We knew this was coming sooner or later, but Sacha Baron Cohen has announced that Borat is dead. Cohen told The Daily Telegraph that he’s retiring the Kazakh journalist, and his other alter ego, Ali G.
“When I was being Ali G and Borat I was in character sometimes 14 hours a day and I came to love them, so admitting I am never going to play them again is quite a sad thing,” Cohen says. “It is like saying goodbye to a loved one. It is hard, and the problem with success, although it’s fantastic, is that every new person who sees the Borat movie is one less person I `get’ with Borat again, so it’s a kind of self-defeating form, really.”
Cohen should hold a public funeral service for both characters so that fans can gather and mourn together in hilarity. Heck, even Bruno could show up and show his respect.
December 21st, 2007 at 8:08 pm
I don’t buy it.
Cohen should at least put out a Death of Borat comic book a la the infamous Death of Superman issue, to explain his demise. But instead of a black baggie with a bloody logo, how about putting the comic in a small garbage bag and taping a mustache(s) to it.
December 21st, 2007 at 11:10 pm
I agree with The DohDoh. Cohen may give to rest Borat for a couple of years, but he’ll want to reprise the role again someday.
December 22nd, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Did Cohen ever use the word “dead”? Or just “retired”? Because if he didn’t personally use the word dead, then I find it sad that people are essentially killing it…
Seriously, death is sad. I’m sure Borat isn’t gone completely, and will be used every now and then in random appearances where people are already fans and expecting him.