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Title: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: MMaRsu on July 15, 2018, 07:43:56 AM
Ok I am watching this and it is legit hilarious. His first interview with Bernie talking about moving the other 99% into the 1% was so stupid  :lol.

https://youtu.be/QkXeMoBPSDk

https://youtu.be/02ZYoR-uI4Q

I'd advise you all to watch it, it's funny as hell.

This show is all about dolphin cuckolding now as well

Also, should we give guns to three year olds and train them to be anti blink 182 and anti terror?
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: paprikastaude on July 15, 2018, 07:46:18 AM
Hope it's good, the Ali G bit at the Oscars made me miss his shows. His standard comedy flicks were meh.
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: VomKriege on July 15, 2018, 07:47:35 AM
The guy in the thumbnail was pretty good on the Opposition with J.Klepper. I think that's when he confronted the crisis actor playing Alex Jones.
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: agrajag on July 15, 2018, 08:40:27 AM
why you watching info wars tho
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: MMaRsu on July 15, 2018, 09:13:02 AM
Im not I was just looking on Youtube for something to put here but sadly I could not really find anything I thought this might be good enough alex jones talking about it
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: nudemacusers on July 15, 2018, 09:22:17 AM
LMAO sorry whatever sacha is doing and i'm sure it's great he can never beat that opening infowars channel idenfication, never seen that before. :dead

YOU. ARE. THE. RESISTANCE.
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: seagrams hotsauce on July 15, 2018, 09:23:46 AM
dahell is with the rollout of this? i figured maybe they dropped the first ep early for free to build hype but looking at Showtimes site it seems like it's still behind the paywall. i wonder why they put it up online ahead of the premiere. i guess maybe it makes sense since more people can watch during the day? idk, odd
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: agrajag on July 15, 2018, 09:31:07 AM
Damnit, I don't want to have to pay for Showtime again just for this. I already did it for Twin Peaks.
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: MMaRsu on July 15, 2018, 09:54:17 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/T8zLyow.jpg)

Y' all kids ready to get learnt with guns and friendly Uzicorn and Pappy Pistol?
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: seagrams hotsauce on July 15, 2018, 10:06:31 AM
just finished it. seems to lean on gross-out stuff a little more than i expected from a politically themed show. the end bit was wonderful though. the 'blink 182' line in particular is incredible
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: warcock on July 15, 2018, 10:11:22 AM
Jesus christ info wars is like the most charitable marketing out there, not only that the fan base is rabid as all fuck, prob buy showtime just to shout at the TV.
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: paprikastaude on July 15, 2018, 11:29:55 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkXeMoBPSDk

:dead
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: thisismyusername on July 15, 2018, 11:34:34 AM
Quote from: Thread title
Who Is America ?

Stephen Colbert (https://www.amazon.com/Am-America-So-Can-You/dp/B0047GNCVC). I thought we established that a decade ago.
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: paprikastaude on July 15, 2018, 11:39:10 AM
https://twitter.com/WalshFreedom/status/1018481114158194688
 :lol
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: nudemacusers on July 15, 2018, 11:43:00 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkXeMoBPSDk

:dead
lol how did that guy fool anyone with that israeli character :lol, he looks like a makeup freak and sounds like borat. I guess it's easier when you appeal to one's ego and narcissistic to be on television.
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: agrajag on July 15, 2018, 11:51:13 AM
He looks like the frankenstein monster  :lol
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: MMaRsu on July 15, 2018, 12:23:57 PM
Updated the OP with a nice preview.
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: paprikastaude on July 15, 2018, 12:37:22 PM
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: Kara on July 15, 2018, 12:41:02 PM
^Shite goes in the shite thread and nowhere else.

Anyway, just shocked to see Dana Rohrabacher in this.
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: agrajag on July 15, 2018, 01:14:22 PM
True, Ree shit should be quarantined
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 15, 2018, 01:14:31 PM
Congrats to Borat for tricking conservative mouth breathers into saying the shit they say every day on Fox News anyway, but now I gotta buy a premium channel to see it. :bow
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: curly on July 15, 2018, 01:38:48 PM
The way he walked :dead
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: paprikastaude on July 15, 2018, 01:41:05 PM
Congrats to Borat for tricking conservative mouth breathers into saying the shit they say every day on Fox News anyway, but now I gotta buy a premium channel to see it. :bow

 :hhh
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: Nintex on July 15, 2018, 03:13:00 PM
He missed a shot by not calling Kushner and getting to discuss this with the big man himself.  :doge
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: warcock on July 15, 2018, 03:17:38 PM
i really really really like his isreali commando character like alot
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: Leadbelly on July 15, 2018, 03:34:36 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkXeMoBPSDk

:dead
lol how did that guy fool anyone with that israeli character :lol, he looks like a makeup freak and sounds like borat. I guess it's easier when you appeal to one's ego and narcissistic to be on television.

It's an exaggerated 'comical' voice. However, his mother is Israeli so you would think he has some idea of how it sounds.

That said, I think his schtick is getting a bit tiring now. I think the part I liked the most was his walk.
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: MMaRsu on July 15, 2018, 05:57:05 PM
The guy making paintings with his own feces was also pretty funny, although a bit left field considering the rest of the bits :p.
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: Stoney Mason on July 15, 2018, 10:23:54 PM
Watched it. It was funny. It's always funny to see dumb people get caught and then whine about getting caught.

The gun segment was classic.

There are always these little small bits of wordplay or little small elements that make these bits


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"The science behind this program is proven. At age 4, a child processes images 80% faster than a human; meaning like owls, they can see in slow motion"
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: Tasty on July 15, 2018, 10:38:42 PM
The extra spaces in the thread title are pushing this thread towards my new ignore list.  :rage
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Assimilate on July 15, 2018, 11:40:44 PM
Despite the gun segment being really good because of how insane it is none of the show was particularly funny.
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: MMaRsu on July 16, 2018, 08:17:32 AM
The extra spaces in the thread title are pushing this thread towards my new ignore list.  :rage

What extra spaces?
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: warcock on July 16, 2018, 08:19:45 AM
Despite the gun segment being really good because of how insane it is none of the show was particularly funny.

