Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

Ethics of pardoy: how does Borat 2 land?

At the end of the day, comedy is subjective. How can we decide the ethics of a political parody without exercising our own bias?

Petition to ban Borat 2 from the Oscars launched

A lobbying campaign to ban Borat Subsequent Moviefilm from major awards consideration has been launched by the Kazakh-American Association, alongside the Hollywood Film Academy and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).

Borat 2 bus poster sparks Muslim outrage

Posters for the new Borat film have sparked fury with calls for the image to be removed from the side of French buses.

The posters, emblazoned across Paris's buses, feature semi-naked Brit actor Sacha Baron Cohen wearing a ring with the word "Allah" written in Arabic.

Cohen 'donates $100,000 to Jeanise Jones' church'

Sacha Baron Cohen has donated $100,000 (£77,000) to the community church attended by Jeanise Jones, one of the unwitting stars of the new Borat film, according to People magazine.

Borat fans raise $100,000 for woman tricked in new film

$100,000 has been raised for an unemployed babysitter who appears in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. Jeanise Jones was one of the many unsuspecting members of the public duped into appearing in the Sacha Baron Cohen sequel. Jones was hired to babysit Borat's teenage daughter Tutar, played by actress Maria Bakalova.

Furious Kazakhs blast Borat film

Angry Kazakhs have blasted the new Borat movie despite tourism chiefs there adopting his "very nice" catchphrase.

Film review: Borat 2

Though the Rudy Guilliani interview that brings the new film to a close has already been exhaustively analysed and commented upon since its release last week, the film itself remains a valuable and at times very funny take-down of the willful ignorance and intolerance coursing through all levels of American society.

Sacha Baron Cohen: why Borat's now more political

The actor-director-provocateur talks about bringing back Borat in the Trump era.

What language does Borat speak?

The character of Borat is supposed to be from Kazakhstan. But in fact actor Sacha Baron Cohen does not speak the language. In the two films, the 49-year-old actor is actually speaking perfect Hebrew.

Borat: If you're easily offended, you will be shocked

If you're easily offended - which judging by social media everyone is these days - then you will be shocked. Good - that's what real satire is supposed to do: shock you to your senses, and give you a laugh along the way.