"Borat Sagdiyev Borat Sagdiyev (, ""Borat Saǵdıev"" ; ) is a satirical fictional character, created and performed by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. He is a Kazakh journalist and is the main protagonist of ""Borat!: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan"". Borat's sense of humour derives from his mocking of society through outrageous sociocultural viewpoints, his violation of social taboos and use of vulgar language and behaviour. ""Entertainment Weekly"" put it on its end-of-the-decade, ""best-of"" list, saying, ""The Kazakhstani journalist gave us some of the most incisive cultural commentary ever filmed. That, and a wrestling"
"retiring the character of Borat. Another alter ego Sacha Baron Cohen performed as is 'Brüno', a flamboyantly gay Austrian fashion show presenter who often lures his unwitting subjects into making provocative statements and engaging in embarrassing behaviour, as well as leading them to contradict themselves, often in the same interview. Brüno asks the subjects to answer ""yes or no"" questions with either ""Vassup"" (what's up) or ""Ich don't think so"" (No); these are occasionally substituted with ""Ach, ja!"" (Ah yes!) or ""Nicht, nicht"" (""Nicht"" means ""not"" in German). In one segment on ""Da Ali G Show"", he encouraged his guest"
"Julian Barratt Julian Barratt Pettifer (born 4 May 1968), known professionally as Julian Barratt, is an English comedian, actor, musician, music producer and member of surreal comedy troupe The Mighty Boosh known for his partnerships with fellow comedian and ""Boosh"" member Noel Fielding. He played Howard Moon in their cult-comedy BBC sitcom of ""the same name""""."" Alongside Fielding, he has starred in ""Unnatural"" ""Acts"", ""Nathan"" ""Barley"" and ""Garth Marenghi's Darkplace"". Barrett also co-wrote and starred in the 2017 film ""Mindhorn"". He currently stars in the critically acclaimed Channel 4 black-humour sitcom ""Flowers."" Barratt was born in Leeds. He adopted his"
"The Return of Bruno The Return of Bruno is a 1987 comedic film, originally aired as a one-hour special on HBO and later released on VHS. It is a mockumentary starring Bruce Willis as his fictitious alter ego ""Bruno Radolini"", a legendary blues singer/musician who influenced, as the story goes, a number of famous musicians. Elton John, Phil Collins, Brian Wilson, Grace Slick, Joan Baez, Jon Bon Jovi, Paul Stanley, The Bee Gees, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, and Ringo Starr appear in the film as themselves, paying tribute to Radolini. It also features legendary photographer Henry Diltz. Written by: Paul"
"with Christopher Chacon and Peter Ventrella; the show was hosted by his brother Dan and produced 88 episodes. In 1997, Peter Aykroyd and Jim Belushi provided the voices of Elwood Blues and Jake Blues for the cartoon ""The Blues Brothers: Animated Series"", reprising the roles made famous by their respective brothers Dan and John. Peter Aykroyd has appeared in such films as ""Spies Like Us"", ""Dragnet"", ""Nothing but Trouble"" and ""Coneheads"". Peter Aykroyd Peter Hugh Aykroyd is a Canadian actor, comedian and writer. Born to Lorraine and (Samuel Cuthbert) Peter Hugh Aykroyd in Canada, he is the younger brother of"
"Loriot Bernhard-Victor Christoph-Carl von Bülow (12 November 1923 – 22 August 2011), known as Vicco von Bülow (from Bernhard-Victor Christoph-Carl) or Loriot, was a German comedian, humorist, cartoonist, film director, actor and writer. He is best known for his cartoons, the sketches from his 1976 television series ""Loriot"", alongside Evelyn Hamann, and his two movies, ""Ödipussi"" (1988) and ""Pappa Ante Portas"" (1991). On the television series ""Unsere Besten"" (""Our Best""), Loriot was ranked the 54th best German ever. In a special comedy episode of ""Unsere Besten"", he was ranked as the most famous German comedian ever. Vicco von Bülow was"
"the character hates Jews and blames them for 9/11. He refuses to fly anywhere for this reason. Azamat Bagatov Azamat Bagatov is a satirical character invented by English comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. Played by Ken Davitian, he is a Kazakh producer and is a supporting character in the 2006 film ""Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan"". He now works in a guesthouse. The film's comedic aspect is from the use of extreme social and cultural viewpoints and vulgar language and behavior. ""Entertainment Weekly"" gave it high reviews, saying, ""The Kazakhstani journalist gave us some"
"Steve Furst Steven Jonathan Furst (born 3 September 1967) is a British comedian, actor and writer. He starred in the Orange mobile phone cinema adverts in the UK (with Brennan Brown), playing the role of Eliot, a spoof studio executive and has appeared regularly in the BBC comedy television programme ""Little Britain"" as well as cabaret character ""Lenny Beige"". He first worked in comedy writing for Chris Evans's ""Power Up"" show on BSB's Power Station music channel in 1990. He then set up Britain's first comedy magazine called ""The Heckler"". In 1992, he worked as a stand-up comedian and promoter,"