I'm glad i liked it then. Man cohen is really good at milking cringe, it is quite extraordinary.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: nudemacusers on July 16, 2018, 08:31:18 AM
watched; it was ok? I mean, his characters ranged from alright to pretty good (I thought the NPR dude & vet were the most effective cosmetic jobs)... but I feel like we're in a media age now where we don't need characters to expose the insanity of politics/modern culture; we have twitter now giving us a direct tap to our veins.

also this better culminate into a trump interview with a special one off character. :bolo
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: paprikastaude on July 16, 2018, 10:10:08 AM
watched; it was ok? I mean, his characters ranged from alright to pretty good (I thought the NPR dude & vet were the most effective cosmetic jobs)... but I feel like we're in a media age now where we don't need characters to expose the insanity of politics/modern culture; we have twitter now giving us a direct tap to our veins.

also this better culminate into a trump interview with a special one off character. :bolo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SaHW6Y7_Yg
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: agrajag on July 16, 2018, 11:09:24 AM
I think some of you guys are susceptible to hyperbole. There is no one going on Fox News and saying we should arm kindergardeners. By giving them a little push and encouragement, he is exposing some fools. After all these years. SBC is a genius!   :heartbeat
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Assimilate on July 16, 2018, 11:11:17 AM
I think some of you guys are susceptible to hyperbole. There is no one going on Fox News and saying we should arm kindergardeners. By giving them a little push and encouragement, he is exposing some fools. After all these years. SBC is a genius!   :heartbeat
Yeah but the shock value isn't really there. We've heard so much crazy shit over the last 3 years that all of that stuff was already within the realm of possibility.

 
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: paprikastaude on July 16, 2018, 11:19:32 AM
They probably previewed the Israeli segment because they knew it was the best. But I guess that sent some wrong signals about what SBC does usually. Sometimes you get political commentary, but other times it's just him asking people preschooler questions that don't aim for any particular meaning other than being dumb. This might not become as classic as HBO's Ali G, but so far it was good enough for the humour I expected and missed from him.
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: HardcoreRetro on July 16, 2018, 11:50:11 AM
The extra spaces in the thread title are pushing this thread towards my new ignore list.  :rage

What extra spaces?

It should look like: "Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: nudemacusers on July 18, 2018, 08:08:48 AM
https://deadline.com/2018/07/sacha-baron-cohen-who-is-america-ratings-low-debut-showtime-1202427802/

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Just 327,000 sets of eyeballs tuned in to the premium cabler on Sunday night to see the Borat star spoof Senator Bernie Sanders, gun activists, Trent Lott, supporters of Donald Trump and more in the first episode of the series. Among the key demographic of adults 18-49, Who Is America? pulled in a low 0.1 rating. That put the secretive and controversial Who Is America? in the hinterland of the 70th highest-rated original show on cable on July 15.

The failing Sacha Baron Cohen :trumps
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: chronovore on July 18, 2018, 11:11:05 AM
FAKE NEWS
:trumps
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Nabbis on July 18, 2018, 11:13:57 AM
Anyone can pm me a link?  :-* Or is that 10min segment the whole thing?

Nvm, found it.

One of the shitty things of living in Yurop is that can't fucking watch anything here.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: paprikastaude on July 18, 2018, 11:42:26 AM
Twin Peaks all over again :fbm
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Stoney Mason on July 18, 2018, 02:58:32 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/07/16/sacha-baron-cohens-art-gallery-victim-has-few-things-say-man-who-trolled-her/?utm_term=.9b88db38572c


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I know you haven’t seen the segment yet, but at least at the moment it doesn’t sound like you have regrets.

I don’t. He duped me? He made me the fool? Am I supposed to be upset? That’s okay. I don’t care. Sacha Baron Cohen doesn’t impress me. I’ve been with billionaires, and I’ve been with bag ladies. No one is better than the other. It will come around and get him. These things always come around.

 :jawalrus
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: agrajag on July 18, 2018, 03:03:42 PM
nevermind, found a way to watch it  :teehee

Also, who the hell has Showtime anyway.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Brehvolution on July 18, 2018, 03:18:11 PM
Me
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: MMaRsu on July 18, 2018, 03:28:54 PM
Anyone can pm me a link?  :-* Or is that 10min segment the whole thing?

Nvm, found it.

One of the shitty things of living in Yurop is that can't fucking watch anything here.

You know how to torrent shit right? Dafuq
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Stoney Mason on July 18, 2018, 03:30:39 PM
Anyone can pm me a link?  :-* Or is that 10min segment the whole thing?

Nvm, found it.

One of the shitty things of living in Yurop is that can't fucking watch anything here.

You know how to torrent shit right? Dafuq

To be fair torrenting in 2018 is kind of

:goty2


Terrarium TV people.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: agrajag on July 18, 2018, 03:31:23 PM
rarbg ftw
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: MMaRsu on July 18, 2018, 03:54:56 PM
Anyone can pm me a link?  :-* Or is that 10min segment the whole thing?

Nvm, found it.

One of the shitty things of living in Yurop is that can't fucking watch anything here.

You know how to torrent shit right? Dafuq

To be fair torrenting in 2018 is kind of

:goty2


Terrarium TV people.

Torrenting is still miles ahead of streaming anything, since Netflix Netherlands sucks ass. Once they removed access to US Netflix I just started downloading shows again.

I also havent used cable tv for the two years Ive had it lol
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: agrajag on July 18, 2018, 03:59:02 PM
You wouldn't get Showtime produced shows on Netflix anyway
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Stoney Mason on July 18, 2018, 04:53:12 PM
Anyone can pm me a link?  :-* Or is that 10min segment the whole thing?

Nvm, found it.

One of the shitty things of living in Yurop is that can't fucking watch anything here.

You know how to torrent shit right? Dafuq

To be fair torrenting in 2018 is kind of

:goty2


Terrarium TV people.

Torrenting is still miles ahead of streaming anything, since Netflix Netherlands sucks ass. Once they removed access to US Netflix I just started downloading shows again.

I also havent used cable tv for the two years Ive had it lol

Whatever works for you.

