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Culture shock.


Borat

* Directed by Larry Charles * Starring Sacha Baron Cohen
For the figure skater, see Sasha Cohen.


Sacha Noam Baron Cohen[1] (born 13 October, 1971) is an English comedian, writer and actor most noted for his comic characters Borat (a Kazakh reporter), Ali G (a junglist-hip hop gangsta wannabe
 * 20th Century Fox

Sacha Baron Cohen is best known in the United States for his HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO)
A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber.

Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy
 series Da Ali G Show Da Ali G Show was the name of two related satirical TV series starring British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and featuring the character Ali G.

The original (single season) series was made by Channel 4 in the UK, and the second (two season) series by Channel 4 in the UK
, which features the comedian's alter egos interviewing ignorant people and humiliating them for our pleasure. That setup gets the feature-length treatment in Borat, named for Cohen's clueless Kazakh TV reporter, who comes to the States on a mission to find Pamela Anderson.

Along the way, Borat is hilariously schooled in American etiquette by a series of unsuspecting experts. At a rodeo, Borat informs a Southern man that gays are hanged in Kazakhstan, to which the Southerner heartily responds, 'We're trying to do the same here." Borat also kisses men on the lips, shares sexually provocative photographs of an underage male relative, bonds with drunken frat boys, and engages his hirsute hirsute - Occasionally used as a humorous synonym for hairy.  producer in a nude brawl riddled with Kama Sutra-worthy positions. Miraculously, Cohen cohen
 or kohen

(Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male.
 maintains a straight face throughout this absurdity. Trust us, you won't.
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Title Annotation:Borat
Author:Ferber, Lawrence
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief article
Date:Nov 21, 2006
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