"should keep or ""abort"" her unborn baby. Gastineau said to ""abort it"". Gastineau said she was 'joking around' and, in a later interview, said she was aware of the satirical nature of her appearance, saying: ""I was just playing along. Anyone who is going to see Bruno knows it's a comedy, and I was totally joking around! I was not serious."" She says she's seen the movie and ""thought it was amazing."" Sacha Baron Cohen, she adds, ""is a genius."" Brittny Gastineau Brittny Gastineau (born November 11, 1982) is an American model, socialite, and reality television personality. Gastineau was born"
"British media. At the 2006 MTV Movie Awards, Borat introduced Gnarls Barkley's performance of ""Crazy"", where he made a comment about Jessica Simpson, saying that he liked her mouth and that he could see it clearly through her denim pants. At the 2006 UK premiere of ""Borat"", he arrived in Leicester Square in a cart pulled by a mule and a number of ""Kazakh women,"" announcing: ""Good evening, gentleman and prostitutes. After this I stay in a hotel in Kings Cross. We will all drink, wrestle with no clothes on and shoot dogs from the window."" Baron Cohen has been"
"Graham Norton Graham William Walker (born 4 April 1963), known professionally as Graham Norton, is an Irish television and radio presenter, comedian, actor, and author based in the United Kingdom. He is a five-time BAFTA TV Award winner for his comedy chat show ""The Graham Norton Show"" and an eight-time award winner, overall. Originally shown on BBC Two before moving to other slots on BBC One, it succeeded ""Friday Night with Jonathan Ross"" in BBC One's prestigious late-Friday-evening slot in 2010. He also presents on BBC Radio 2 and is the BBC television commentator of the Eurovision Song Contest, which"
"Bruno the Kid Bruno the Kid is an animated series produced in 1996. This cartoon stars Bruce Willis as the voice of an 11-year-old boy who becomes a top spy for a secret espionage organization. The organization, named Globe, contacts Bruno via his computer and a special gadget watch, and are completely unaware of their top spy's young age, as he hides behind a computer simulated avatar of a full grown man (in the image of Bruce Willis). The members of Globe that Bruno works with in person, such as Jarlesburg (voiced by Tony Jay), and Harris (voiced by Mark"
"Wikimedia was ordered to pay of the costs. Loriot Bernhard-Victor Christoph-Carl von Bülow (12 November 1923 – 22 August 2011), known as Vicco von Bülow (from Bernhard-Victor Christoph-Carl) or Loriot, was a German comedian, humorist, cartoonist, film director, actor and writer. He is best known for his cartoons, the sketches from his 1976 television series ""Loriot"", alongside Evelyn Hamann, and his two movies, ""Ödipussi"" (1988) and ""Pappa Ante Portas"" (1991). On the television series ""Unsere Besten"" (""Our Best""), Loriot was ranked the 54th best German ever. In a special comedy episode of ""Unsere Besten"", he was ranked as the most"
"""The 11 O'Clock Show"", and since then, he has received two BAFTA Awards for ""Da Ali G Show"", several Emmy nominations, a nomination for an Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay, and a Golden Globe for Best Actor for his work in the feature film ""Borat"". After the release of ""Borat"", Baron Cohen stated that because the public had become too familiar with the characters, he would retire Borat and Ali G. Similarly, after the release of ""Brüno"", Baron Cohen stated he would also retire the title character. At the 2012 British Comedy Awards, he received the Outstanding Achievement Award,"
"Bruno Nogueira Bruno Nogueira (born 31 January 1982) is a Portuguese actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, and television host. He started his career as an actor, on a soap opera called ""Anjo Selvagem"" in 2002. In 2003 he started hosting Curto Circuito on the cable channel Sic Radical. However, it was through the Stand-Up Comedy that he has become best known, in programs such as ""Levanta-te e Ri"" (2003/06), ""Manobras de Diversão"" (2004/05) or ""HermanSIC"" (2004/05). In 2008 he started the comedy show Os Contemporâneos relying primarily on satire of current political and social issues. The final episode aired August"
"and then as Borat on 3 November 2005 in Lisbon, Portugal. Baron Cohen appeared out of character to accept an award at the British Comedy Awards in December 2006. He said at the time that Borat could not make it to the awards as ""he's guest of honour at the Holocaust denial conference in Tehran"", referring to the International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust. ""Borat"" director Larry Charles explains that Baron Cohen generally appears in character partly to ""protect his weakness"", by focusing public interest on his characters rather than himself. His other reason, ""Newsweek"" claims,"