I don't torrent anything nowadays though. There are enough free apps that basically achieve the same effect as netflix without having to expose yourself potentially to the same legal issues involved around torrenting. I even prefer a solution like megalinks by comparison which is also a better legal option and then stream it from whatever device to your TV. But I don't want to turn this thread into a best ways to pirate TV nowadays. Lots of easy ways to google that.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: seagrams hotsauce on July 18, 2018, 05:03:14 PM
just an fyi to anyone who wants to watch stuff and doesn't wanna bother with torrents cuz of hd space or whatever; you can just search 'show name s01e01 (s meaning season number, e meaning episode number of what you're looking for) streaming free' and you'll find a bunch of sites with basically every show or movie ever. granted you have to watch it in a browser but if you wanna throw it on a tablet it works fine
Title: Re: Who Is America ? ( Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show )
Post by: naff on July 18, 2018, 07:35:30 PM
The way he walked :dead

Such a classic small macho man walk. We call it the invisible Lat walk.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: naff on July 18, 2018, 07:53:46 PM
I really liked the contrast between Billy Wayne Ruddick and Dr Nira Donatello or whatever. Sure, they were heavy pastiches of other characters, but I loved watching Cohen draw on Tambor and David Cross, and the old school camp as hell Republican couple were perfect. "dont judge honey" :lol couldn't be more supportive of simple messages lampooning the idiocy and solopsism of the left and right in 'murica.

Col. Erran Morad cleaned house tho
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: MMaRsu on July 19, 2018, 01:18:37 PM
You wouldn't get Showtime produced shows on Netflix anyway

Also there is no Showtime in The Netherlands either so yea...

Anyway cant wait for episode 2 next sunday :D
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: kingv on July 19, 2018, 01:27:37 PM
I think my favorite Cohen skit was from one of his Beitish specials when he’s like interviewing some police dude that clearly thinks he’s doing some sort of special about the dangers of drugs, and he starts asking if it’s legal to have a couple of kilos of hash for personal use and if LSD can actually make you fly.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: benjipwns on July 19, 2018, 09:54:46 PM
and the old school camp as hell Republican couple were perfect. "dont judge honey" :lol
this sorta reminded me a bit of the scene in Borat where he attends that dinner and tries to do everything possible to make the people offended and utterly fails to where he basically has to bail out of the scene

i'm sure they talked horrible shit about him after he left, but i always thought that was one of the more effective parts of the movie even if maybe unintended or not what Cohen wanted...the frat brothers' scene was kinda similar in how much they accepted Borat

i mean, that's a lot of Cohen's stuff, seeing how far people will go with his absurd characters, but i like when it fails in, comedic terms, the opposite way into where the joke gets reversed onto him...like Bernie's thing was it failing to basically nowhere since Sanders basically wasn't even playing along
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: paprikastaude on July 20, 2018, 07:01:51 AM
I don't think it failed when the stupidity of his characters is funny enough. You didn't get "exposure" out of every Borat and Bruno skit, plus Ali G was always just dumb and I think there was only two times people walked out of the interview.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwARY7Kk8ek

Dude doesn't seem too upset either, but it's still hilarious.  :doge
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: agrajag on July 20, 2018, 10:24:37 AM
Ok, saw the whole episode. I thought it was absolutely brilliant. He went peak Ali G mode here, but with different characters instead of the three classic ones that had run their course. The shit artist bit was hilarious and he got the lady to donate her pubes to him

 :dead
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: warcock on July 20, 2018, 11:05:04 AM
https://deadline.com/2018/07/sacha-baron-cohen-who-is-america-ratings-low-debut-showtime-1202427802/

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Just 327,000 sets of eyeballs tuned in to the premium cabler on Sunday night to see the Borat star spoof Senator Bernie Sanders, gun activists, Trent Lott, supporters of Donald Trump and more in the first episode of the series. Among the key demographic of adults 18-49, Who Is America? pulled in a low 0.1 rating. That put the secretive and controversial Who Is America? in the hinterland of the 70th highest-rated original show on cable on July 15.

The failing Sacha Baron Cohen :trumps


Commercially speaking, they need to get this out there, shit would probably fire in europe, china and canada right now.  LEL AMERICANS FUCK DOLPHINS??
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: kingv on July 20, 2018, 11:54:40 AM
and the old school camp as hell Republican couple were perfect. "dont judge honey" :lol
this sorta reminded me a bit of the scene in Borat where he attends that dinner and tries to do everything possible to make the people offended and utterly fails to where he basically has to bail out of the scene

i'm sure they talked horrible shit about him after he left, but i always thought that was one of the more effective parts of the movie even if maybe unintended or not what Cohen wanted...the frat brothers' scene was kinda similar in how much they accepted Borat

i mean, that's a lot of Cohen's stuff, seeing how far people will go with his absurd characters, but i like when it fails in, comedic terms, the opposite way into where the joke gets reversed onto him...like Bernie's thing was it failing to basically nowhere since Sanders basically wasn't even playing along

Cohen should have known that Bernie was just going to talk about The same things he always does no matter what you ask him.

Just like he mansplained to Queen all while being a Russian plant.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Purrp Skirrp on July 20, 2018, 01:52:14 PM
prefer a solution like megalinks

RIP to r/megalinks.

Terrarium TV looks interesting; looks similar to some of those Kodi addons, e.g. Exodus.

It'll work with an NVIDIA Shield TV too, which I've been eyeing for a while.

(https://i.imgur.com/qxRT0pg.png)

Nathan Fielder as a consulting producer :mynicca
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: paprikastaude on July 20, 2018, 01:58:20 PM
https://deadline.com/2018/07/sacha-baron-cohen-who-is-america-ratings-low-debut-showtime-1202427802/

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Just 327,000 sets of eyeballs tuned in to the premium cabler on Sunday night to see the Borat star spoof Senator Bernie Sanders, gun activists, Trent Lott, supporters of Donald Trump and more in the first episode of the series. Among the key demographic of adults 18-49, Who Is America? pulled in a low 0.1 rating. That put the secretive and controversial Who Is America? in the hinterland of the 70th highest-rated original show on cable on July 15.

The failing Sacha Baron Cohen :trumps


Commercially speaking, they need to get this out there, shit would probably fire in europe, china and canada right now.  LEL AMERICANS FUCK DOLPHINS??

