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Sacha Baron Cohen roasts Rudy Giuliani, Tom Cruise, Kanye and Don Jr. in the epic appearance of ‘Kimmel’
ABCTThe last time Sacha Baron Cohen appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, he played the role of Borat Sagdiyev, introducing his “daughter” Tutar – also known as Bulgarian actress Maria Bakalova – to the world. On Thursday, after his double Golden Globe win, he went back to being himself. But it was anything but a typical night spot. Baron Cohen was joking that he got stuck talking to the losers in his division in Zoom’s strange rooms at the ceremony after he won when Kimmel added: “If they had any sense of humor, they would have put Rudy Giuliani in that room with you” and asked : “Did he send flowers or an edible arrangement of something? ”“ He actually sent a huge box of condoms, ”joked the actor from his Borat Subsequent Co-star from Moviefilm. The pair spent much of the interview talking about Baron Cohen’s hectic Oscar performance as Abbie Hoffman in Aaron Sorkin’s The Chicago Trial 7, but when the conversation returned to Borat, he explained it as a 2018 appearance in the Kimmel film show really helped to inspire the next film. “The only time Borat existed after the first film was on this show,” said Baron Cohen. “I showed up once during Trump’s election campaign, where Borat was saying that Trump was a character from Sacha Baron Cohen.” ‘Borat 2’ director reveals what really happened to Rudy Giuliani: ‘My chin hit the floor’ He said he always believed another Borat film would be “impossible”, but after bringing it back to TV late at night , he met with his writing team and asked: “Is there a film that we could release in time for the election? About 15 minutes later, we had an idea, three days later, we set up in a studio. So, I appreciate it, but you won’t get a share. ”After a break, Kimmel asked Baron Cohen if it is“ fun ”to play Borat in the real world. “Jimmy, I’m not here to talk about fun,” he replied. “It was important to make this film. And I really wanted to expose hypocrisy. “When his cell phone started to ring, he added:” Those who use power to progress, criminality. ” From there, he began secretly selling COVID-19 vaccines on the black market to his famous friends. Oh man, what is it? “he said on the phone.” Yes, I have AstraZeneca, Pfizer, what do you want? Yes, Venmo is fine. “Later, he got a call from” Tom Cruise “, with whom he joked that he was” old enough to get it legally ”and, in a rare Scientology dig, added,“ I thought the Thetans were immune. ”Baron Cohen then answered another call from“ Kanye, ”saying,“ Yo, yo, yo, I can get Johnson & Johnson. No, not Dakota and Don. What do you mean you just need one now? I have you for six. Oh, sorry, I didn’t know. ”Next came a cameo from his wife and accomplice, an Isla Fisher “Isla, you look better than Don Jr.,” he joked. “Have you been drinking vaccines? How many have you had?” When Kimmel suggested that Baron Cohen should focus more on his Oscar campaign, the actor responded : “This is my Oscar campaign. Jimmy, put it this way: No foreign Hollywood journalist is going to get COVI D so early. “It just got more insane from there. For more, listen to Sacha Baron Cohen on The Last Laugh podcast. Read more on The Daily Beast. Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Subscribe now! Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper into the stories that matter to you. To know more.