"Lex Marinos Alexander Francis Marinos (born 1 February 1949) better known by his stage name Lex Marinos is an Australian actor, director, writer, voice artist and media personality of Greek and Anglo-Saxon Australian descent. Notable for his acting role as 'Bruno', the Italian son-in-law of Ted Bullpitt, on the Australian comedy television series ""Kingswood Country"" and as host of ""Late Night Legends"" on ABC2, he was also a presenter on radio station Double Jay (2JJ, now Triple J) in the late 1970s with Ted Robinson. '2JJ Station of the stars...and Ted and Lex'. Marinos was born on 1 February 1949"
"the use of parody. In fact there are many foreign films chosen by the two above you to pluck a fun comedy, as the saga of James Bond and that of the great adventure films. Franco Franchi Franco Franchi (born Francesco Benenato, 18 September 1928 – 9 December 1992) was an Italian comedian. He was born in Palermo, Sicily and began his career in the 1950s, although his career only really took off in the 1960s. He starred in many comedies, mainly appearing together with Ciccio Ingrassia as the comedy duo Franco and Ciccio, but also in more dramatic material"
"Seán Barrett (actor) Seán Barrett (born 4 May 1940) is an English actor and voice actor. He began acting as a child appearing on BBC children's television and in films such as ""Bang! You're Dead"", ""A Cry from the Streets"", ""War and Peace"", ""The Genie"" and ""Four Sided Triangle"". Years later he made many appearances in television and films including ""ITV Television Playhouse"", ""Z-Cars"", ""The Wednesday Play"", ""Cast a Giant Shadow"", ""Emergency-Ward 10"", ""Chronicle"", ""Armchair Theatre"", ""Hell Boats"", ""Moonstrike"", ""Attack on the Iron Coast"", ""Softly, Softly"", ""The Terrorists"", ""Robin Hood Junior"", ""BBC Play of the Month"", ""The Zoo Robbery"", ""Paul"
"three films built around Baron Cohen's characters from ""Da Ali G Show"" (2000–04): the first, ""Ali G Indahouse"", was released in 2002, and featured a cameo by Borat, and the third, ""Brüno"", was released in 2009. The film is produced by Baron Cohen's production company, Four By Two Productions (""Four By Two"" is Cockney rhyming slang for ""Jew""). The film was well received, both critically and commercially; it earned $262 million worldwide. Baron Cohen won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, as Borat, while the film was nominated for Best Motion"
"Azamat Bagatov Azamat Bagatov is a satirical character invented by English comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. Played by Ken Davitian, he is a Kazakh producer and is a supporting character in the 2006 film ""Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan"". He now works in a guesthouse. The film's comedic aspect is from the use of extreme social and cultural viewpoints and vulgar language and behavior. ""Entertainment Weekly"" gave it high reviews, saying, ""The Kazakhstani journalist gave us some of the most incisive cultural commentary ever filmed. That, and a wrestling match between butt-naked men. Something"
"the World Cup song, ""Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Jurgen Klinsmann?"". On 15 August 2009 he appeared on ""The Weakest Link"" beating Duke McKenzie in the final for £12,800. He had a small role in the 2008 British crime drama ""Cass"". Bruno made brief guest appearances in episodes of the ITV comedy show, ""Harry Hill's TV Burp"" in February and October 2011. On 21 April 2011, Bruno appeared on the ITV1 chatshow ""The Alan Titchmarsh Show"", where he was candid about his previous health issues. In 2011, he made a guest appearance in ""Sooty"". On 20 April 2012,"
"car). He is a contributor to ""Practical Classics"" magazine. He has been married twice, first to Monica De Meo (1987–1990) then to Aleks (1997–present; two sons) Chris Barrie Christopher Jonathan Brown, known professionally as Chris Barrie (born 28 March 1960), is a British actor, comedian and impressionist. He first achieved success as a vocal impressionist, notably in the ITV sketch show ""Spitting Image"". He is best known for his roles as Arnold Rimmer in the sci-fi sitcom ""Red Dwarf"", as Gordon Brittas in the BBC leisure centre sitcom ""The Brittas Empire"" and as Lara Croft's butler Hillary in the ""Tomb"
"Stephen Fry Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist. With Hugh Laurie, he is half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, who starred in ""A Bit of Fry & Laurie"" and ""Jeeves and Wooster"". Fry's acting roles include a Golden Globe Award–nominated lead performance in the film ""Wilde"", Melchett in the BBC television series ""Blackadder"", the title character in the television series ""Kingdom"", a recurring guest role as Dr Gordon Wyatt on the crime series ""Bones"", and as Gordon Deitrich in the dystopian thriller ""V for Vendetta"". He has"
"Noel Fielding Noel Fielding (born 21 May 1973) is an English comedian, writer, actor, artist, musician and television presenter. He is known for being part of The Mighty Boosh comedy troupe alongside comedy partner Julian Barratt. Born and raised in London, Fielding was educated at Croydon School of Art and Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College (now Buckinghamshire New University). During the late 1990s he became a stand-up comedian, through which he met Barratt, with whom he established the Mighty Boosh. Together, the pair produced a 2001 radio series, ""The Boosh"", for BBC Radio London. This was followed by a television series,"