It was actually reported on local news here on several channels when they've announced it. People that I talk to know it exists, but it's not on Netflix or anything (unlike other US TV shows that they pick up, something like Better Call Saul comes on Netflix weekly instead of TV over here). Dropped the ball.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on July 20, 2018, 02:46:56 PM
prefer a solution like megalinks

RIP to r/megalinks.

Terrarium TV looks interesting; looks similar to some of those Kodi addons, e.g. Exodus.

It'll work with an NVIDIA Shield TV too, which I've been eyeing for a while.

(https://i.imgur.com/qxRT0pg.png)

Nathan Fielder as a consulting producer :mynicca

Most of the megalinks people moved over to this forum https://forum.snahp.it which usually has shows within a day or two of them airing.

For this show I just started a Showtime trial and I'll pay for a month after it ends.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Stoney Mason on July 22, 2018, 11:36:11 PM
Big Winners:


idiotic reality TV star

 :jawalrus


Racist Georgia State Representative

 :neogaf


Building a mosque in red neck town

 :mynicca


Post credit sequence of State Rep yelling sand distinguished black fellow and biting a penis

 :lawd


Great 30 minutes.

Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: naff on July 23, 2018, 12:19:48 AM
I don't think it failed when the stupidity of his characters is funny enough. You didn't get "exposure" out of every Borat and Bruno skit, plus Ali G was always just dumb and I think there was only two times people walked out of the interview.

Agreed. I saw Billy Wayne Ruddick and Dr SJW as intentionally reflexive characters that were more about lampooning the idiocy of the stereotypes they were conveying in the presence of those who we'd expect to hold those stereotypes. I imagine he intended those guests to be polite and play themselves without being over the top (otherwise he would've chosen other people) Bernie plays the paternalistic, patronising liberal elite contrasted with the old, white, wealthy, southern GOP stalwarts. Those skits didn't intend to expose their guests, but use them as a tool to expose the divide e.g. either side thinks the other is so ridiculous, they just swallow each characters absurdity.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: agrajag on July 23, 2018, 12:32:55 AM
Yeah, I think people view Ali G with somewhat rose colored glasses. There were many brilliant segments and interviews, but there was also quite a bit of filler with Cohen's characters just doing dumb stuff. But the dumb stuff was still funny then and is still funny now, to me. It's still real to me, damnit!

Even the part where he had a chance to talk to the future US President/The Most Powerful Man In The World Donald Trump, he wasted that opportunity pitching him his dumb ice cream gloves invention.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Stoney Mason on July 23, 2018, 01:10:35 AM
https://politics.myajc.com/blog/politics/georgia-lawmaker-uses-racial-slurs-drops-pants-humiliating-segment/vNIDCsPu8FgZx7uzmRkrQN/

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Spencer told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution last week that the show’s producers “took advantage of my fears that I would be attacked by someone” to convince him to appear on the program.

“They exploited my state of mind for profit and notoriety,” said Spencer, who said he was denied the chance to have final approval over what will air.

 :dead

You can't make this shit up. So good.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Freyj on July 23, 2018, 01:16:14 AM
This thing is ruining careers weekly and it whips ass.

Don’t forget that he got Dick Cheney to
spoiler (click to show/hide)
sign a mother fucking water boarding jug
[close]
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Stoney Mason on July 23, 2018, 01:18:54 AM
He's so good at slipping in little jokes that are amazing. I love when he talks to Cheney and he asks him which is his favorite war, Iraq 1, Iraq 2, as if they are movies. His fanboy attitude towards cheney is so just sweet, yet diabolical at the same time at disarming Cheney.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: agrajag on July 23, 2018, 01:22:02 AM
https://www.instagram.com/p/BljRiQojdo9/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1j4rp3kr6x8ng
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: agrajag on July 23, 2018, 02:06:56 AM
Holy shit, I am watching the part where the GOP congressman (the burka ban guy) starts doing a racist Chinese impression completely unprovoked and I am dying laughing. How can anyone say this shit isn't funny?

edit: holy shit he starts screaming distinguished black fellow, wtf

edit 2: and now he's running backwards trying to touch him with his bare buttocks

 :dead :dead :dead
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Purrp Skirrp on July 23, 2018, 02:12:55 AM
Let the credits play out too.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: warcock on July 23, 2018, 02:19:41 AM
Holy shit, I am watching the part where the GOP congressman (the burka ban guy) starts doing a racist Chinese impression completely unprovoked and I am dying laughing. How can anyone say this shit isn't funny?

edit: holy shit he starts screaming distinguished black fellow, wtf

edit 2: and now he's running backwards trying to touch him with his bare buttocks

 :dead :dead :dead


I am a minute in, and I CANNOT, but i mean CANNNOOOOTTTT believe Spencer hasn't been payed to play act his racist chinese impression. RED DRAGON. Like how. If this is real... ffs cohen...how is he not breaking out of character and laughing like how.


edit 1: Nah fuck this, this is staged. Nah... nope.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Stoney Mason on July 23, 2018, 02:29:37 AM
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/22/arts/television/jason-spencer-sacha-cohen.html

Quote
He called the stunt “deceptive and fraudulent behavior” and “exactly why President Donald Trump was elected.”

He'd fit in perfectly with certain posters on the bore.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: agrajag on July 23, 2018, 02:32:18 AM
I'm not sure why I am still shocked by... things anymore at this point. But it's still shocking to me that people as cripplingly dumb as this Spencer fellow become elected officials in this country.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Oblivion on July 23, 2018, 02:48:49 AM
I'm not sure why I am still shocked by... things anymore at this point. But it's still shocking to me that people as cripplingly dumb as this Spencer fellow become elected officials in this country.

To me, it's not the antics that were shocking, but the fact that these guys don't seem to do any background checks.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: agrajag on July 23, 2018, 02:51:01 AM
 :lol :lol :lol :lol

the "dick torture" bit. God, I don't know why I get such a kick out of this juvenile ass shit. Cohen is king.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: agrajag on July 23, 2018, 02:53:32 AM
I'm not sure why I am still shocked by... things anymore at this point. But it's still shocking to me that people as cripplingly dumb as this Spencer fellow become elected officials in this country.

To me, it's not the antics that were shocking, but the fact that these guys don't seem to do any background checks.

