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Sacha Baron Cohen, crime-fighting Obama show why satire is a dying art under Trump

sudshr47 July 17, 2018

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Nearly 20 months into the international embarrassment that is the Trump administration, faced with the prospect that its president may well be a Russian asset of some sort, Americans are in dire need of a laugh. 

Yet political comedians seem incapable of beating or even matching the sheer self-evident ridiculousness of the moment. (Heck, we feel their pain: It’s an impossible task for journalists to keep up with the news, let alone comedians.) 

In Trump Year 2, satire may not be dead exactly — but it’s certainly on life support. 

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Showtime is not having Sarah Palin’s lies about Sacha Baron Cohen’s show

sudshr47 July 17, 2018

Sacha Baron Cohen isn’t done with Sarah Palin.
Following Palin’s claims that Baron Cohen “duped” her into an interview for Who Is America? by passing himself off as an American veteran with disabilities, “fake wheelchair and all,” Showtime has releas…

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This moment in Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Who Is America?’ is truly alarming for women

sudshr47 July 16, 2018

This article contains spoilers for Who Is America? Episode 1.
There are more than a few jaw-dropping moments in Sacha Baron Cohen’s new show, Who Is America?, but there’s one particularly fleeting incident you shouldn’t brush under the carpet.
It’s t…

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Sacha Baron Cohen’s new show: Is it worth watching?

sudshr47 July 15, 2018

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Sacha Baron Cohen’s Who Is America? created quite the buzz leading up to its release, with prominent conservative politicians reacting with outrage as they realized Cohen was effectively pranking them.

The series premiere is now streaming on Showtime (free for a limited time), and in true Cohen fashion, it’s got people talking.

Showtime hosted a screening of the first episode before its release, and it impacted Cohen’s comedy peers.

The first episode of the new @SachaBaronCohen show is available on the Show Time app and it’s incredible.

— Travon Free (@Travon) July 15, 2018 Read more…

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Sacha Baron Cohen got a bunch of GOP congressmen to say arming toddlers is a good idea

sudshr47 July 15, 2018

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Am I surprised that a bunch of Republican congressman endorsed arming toddlers? No. But, as usual, I wish I had higher expectations.

Sacha Baron Cohen’s new show, Who Is America?, began streaming Saturday night before its official premiere on Sunday. As you probably already know thanks to Sarah Palin’s extensive complaining, it’s classic Cohen fare — the comedian has been interviewing U.S. politicians and lobbyists while wearing disguises for the past year. 

In a portion of the first episode, Cohen assumes the persona of Erran Morrad, an “Israeli anti-terrorism expert” pushing a program called Kinderguardians, which would train children as young as three how to use firearms.  Read more…

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Roy Moore ALSO duped by Sacha Baron Cohen. What is wrong with people?

sudshr47 July 12, 2018

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Sacha Baron Cohen really fooled some big names in right-wing politics while shooting his new show.

Far-right politician Roy Moore was apparently duped into participating in Cohen’s upcoming series Who Is America?, where the comedian went undercover for a year to interview unwitting politicians. While we don’t know if Moore will actually be featured in the show, the disgraced former judge confirmed he was interviewed by Cohen in a statement obtained by NBC News.

Roy Moore says he was duped by Sacha Baron Cohen for his new CBS/Showtime series & threatens legal action “If Showtime airs a defamatory attack on my character…” pic.twitter.com/ovQjdXGyjw

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Sarah Palin tears into Sacha Baron Cohen after being ‘duped’ into fake interview

sudshr47 July 11, 2018

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Sarah Palin thought she was going to be in a “legit Showtime historical documentary.” Turns out, it was just a prank by trickster Sacha Baron Cohen.

For his anticipated new seven-episode series Who Is America? Cohen has apparently been filming interviews with U.S. politicians for a year — but often in disguise or undercover.

And that includes Palin, who says she was “duped” into travelling across the country with her daughter for an interview with Cohen, who “had heavily disguised himself as a disabled US Veteran, fake wheelchair and all.” The interview was apparently requested through a “speakers bureau.” Read more…

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Jesus, Dick Cheney looks to be happily signing a waterboarding kit in teaser for Sacha Baron Cohen show

sudshr47 July 9, 2018

The teases for Sacha Baron Cohen’s next project are getting better and better.
Cohen’s latest teaser for his upcoming series features one of the most controversial figures from the George W. Bush administration: The pro-torture vice president who fam…

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Sacha Baron Cohen teases possible Trump-related project with cryptic video

sudshr47 July 5, 2018

The man behind the characters Borat, Brüno, and Ali G is teasing a new project that may be related to Donald Trump.
Infamous satirist Sacha Baron Cohen tweeted out a video on Wednesday, July 4, that appears to tease what may be a new character, …

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