was over 10 years ago ,do Gen z even know who he is ? Most comedians appear on podcasts now or on YouTube or have a special on Netflix , it's a long time since he made a film .



  • #155
    Emblematic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 917 ✭✭✭Emblematic


    The early Borat segments from the Ali G show were good.

    https://youtu.be/W0mUpsEQeJw?t=31



  • #156
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,123 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/114072154#Comment_114072154

    It's not that interesting



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  • #157
    El_Duderino 09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,522 ✭✭✭✭El_Duderino 09


    HIs last show Who Is America had some really interesting scenes. They were more interesting than funny in some cases but that's fine for satire.

    He got a politician to do a supposed Mossad terrorism training course. Convince the guy, in a hostage situation, to pull down his trousers and back into the terrorist shouting 'Merica'. Convived him that terrorists are so afraid that touching a bum would turn them gay so they'd surrender.

    That's pretty astonishing ignorance and prejudice. Imagine being so afraid of something and knowing absolutely nothing about it. That's great satire. It showed how ignorance can lead to fear, prejudice and harmful behaviour.



  • #158
    FixdePitchmark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,935 ✭✭✭✭FixdePitchmark


    His early stuff was comic genius and he was incredibly quick ...he made you feel uncomfortable..he was challenging stereotypes and being ironic about it ...

    But...when it went all movie and Holywood. It completely lost its spontaneity and the point.

    A very talented dude..



  • #159
    corny
    Registered Users Posts: 7,806 ✭✭✭corny


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_rzkCxJ9Rk

    Genius. The lady's reaction is gold.

    Strikes me as a bit of a knob in a real life though.



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