I kind of disagree. Even if you fail to do a background check, which granted is stupid not to, how do you not recognize how ridiculous these anti-terrorist strategies are on their face?
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Stoney Mason on July 23, 2018, 03:10:32 AM
Terrarium TV looks interesting; looks similar to some of those Kodi addons, e.g. Exodus.

It'll work with an NVIDIA Shield TV too, which I've been eyeing for a while.

Kodi is nice but I get tired of dealing with the hassle of addons breaking and such. TV terrarium just grabs link so in that sense it breaks less than kodi add-ons tend to and its been actively supported for a good while now. There are competing apps that are decent to good like terrarium (showbox, teatv, morpheus tv etc, but none are the overall complete package imo like terrarium. At least for a free one. Although specifically for anime anyme is even better than terrarium.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: agrajag on July 23, 2018, 03:14:05 AM
Let the credits play out too.

yikes
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Nabbis on July 23, 2018, 06:55:37 AM
Turned it off during the conservative couple... Too much cringe and Jesus Christ if the interviewed are not in on it, you guys need a new revolution. #reeee
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: paprikastaude on July 23, 2018, 07:58:28 AM
entire episode was hot fire, jesus christ I couldn't believe what was happening in the first skit. Fucking red dragon ho-chi-minh sushi and it only got worse with that horrid lardy :dead

It's been a little overshadowed, but the truthbrary was also amazing. Mannequins :dead
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: agrajag on July 23, 2018, 10:06:55 AM
entire episode was hot fire, jesus christ I couldn't believe what was happening in the first skit. Fucking red dragon ho-chi-minh sushi and it only got worse with that horrid lardy :dead

It's been a little overshadowed, but the truthbrary was also amazing. Mannequins :dead

The second episode was exponentially better than the first. If this is a sign of things to come...

:whew

Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 23, 2018, 12:31:31 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k4pMTsa1Kw

 :foodcourt
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: paprikastaude on July 23, 2018, 12:37:26 PM
censored on youtube  :foodcourt
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Nintex on July 23, 2018, 01:15:49 PM
ISIS is kidnapping you

What will you do to get attention.

"Remove my clothes and scream"

 :neogaf

Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: TVC15 on July 23, 2018, 01:23:51 PM
Nathan Fielder had a director credit on last night's episode, apparently. Can anyone tell which segment it was?
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: kingv on July 23, 2018, 02:10:50 PM
I need to watch this now that I have read a recap of episode 2.

That’s the Cohen I know and love. Read somewhere Trump might be on this again?
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Stoney Mason on July 23, 2018, 02:31:23 PM
The mosque segment was one of the funniest thing I've seen in forever.

I couldn't stop laughing throughout the whole thing.

From the Clinton Foundation funding it. To the option A and B where B is just a larger version of A. To the townpeople trying to explain their racism to him as if he is confused. Just a gem of a piece.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: agrajag on July 23, 2018, 02:36:04 PM
The mosque segment was one of the funniest thing I've seen in forever.

I couldn't stop laughing throughout the whole thing.

From the Clinton Foundation funding it. To the option A and B where B is just a larger version of A. To the townpeople trying to explain their racism to him as if he is confused. Just a gem of a piece.

Dude I lost my shit whem he said Clinton Foundation. From his delivery, to their reaction, their overt racism, it was a perfect storm. The one redneck trying to explain to him how they "tolerate" black people in their town.

 :dead
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Stoney Mason on July 23, 2018, 02:40:23 PM
The mosque segment was one of the funniest thing I've seen in forever.

I couldn't stop laughing throughout the whole thing.

From the Clinton Foundation funding it. To the option A and B where B is just a larger version of A. To the townpeople trying to explain their racism to him as if he is confused. Just a gem of a piece.

Dude I lost my shit whem he said Clinton Foundation. From his delivery, to their reaction, their overt racism, it was a perfect storm. The one redneck trying to explain to him how they "tolerate" black people in their town.

 :dead

When he said Clinton Foundation the audience erupted because their entire world view had just been validated. Like yep,  I always knew it! Makes sense kind of head nods.

That is the kind of thing is both funny and realer than traditional news can ever be. It was so delicious.

Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Skullfuckers Anonymous on July 23, 2018, 02:45:17 PM
Nathan Fielder had a director credit on last night's episode, apparently. Can anyone tell which segment it was?

Nobody knows which one, but if I had to guess it would be the Mosque town hall since he did a very similar thing in the last season of NFY where he had a fake GE town hall.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: warcock on July 23, 2018, 02:55:44 PM
Can red dragon be my tag?
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Maiden Voyage on July 23, 2018, 03:11:50 PM
I don't like the characters as much as the Ali G era, but holy shit, the interviews/segments are insane.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: curly on July 23, 2018, 07:29:26 PM
https://twitter.com/cd_hooks/status/1021533436677382144
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Brehvolution on July 24, 2018, 10:42:55 AM
Cohen's interview on WTF was fascinating.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: seagrams hotsauce on July 24, 2018, 11:14:48 AM
He's so good at slipping in little jokes that are amazing. I love when he talks to Cheney and he asks him which is his favorite war, Iraq 1, Iraq 2, as if they are movies. His fanboy attitude towards cheney is so just sweet, yet diabolical at the same time at disarming Cheney.

and Cheney briefly senses something is kind of off about how the questioned is framed, says something like "i've never heard it put that way," and then immediately answers the question in earnest, bragging about deployment numbers and war toys :lol
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: MMaRsu on July 24, 2018, 12:11:30 PM
https://twitter.com/cd_hooks/status/1021533436677382144

Yeah I saw the smirk on his face lol

jesus christ this show is too good

the mosque bit

LOLLLLLLLL
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: agrajag on July 24, 2018, 12:40:43 PM
I may be jumping the gun a bit since we're only two episodes in, but this might be better than the Ali G show.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Stoney Mason on July 25, 2018, 02:55:11 AM
https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/breaking-lawmaker-who-used-racial-slurs-show-resigns/PZeFXPfA9xo98b62amubzN/

 :dead
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: agrajag on July 25, 2018, 02:57:17 AM
https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/breaking-lawmaker-who-used-racial-slurs-show-resigns/PZeFXPfA9xo98b62amubzN/

 :dead

SBC doing God's work

 :preach
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: chronovore on July 25, 2018, 07:22:20 AM
https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/breaking-lawmaker-who-used-racial-slurs-show-resigns/PZeFXPfA9xo98b62amubzN/

 :dead

SBC doing God's work

 :preach

Seattle's Best Coffee?
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: kingv on July 25, 2018, 08:20:18 AM
I watched the first 2 episodes (bless up mom for always getting the biggest cable package and using my first name and birthday as your password).

