I used to do stand-up, and I'd get the occasional laugh, but I'd never get that ... — Sacha Baron Cohen | Quoted Truth

I used to do stand-up, and I'd get the occasional laugh, but I'd never get that full-on, belly-aching laughter that Borat got. It's like a different kind of laugh. It's a laugh of shock, a laugh of discomfort, a laugh of 'I can't believe he just said that.'

— Sacha Baron Cohen Contemporary

Borat, extreme character comedy

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Interview with The Guardian

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2006

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https://www.theguardian.com/film/2006/sep/10/comedy.features

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