"Barry Humphries John Barry Humphries, (born 17 February 1934) is an Australian comedian, actor, satirist, artist, and author. He is best known for writing and playing his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. He is also a film producer and script writer, a star of London's West End musical theatre, an award-winning writer, and an accomplished landscape painter. For his delivery of dadaist and absurdist humour to millions, biographer Anne Pender described Humphries in 2010 as not only ""the most significant theatrical figure of our time … [but] the most significant comedian to emerge"
"Kaye beginning performances 17 April 2012. Furst was scheduled to be part of the world premiere cast of Made in Dagenham from October 2014, at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End. In 2017 Steve married Rebecca Evans in The Joshua Tree National Park in California. stevefurst.com Steve Furst Steven Jonathan Furst (born 3 September 1967) is a British comedian, actor and writer. He starred in the Orange mobile phone cinema adverts in the UK (with Brennan Brown), playing the role of Eliot, a spoof studio executive and has appeared regularly in the BBC comedy television programme ""Little Britain"" as"
"in 2015 that his ex-boyfriends often resented the role they had to play in the public eye as his partner. Graham Norton Graham William Walker (born 4 April 1963), known professionally as Graham Norton, is an Irish television and radio presenter, comedian, actor, and author based in the United Kingdom. He is a five-time BAFTA TV Award winner for his comedy chat show ""The Graham Norton Show"" and an eight-time award winner, overall. Originally shown on BBC Two before moving to other slots on BBC One, it succeeded ""Friday Night with Jonathan Ross"" in BBC One's prestigious late-Friday-evening slot in"
"everyone's hero,"" she said. He replied: ""This means much more to me than many of the other things that are given to me"". 2006: The 13th Europe Music Awards was hosted by Justin Timberlake, who received Best Male and Best Pop. Timberlake joked that he only won because he agreed to present the event in Copenhagen. Depeche Mode said, ""A big thank you to the fans and a big thank you to MTV for playing our videos for twenty-five years"", after winning the award for Best Group. British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen entertained the audience with his English-mangling character Borat"
"Borat like character who lists reasons why his country should have nuclear technology (including destroying the entire Middle East and most of Central Asia so Iran can move closer to Europe to compete in Euro 2012) calling his adversaries racists. Celebrities impersonated include the populist and selfish former editor of the Daily Mirror newspaper Piers Morgan who gets a heavy object dropped on him each time; Victoria Beckham, a big headed loudmouth with a speech disorder and her dumb husband David, who is considerably shorter, going about their days working in America; Steven Spielberg; transsexual Madonna; Morgan Freeman; large breasted"
"Bruno (webcomic) Bruno was a webcomic written and drawn by Christopher Baldwin from 1 January 1996 to 14 February 2007. Its storylines revolve around the life of an introspective young woman, set in the real world. Her unusual name comes from the Italian philosopher Giordano Bruno. In 1998 Peter Zale and Baldwin created the ""first Internet comics crossover"" between their respective webcomics ""Helen, Sweetheart of the Internet"" and ""Bruno"". ""Bruno"" deals with various issues through the daily life of the main character and her friends. During the run of the comic, topics included homosexuality, religion, depression, and politics. The comic"
"Brent Butt Brent Butt (born August 3, 1966) is a Canadian actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his role as Brent Leroy on the CTV sitcom ""Corner Gas"", which he also co-created. He also created the television series ""Hiccups"" and wrote the 2013 film ""No Clue"". Born in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Butt attended Tisdale Unit Composite School. After graduating, Butt briefly attended Ontario's Sheridan College before returning to his home in Saskatchewan. While working as a drywaller, Butt and a friend started a publishing company, Windwolf Graphics. His comic, ""Existing Earth"", was nominated for a Golden Eagle Award."
"Ronnie Corbett Ronald Balfour Corbett, CBE (4 December 1930 – 31 March 2016) was a Scottish stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and broadcaster, best known for his long association with Ronnie Barker in the BBC television comedy sketch show ""The Two Ronnies"". He achieved prominence in David Frost's 1960s satirical comedy programme ""The Frost Report"" (with Barker) and subsequently starred in sitcoms such as ""No – That's Me Over Here!"", ""Now Look Here"", and ""Sorry!"" Corbett was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of William Balfour Corbett (1898–1974), a master baker, and his London-born wife Annie Elizabeth Corbett (""née"" Main; 1900–1991)."