I think it might be less funny than Ali G show, but not necessarily worse. It’s just way more cringe. Like you’re literally embarrassed for the people. It’s incredibly shocking actually how stupid some people are that are in positions of power.

I think I like the Trump voter the best followed by the Israeli guy.

A few thoughts on skits:
- Bernie came out mostly looking just confused
- I always thought Matt Gaetz was one of the dumber Congressmen, but he’s at least smart enough not to get tricked into making that dumb video.
- the Republican dinner party was max cringe, and the husband seems to be very clearly gay.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Maiden Voyage on July 25, 2018, 08:41:09 AM
Who says conversion therapy doesn't work?
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: MMaRsu on July 25, 2018, 08:56:52 AM
Who wouldnt be gay if ur waking up next to that
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: nudemacusers on July 25, 2018, 10:11:03 AM
Amazing that at no point the dude thought ‘maybe pulling my pants down and ramming my ass into a NOT mossad agent might look bad’!??!??

:dead
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Assimilate on July 25, 2018, 10:23:47 AM
https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/breaking-lawmaker-who-used-racial-slurs-show-resigns/PZeFXPfA9xo98b62amubzN/

 :dead
More hilarious is if he doubled down and claimed there was nothing wrong with what he did.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: nudemacusers on July 25, 2018, 10:36:54 AM
Impressed that he couldn’t hide until January and reap some sweet bennies in the process.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: kingv on July 25, 2018, 11:12:22 AM
“I will turn you into a homosexual! USA!”
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: paprikastaude on July 25, 2018, 11:41:25 AM
I will infect you with the pheromone blink 182, motherfucker

On a more serious note, I'm glad that it's safe to go to Sierra Leone now. Thanks Borat :rejoice
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: MMaRsu on July 25, 2018, 12:26:57 PM
Yup that place is totally ebola free right now
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: kingv on July 25, 2018, 12:41:30 PM
I really like how he reverses himself to tell the truth in certain instances, but he does it so slyly that the marks don’t catch on.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Maiden Voyage on July 25, 2018, 04:48:15 PM
First person to step down in the wake of Cohen:
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/georgia-lawmaker-resign-racial-slurs-sacha-baron-cohen/story?id=56802041
Quote
"Rep. Jason Spencer has written to Speaker Ralston to announce his resignation from the Georgia House of Representatives effective July 31," a spokesperson for the Georgia House of Representatives told ABC News in a statement Tuesday.

I hope this isn't the last resignation from this program.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: naff on July 25, 2018, 06:33:58 PM
That Olympios piece was pretty fucked. Not a fan
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: naff on July 25, 2018, 06:59:15 PM
Would be less gross if she was someone with any clout, but it was just satire of some rich guy manipulating a young woman tryna milk her 15 minutes of fame? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Missed out on more opportunities to make some points about his character vs. just poking fun at the despo young reality tv wannabe starlet. Surprisingly tone deaf of SBC.

The rest was gold. Haven't been more impressed and confused with an SBC segment than when he got Spencer running backwards with his pants down yelling USA as a counter terrorist measure. I can't.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Stoney Mason on July 25, 2018, 07:33:14 PM
Don't agree at all about the idiotic bachelor contestant. She has a brain. She can choose not to participate like everybody else on the show.

Which is the crux of all of this show imo. You don't have to engage in poor behavior because somebody enables you to engage in poor behavior.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: shosta on July 25, 2018, 07:40:36 PM
In an interview, she tried to claim that she felt like her life was in danger. Kind of a pathetic way to weasle out of what she consented to saying.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Stoney Mason on July 25, 2018, 07:44:27 PM
In an interview, she tried to claim that she felt like her life was in danger. Kind of a pathetic way to weasle out of what she consented to saying.

They all have ridiculous excuses as to why they all did what they did. I've seen a number of interviews from the people. Instead of just admitting you know it was a stupid thing I said, and I did, and I apologize and I'll learn from it, there is always an excuse based around the fact we all know. They got tricked.

No duh. We know they got tricked. We know they were lied to. That is the whole point.  (Not aimed at you of course. Aimed at the excuses they toss out)
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: curly on July 25, 2018, 08:35:56 PM
I'm sure he's using whatever pressure tactics he can get away with to get the best result. Which in the case of a C-list reality tv star is probably a lot.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: agrajag on July 25, 2018, 08:39:30 PM
In an interview, she tried to claim that she felt like her life was in danger. Kind of a pathetic way to weasle out of what she consented to saying.

Ah, she used the same defense as Spencer. Interesting.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: curly on July 25, 2018, 08:45:44 PM
I think Spencer meant that he thought his life was in danger from terrorists lol.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: agrajag on July 25, 2018, 08:52:24 PM
I think Spencer meant that he thought his life was in danger from terrorists lol.

Yeah, I just meant they both used fear to justify their actions, and I think they are both full of rich, creamy shit.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: TVC15 on July 25, 2018, 09:49:15 PM
https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/breaking-lawmaker-who-used-racial-slurs-show-resigns/PZeFXPfA9xo98b62amubzN/

 :dead

Sacha’s done more for America than that loser prostitute Hillary has done since she lost the election, cast America into chaos, and crawled under a rock like a pathetic worm.

Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: naff on July 25, 2018, 09:50:55 PM
the manipulation in that piece felt ickier than the other stuff he does and detracted from an otherwise flawless ep. it smacked of more serious issues, particularly the power dynamic of a rich old white dude (both his character and real self) with a crew of enablers manipulating a young, relatively powerless woman into doing something she's uncomfortable with. have you ever been in a room by yourself being directed by someone 'influential' and their crew, being pressured to do something? i did some modelling when i was poor and desperate ~18/19, got into some gross situations where i questioned shit but did just kinda shut down and do i what i was told. i wasnt harassed or molested, but i am in some fairly revealing young adonis gay soft porn mags :-* which was not made clear beforehand...
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: shosta on July 25, 2018, 09:57:35 PM
They all have ridiculous excuses as to why they all did what they did. I've seen a number of interviews from the people. Instead of just admitting you know it was a stupid thing I said, and I did, and I apologize and I'll learn from it, there is always an excuse based around the fact we all know. They got tricked.

