At the Kennedy Center Honors afterparty, much was said about one of the standout moments of Sunday’s three-hour ceremony: the return of Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat as part of the U2 tribute.
Cohen, who has strongly criticized the spread of anti-Semitism on social media, used the performance to lampoon Donald Trump and Kanye West.
As Borat, Cohen pointed to the President of the United States in the audience.
“I have been told that the President of the United States is here today. Where are you Mr Trump? You don’t look so good.” Cameras caught a laughing Joe Biden with Jill Biden in the presidential box.
“Where’s your bloated fat belly? And especially your beautiful orange skin,” Borat said.
Then he said: “I see you have a new wife. Whoa whooo whooo what! She is very erotic.” Cameras also saw Jill Biden laughing and applauding.
Borat continued: “I have to say that I am very upset about anti-Semitism in the United States today. It is not fair. Kazakhstan is the number one nation to exterminate Jews. Stop stealing our hobby. stop stealing Stop stealing.”
This was obviously a reference to Trump and his conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election.
“Your Kayne. He tried to move to Kazakhstan and even tried to change his name to Kazakhstan-ye-Wes. But we said no. He’s too anti-Semitic even for us.”
This line drew applause.
While the humor was pretty typical for a Borat film, it was a bit more daring for a Kennedy Center Honors ceremony.
Borat then paid tribute to U2 by referring to the band as “Me Too”. After reading a message from his parents in Kazakh, Borat explained: “It means ‘Please remove your miserable album from my new iPhone 6’.” This was a reference to U2’s 2014 release of the album for all iTunes users Customers, which upset users. that it appeared in their catalogs without their permission
Borat ended his segment by telling the president he hoped he would enjoy the routine. “It is my wish to please you with my mouth.”
Writer: Ted Johnson
Source: Deadline
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