And, actually, lets not forget Brüno. Both characters are creations of Sacha Baron Cohen.
Why I didn't send this out sooner, I don't know. If you could give this NPR story a listen (15 minutes) and come in prepared to talk about Cohen's comedy (as exemplified by the characters Borat and Brüno), that would be excellent.
Other useful references:
- Sacha Baron Cohen on Wikipedia
- Borat's wiki page
- Brüno's page
- Brüno in Alabama (YouTube video)
- Borat out West (YouTube video)
There is a ton more material on the Web that you can put your hands on. If you think you might want to refer to any of this during our discussion, drop me an email with the link (or links) that you think are useful.
Again, my apologies for not putting this out right away. I suspect Borat/Brüno are in your collective consciousness enough to be familiar, but the NPR Op-Ed piece is interesting, and will give us something to work with in our discussion.