No duh. We know they got tricked. We know they were lied to. That is the whole point.  (Not aimed at you of course. Aimed at the excuses they toss out)
I dunno. Joe Walsh did exactly that, and his comments were some of the most heinous. It's a lot better if they just say they were pressured into saying something they didn't really understand. I wouldn't be caught dead admitting I intentionally said "from first grader to first grenadier." I would kill myself out of shame.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: naff on July 25, 2018, 09:58:58 PM
That's such a sick line.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: shosta on July 25, 2018, 10:04:08 PM
If I had a six year old and anyone around me suggested that my kid and/or their classmates should get weapon training because of school gunmen, I would consider them twisted and disgusting individuals who are a danger to my child and I would never purposefully interact with them ever again. It crosses such an obvious moral boundary that even though the segment was hilarious, this sick aftertaste lingers in my mouth. That's why I don't really have any sympathy for the people who were "tricked" except for maybe Dana Rohrabacher.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Stoney Mason on July 25, 2018, 11:20:24 PM
They all have ridiculous excuses as to why they all did what they did. I've seen a number of interviews from the people. Instead of just admitting you know it was a stupid thing I said, and I did, and I apologize and I'll learn from it, there is always an excuse based around the fact we all know. They got tricked.

No duh. We know they got tricked. We know they were lied to. That is the whole point.  (Not aimed at you of course. Aimed at the excuses they toss out)
I dunno. Joe Walsh did exactly that, and his comments were some of the most heinous. It's a lot better if they just say they were pressured into saying something they didn't really understand. I wouldn't be caught dead admitting I intentionally said "from first grader to first grenadier." I would kill myself out of shame.

I saw that one. I don't consider what he gave an apology or real admission of dumbness on his part. At least in the interview I saw. His comment was more along the lines of I was tricked by an evil master schemer and on immoral grounds. They immediately shifted the conversation to Sarah Palin to try to bring up tricking Sarah Palin by being a veteran and how if true that crosses a line. It still doesn't cross a line to me if he did pretend he was a veteran. But that's me.

the manipulation in that piece felt ickier than the other stuff he does and detracted from an otherwise flawless ep. it smacked of more serious issues, particularly the power dynamic of a rich old white dude (both his character and real self) with a crew of enablers manipulating a young, relatively powerless woman into doing something she's uncomfortable with. have you ever been in a room by yourself being directed by someone 'influential' and their crew, being pressured to do something? i did some modelling when i was poor and desperate ~18/19, got into some gross situations where i questioned shit but did just kinda shut down and do i what i was told. i wasnt harassed or molested, but i am in some fairly revealing young adonis gay soft porn mags :-* which was not made clear beforehand...

Yeah I'm just going to have to say intelligent people can disagree on this one and that is fine. I believe you are earnest about what you are saying. I just don't agree in this situation. That women is 26. She's been on reality television which is as fake as anything SBC does imo. If there is some real evidence brought out that he threatened her in some way that was significant then I'll open my mind to another judgement. But I also think its easy to use whatever justification you can find when you find yourself in an embarrassing predicament.

Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: naff on July 25, 2018, 11:49:46 PM
Not disagreeing that she's an idiot. I also was, and still am. SBC was punching way down with that piece. That's bullying, not satire.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: benjipwns on July 27, 2018, 05:06:49 AM
Arizona town 'heartbroken' after Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Who Is America?' brands them racist (https://www.yahoo.com/news/arizona-town-heartbroken-sacha-baron-cohens-america-brands-racist-094707751.html)
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: nudemacusers on July 27, 2018, 05:14:09 AM
But she’s s a white woman in America and Sacha is a Jew. Surely there is some sort of lateral punching here.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: agrajag on July 27, 2018, 05:19:47 AM
was Amrir0x even really a Gaffer? I certainly don't remember any pedophiles posting on GAF.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: MMaRsu on July 27, 2018, 07:55:02 AM
was Amrir0x even really a Gaffer? I certainly don't remember any pedophiles posting on GAF.

wrong thread? :lol
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: benjipwns on July 27, 2018, 07:59:03 AM
from the Arizona town link I posted:
Quote
However, speaking to The Washington Post, the town’s mayor has said that she ‘didn’t recognise a soul’ in the video, and has slammed Cohen for implying Kingman is racist.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: paprikastaude on July 27, 2018, 08:03:40 AM
Not disagreeing that she's an idiot. I also was, and still am. SBC was punching way down with that piece. That's bullying, not satire.

:trumps
I will take a risky guess that these it-girls aren't exactly underpaid for doing very little outside of looking good and being snarky on camera. Whatever fascination people have with these kind of celebrities also can't hurt to be a little questioned.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: agrajag on July 27, 2018, 11:15:01 AM
was Amrir0x even really a Gaffer? I certainly don't remember any pedophiles posting on GAF.

wrong thread? :lol

No, I was satirizing  the Kingman mayor who said "she didn't recognize a soul in the video," juxtaposing it with the way Evilore pretended he didn't know Amir0x when the pedo stuff came out.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: agrajag on July 28, 2018, 09:30:37 PM
So apparently, he did an interview with Roy Moore

 :delicious
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: agrajag on July 28, 2018, 10:36:50 PM
So apparently, he did an interview with Roy Moore

 :delicious

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bly-1CrjiXw/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=14eozco59i7kv
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: MMaRsu on July 29, 2018, 05:27:16 AM
SHALOM

 :aah
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: MMaRsu on July 29, 2018, 05:33:17 AM
Apparantly now this Corinne girl is saying that ohh you know it's light it's funny it was just a prank I hope ppl really don't think certain things of me because people who know me know that I'm an amazing person

O_o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_bH74SfvY4
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: paprikastaude on July 29, 2018, 07:59:31 AM
Yalla, let's go!

