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Who exactly is this Sacha Baron Cohen, who has everyone from TV personalities to the government of Kazakhstan all riled up? Did he fool all the politicians and luminaries who made such idiots of themselves on 'Da Ali G Show' or did it just look like it? Was it the RV-driving Southern good ole frat boys in Borat-Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan who got taken for a ride or were their on-camera remarks fair game? And how did he get a fiancГ©e as foxy as Isla Fisher, the babe from 'Wedding Crashers'? Tracing his roots as the soft-spoken son of an English clothier, biographer Tracy follows Cohen's path to Cambridge, where he ditched the idea of pursuing a Ph.D. If the millions of fans who flocked to the blockbuster films Borat and Talladega Nights tuned in to Sacha Baron Cohen's interviews on late night TV hoping to see the man behind the characters, they were sure to be disappointed. The first biography of the comedic genius behind the cult favorite TV show 'Da Ali G Show' and the high grossing-and gross out-smash film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. Comedy is not pretty, and in Borat it can get downright ugly, as when Borat and his producer get jiggly with it during a nude fight that spills out from their hotel room into the hallway, elevator, lobby and finally, a mortgage brokers association banquet. All too real is Borat's encounter with loutish Southern frat boys who reveal their sexism and racism, and the disturbing moment when he asks a gun store owner what gun he would recommend to 'kill a Jew' (a Glock automatic is the matter-of-fact reply). Some scenes seem to have been staged (a game Anderson, whom Borat confronts at a book signing, was reportedly in on the setup), but others, as the growing litany of lawsuits attests, were not. A paternity test on Borat might reveal traces of Bill Dana's Jose Jimenez, Andy Kaufman, Michael Moore, The Jamie Kennedy Xperiment, and Jackass. Kennedy once said, has a thousand fathers. When it comes to exploring uncharted territory of what is and is not appropriate or politically correct, Borat knows no boundaries, as when he brings a fancy dinner with the southern gentry to a halt after returning from the bathroom with a bag of his feces ('The cultural differences are vast,' his hostess graciously/patronizingly offers), or turns cheers to boos at! a rodeo when he calls for bloodlust against the Iraqis and mangles 'The Star Spangled Banner.' Success, John F. The coach patiently replies, 'That would not be funny in America.' NOT! Borat is subversively, bracingly funny. Borat asks if his brother's retardation is a ripe subject for comedy. Early on, an unwitting humor coach advises Borat about various types of jokes. Borat, with his '70s mustache, well-worn grey suit, and outrageously backwards attitudes (especially where Jews are concerned) interacts with a cross-section of the populace, catching them, a la Alan Funt on Candid Camera, in the act of being themselves.

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Borat is not about how he finds America it's about how America finds him in a series of increasingly cringe-worthy scenes. After catching an episode of Baywatch in his New York hotel room, he impulsively scuttles his plans and, accompanied by his fat, hirsute producer (Hardy to his Laurel), proceeds to California to pursue the object of his obsession, Pamela Anderson. Kazakhstan journalist Borat Sagdiyev (Sacha Baron Cohen reprising the popular character from his Da Ali G Show), leaves his humble village to come to 'U.S. But be forewarned: Borat is not 'something for everyone.' It arrives as advertised as one of the most outrageous, most offensive, and funniest films in years. It takes a certain kind of comic genius to create a character who is, to quote the classic Sondheim lyric, appealing and appalling. Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Book Review: