2016
DOI: 10.1111/jpcu.12418
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Sacha Baron Cohen and Da Ali G Show: A Critique on Identity in Times of Satiric Infotainment

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“…Nowhere is this more apparent than in the various comic performances of Sacha Baron Cohen. Mixing comedy with method acting, Cohen's 'Ali G' , 'Borat' and 'Bruno' personas seek to dissolve the line between 'journalism' and comedy, with each character using the transgressive to lay bare the inherent contradictions of contemporary public debates (Alonso, 2016). Here, Cohen frequently engages with the 'general public' in order to induce an open acknowledgement of one's racism, homophobia or sexism.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nowhere is this more apparent than in the various comic performances of Sacha Baron Cohen. Mixing comedy with method acting, Cohen's 'Ali G' , 'Borat' and 'Bruno' personas seek to dissolve the line between 'journalism' and comedy, with each character using the transgressive to lay bare the inherent contradictions of contemporary public debates (Alonso, 2016). Here, Cohen frequently engages with the 'general public' in order to induce an open acknowledgement of one's racism, homophobia or sexism.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%