(will have to wait for the torrent until tomorrow :fbm )
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 29, 2018, 10:27:54 AM
Rudy Ray Moore > Roy Moore
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: agrajag on July 29, 2018, 11:11:39 AM
Apparantly now this Corinne girl is saying that ohh you know it's light it's funny it was just a prank I hope ppl really don't think certain things of me because people who know me know that I'm an amazing person

O_o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_bH74SfvY4

Who cares if she wants to make a porno she can still make a porno and I'll still watch it.
Title: Re: Who Is America? (Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show)
Post by: MMaRsu on July 29, 2018, 11:33:31 AM
Rudy Ray Moore > Roy Moore

what about roger moore?
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Post by: Joe Molotov on July 29, 2018, 12:37:45 PM
> Roger Less
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Post by: agrajag on July 30, 2018, 12:14:09 AM
The Roy Moore segment is so awks  :lol
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Post by: kingv on July 30, 2018, 12:24:47 AM
was Amrir0x even really a Gaffer? I certainly don't remember any pedophiles posting on GAF.

wrong thread? :lol

No, I was satirizing  the Kingman mayor who said "she didn't recognize a soul in the video," juxtaposing it with the way Evilore pretended he didn't know Amir0x when the pedo stuff came out.

Whole thing is crazy. Kingman has a population like 30k people... it’s nuts to think the Mayor would recognize every resident of town.

That said, i do think Sasha stacked the deck somehow by the way he advertised this. Because those are not the people that usually come to like city council meetings or whatever. Like he put up mosque fliers in trailer parks or something.
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Post by: agrajag on July 30, 2018, 12:31:09 AM
I lost it when [sp]the pedo-detector beeps when he goes to shake his hand[/sp]

 :sabu


spoiler (click to show/hide)
"Isn't it Afro-maginalized
[close]

 :dead
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Post by: agrajag on July 30, 2018, 01:02:17 AM
he turns into Borat at some point in this episode.
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Post by: Assimilate on July 30, 2018, 01:13:10 AM
the pussy pants one fucking killed me when the guys started feeling his fake pussy "mm yeah that feels real"  :lol
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Post by: paprikastaude on July 30, 2018, 06:05:15 AM
holy shit the payoff for the training skit  :lol :lol
:dead
Even if it would have been an obvious joke, I just wish he would have run away at the end too.

resetera-man was okay but made me cringe into eternity, I had to pause several times
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Post by: agrajag on July 30, 2018, 08:58:30 AM
holy shit the payoff for the training skit  :lol :lol
:dead
Even if it would have been an obvious joke, I just wish he would have run away at the end too.

resetera-man was okay but made me cringe into eternity, I had to pause several times

Yeah I was expecting him to throw those guys under the bus. I was pausing the entire episode. Reset-man is the most Ali G character in the way that he mostly makes a fool of himself rather than exposing other people.
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Post by: Purrp Skirrp on July 30, 2018, 02:53:43 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/1CufGWQ.jpg)
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Post by: Stoney Mason on July 31, 2018, 01:58:08 AM
okay episode. The first two were more god tier but this one had a few fun moments.

I think my favorite bit was the wild wild west Will Smith rap thing. Tickled me.

https://twitter.com/SHOwhoisAmerica/status/1023752562745458688
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Post by: Maiden Voyage on July 31, 2018, 07:18:52 AM
I think the rap battle at the end was my favorite bit.
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Post by: Stoney Mason on July 31, 2018, 04:52:50 PM
http://www.vulture.com/2018/07/who-is-america-ness-lee-battle-rap
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Post by: seagrams hotsauce on July 31, 2018, 08:37:54 PM
insane seeing Bonecrusher and Ness Lee on television in 2018. the rap battle was hilarious
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Post by: MMaRsu on August 04, 2018, 09:35:51 PM
https://twitter.com/SachaBaronCohen/status/1025868533320695808
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Post by: agrajag on August 05, 2018, 09:37:02 AM
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmGRvIVlu7t/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1o44lylef623g
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Post by: MMaRsu on August 05, 2018, 12:54:27 PM
https://youtu.be/Xtsh74QxVZg

Good god what a great Bond he was
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Post by: paprikastaude on August 06, 2018, 11:57:42 AM
Flopsy  :phil
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Post by: agrajag on August 06, 2018, 01:59:32 PM
I have to say this episode wasnt that great, I rank it slightly below 1. 2 and 3 were really exceptional.
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Post by: MMaRsu on August 06, 2018, 03:11:28 PM
https://youtu.be/bHvjHbL2utk
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Post by: HardcoreRetro on August 13, 2018, 12:15:22 PM
I like the rap genius guy in this new episode.
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Post by: agrajag on August 13, 2018, 12:20:21 PM
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmbEcv7jMGD/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=fv29esk7jqmf
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Post by: agrajag on August 13, 2018, 01:13:30 PM
Actual sodomy!
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Post by: MMaRsu on August 20, 2018, 02:13:10 AM
Is a terrorist stupid? No he is more intelligent than you and certainly you

 :lol

have you ever been called a girly man?  :lol
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Post by: MMaRsu on August 20, 2018, 02:29:10 AM
The food critic eating the human meat from chinese dissidents

 :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

https://youtu.be/w37jXNvN9Hg
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Post by: Purrp Skirrp on August 20, 2018, 02:51:05 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/u82INGy.png)
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Post by: kingv on August 20, 2018, 10:37:58 AM
I just watched episode 3 and I was dying at those maga dudes and the quinceara talking to the cops about putting ky on their face and wearing a fake pussy.

Where does he find these dumb fucks.
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Post by: paprikastaude on August 20, 2018, 02:18:41 PM
who in god's name was that food critic

also I went out before I could finish the episode and constantly had to prevent myself from laughing like a looney on the street while thinking about the doll sequence. :lol
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Post by: paprikastaude on August 27, 2018, 09:38:02 AM
buy the pussy  :lol
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Post by: paprikastaude on September 05, 2018, 03:38:36 PM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cbs-lawsuit-cohen-moore/roy-moore-files-defamation-lawsuit-against-sacha-baron-cohen-cbs-showtime-idUSKCN1LL2P0