Is Sasha Baron Cohen Funny?

**Gavin Scott** )) Sat 19 May, 2012 14:24

He must be if some folk laugh, but I don't get him. As far back as Ali G I felt he was over-rated. Not sure how he's managed to escalate himself to motion pictures either.

Will Gompertz has interviewed him (barely - it was a terrible interview with Gompertz thinking he's Cohen's "latest victim" by playing another character), but taking it at face value he [Cohen] suggests that his comedy inspiration stems from being a persecuted Jew.

Quite how you reconcile this with the characters he's created, I'd be interested to know.

So - funny or pile of shite?

**bilky asko** )) Sat 19 May, 2012 14:42

His amazing power to annoy is what makes him so funny, simply put.

**marksi** )) Sat 19 May, 2012 15:44

Pile of shite.

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**madmusician** )) Sat 19 May, 2012 15:54

I think I was of the age when Borat was released to find the general offensiveness rebellious enough to find funny. However, I thought that the main storyline got very silly very quickly. Haven't seen anything of his since, nor am I planning to see The Dictator, so I think, yes, overrated is probably correct.

**Alexia** )) Sat 19 May, 2012 16:02

The real test of his abilities will come when the Freddie Mercury biopic comes out. I will reserve judgment on him until then. Get it right, he will prove himself as a talented performer.

Get it wrong, and it will prove that all his ability consists of is getting dressed up in various stereotypical outfits and acting "outrageously" to provoke a reaction from the ill-informed, ignorant and the undeserving.

**Nick Harvey** )) Sat 19 May, 2012 19:51

I'm with marksi.

**Neil DG** )) Sat 19 May, 2012 20:21

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

And in case anyone was in any doubt:

No.

**martindtanderson** )) Sat 19 May, 2012 20:25

I feel the same way about Ricky Gervais. Can't stand the guy, not one little bit!

**Neil DG** )) Sat 19 May, 2012 22:36

martindtanderson wrote:I feel the same way about Ricky Gervais. Can't stand the guy, not one little bit!

Absolutely.

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