Sacha Baron Cohen on the Dangers of Playing Ali G and Brüno | Late Night with Conan O’Brien

(Original Airdate: 9/15/05) Sacha Baron Cohen discusses the exploits of his characters Ali G and Brüno.

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[GodLovesComics]

Sacha is a genius, but one endowed with the bravery of a stuntman.

[strats]

"He punched him with his fist, yeah..." Best tag ever to a funny story. LOL!

[bellperson]

He is an absolute genius, no doubt. Utmost talent. He can play any role...such as, Netflix mini series, the spy...

[BAGAKOOS]

Sachs’s in character appearances on talk shows and the way he promotes his characters are the best. His Borat appearance on Conan is legendary! I swear, Sacha Baron Cohen and Nathan Fielder are the kings of this type of humour!

[alexandrat]

He is so good at his characters, you almost forget how incredibly attractive he is.

[wamrainc]

My whole life I’ve been hearing that geniuses, and I mean true geniuses are mad men and women. And this man is a living proof

[babyrabies]

i like how Ali G impersonates Sacha. That's high risks comic right there.

[xzbtier]

Sacha's work is stunning. Still, even with this popularity in place, his work is underrated. I have no doubt that the right appreciation of his work in exploring society's flaws will be recognized in years to come.

[RayHzClips]

This is my first time I heard his real voice. Still feel quite unusual, usually heard him in Ali G, Borat, and Aladeen 😂

[wolfie]

I've never heard him speak out of character. What a pleasure to hear his own voice. Real London accent.

[jameslear]

Very under rated actor, can play so many parts so easier and can sing!

[jameshickey]

The word genius is overly used at times but Sacha is truly an iconic comedic genius with a dictionary like no one else -- truly amazing man an hope Hollywood doesn't change him - 🤝sb

[pkgamma]

It's amazing how HD these older footages are, the beauty of analog tapes!

[derekbos]

Calmly says "There's been a couple of riots" 😂

[Uber---Octopus_X]

This is one star that moves me. A creative genius that has enough charisma and charm…

[Bevo_FLA]

I don't know how many writers this guy has for his characters, but if it is only him and his preparation then he is one of the most talented people out there.

[stellac]

I never realised he’s so good looking. He’s always dressed up in some random way.

[victorpark]

Conan went to Harvard, Sacha went to Oxford !!! They both do brilliant comedy !

[sgordon]

The serious drama The Spy was the best thing Sacha has done.

[NsixVHF]

Sacha is awesome. For me personally, I still think his best performance was as the "Station Inspector" in the movie Hugo. If you haven't seen it, do yourself a favor. It's great!