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- The category is declined because the nonprofessional participants are not treated as actors
Categories & segments
The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Sacha Baron Cohen deserved a Best Actor nomination; cheek-kissing should also return
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- Sacha Baron Cohen is proposed for the 2007 Best Actor field in place of Peter O’Toole
- A return to left-cheek, right-cheek greetings is proposed as a separate hot take
Casting What-Ifs
Johnny Depp, George Clooney, and Steve Martin reportedly wanted appearances, but Sacha Baron Cohen declined
In the discussion (1)
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- Johnny Depp, George Clooney, and Steve Martin reportedly wanted appearances, but Sacha Baron Cohen declined
Recasting Couch
A Las Vegas stretch
In the discussion (2)
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- The film is criticized for skipping Las Vegas during the cross-country trip
- Potential Vegas encounters and settings are proposed
Half-Assed Internet Research
Adult-film credits, deleted scenes, unsuccessful lawsuits, and production interruptions
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- Ken Davitian’s prior adult-film work is discussed
- Deleted scenes and unsuccessful lawsuits by filmed participants are discussed
- A local-news producer reportedly blamed the appearance for losing her job
- Todd Phillips reportedly left after 11 shooting days; production then paused after Sacha Baron Cohen broke his foot playing basketball
Apex Mountain
The episode considers apexes for Sacha Baron Cohen, the Borat character, sketch-comedy movies, and male nudity in mainstream movies
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- Sacha Baron Cohen is judged at his career apex
- The Borat character and the film’s cultural visibility are judged at their apex
- A sketch-comedy-movie apex is debated against Wayne’s World, with Borat tentatively called its 2000s counterpart
- The film is judged an apex for naked brawls and male nudity in mainstream movies
Cruise or Hanks?
Tom Hanks as Borat; Tom Cruise as Azamat
In the discussion (2)
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- Tom Hanks is selected as more capable of playing Borat
- Tom Cruise in a Les Grossman-style suit is proposed for Azamat
In the discussion (1)
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- Martin Scorsese is selected, with a cocaine-and-Vegas version imagined
Picking Nits
The cameraman, the road-trip order, the bear, and handlers’ failure to detect the deception
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- The identity of the cameraman and his visibility during the naked fight are questioned
- The D.C.–Virginia–Mississippi road-trip order is criticized as geographically out of sequence
- The bear is called ridiculous and not a favorite part of the movie
- Whether handlers for major politicians should have recognized the deception and stopped the interviews is questioned
Sequel, Prequel, Limited Series, or All-Black Remake
The existing sequel
In the discussion (1)
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- The subsequent Borat film is treated as the already-made sequel
Is This Movie Better With…?
Several impression characters are proposed for scenes
In the discussion (1)
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- Wayne Jenkins, Fergie, Zane Lowe, Robert Evans, and Dr. Charles Nichols impressions are considered
Just One Oscar
Sacha Baron Cohen: Best Actor
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:17:56Read transcript
- Best Lead Actor for Sacha Baron Cohen is selected instead of screenplay
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