Sacha Baron Cohen

Sacha Baron Cohen interview

Sacha Baron Cohen avoids the limelight - he prefers to let his comic creations do the talking. So I'm surprised to be offered an interview with the man himself. What's the catch?

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Video: Sacha Baron Cohen on mocking 'hilarious' Gaddafi

Sacha Baron Cohen has given a rare interview as himself, rather than in the guise of one of the famous characters he has created such as Ali G or Borat.

He told the BBC he had previously protected his work by not giving interviews for fear of being recognised.

Speaking to the BBC's Will Gompertz in Cannes, he said the idea of his new film The Dictator - about a fictional Middle Eastern despot - was developed on the basis that he always found Gaddafi "hilarious".

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Video: Sacha Baron Cohen - Rare interview as himself

Despite giving hundreds of interviews as Borat, Bruno and Ali G, Sacha Baron Cohen has only ever given two interviews as himself, until now.

Sacha Baron Cohen: From Staines to Wadiya, I is da man!

North African despot General Aladeen hates the West and is just weeks away from acquiring weapons-grade plutonium. No laughing matter - unless you're a Sacha Baron Cohen fan.

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Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator hailed as 'funny'

Sacha Baron Cohen appears to have another hit on his hands after Borat and Bruno, as critics have heaped praise on his latest offering The Dictator calling it 'funny', 'outrageous' and 'silly'.

The talkative host welcomes Sacha Baron Cohen in character as Supreme Leader Admiral General Aladeen of Wadiya to plug his latest film The Dictator, tonight. The actors from the film Snow White and the Huntsman are also out in promotional force tonight, with Ray Winstone appearing here and his co-star Kristen Stewart appearing on The Graham Norton Show. Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby make up the numbers and music comes from Rebecca Ferguson.