After a few years in the comedy wilderness, Sacha Baron Cohen added some extra joie de vivre for those Americans celebrating Independence Day on Wednesday: he was making a comeback. The British comedian better known as Ali G or Borat has long skewered establishment figures: John Humphries, Newt Gringrich, Tory grandee Rhodes Boyson, Newt Gringrich and Gore Vidal, to name but a few. But most of them have nobly worn the experience well - unlike Donald Trump, who has repeatedly lambasted Cohen ever since been interviewed by Ali G in 2003. Baron has now folded the now-president’s abuse into a trailer for his mysterious forthcoming project. On July 4, he released a video on Twitter that, against... To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles Subscriber-only events Cancel any time Free for 30 days then only £2 per week Try Premium Access one Premium article per week Register for free … [Read more...] about Sacha Baron Cohen and Donald Trump: the history of the feud that refuses to die
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Very Nice! Sacha Baron Cohen looks like he’s making a comedy on Donald Trump
It seems like actor Sacha Baron Cohen is making his comeback by taking on US president Donald Trump in a new video posted on Twitter.The man behind characters such as Ali G and Borat seems to have a new muse in the form of the US President.Yesterday on America’s Independence day Baron Cohen posted a mysterious video to his followers on Twitter.This is the only time that Baron Cohen has ever tweeted so that must mean something, right?What Trump is referring to in that footage is the time Ali G interviewed him on his US show.What does this video mean? A new documentary? A new character? A July 4 prank?Who knows but it’s nice to imagine Baron Cohen getting back to what he does best. … [Read more...] about Very Nice! Sacha Baron Cohen looks like he’s making a comedy on Donald Trump
Donald Trump mocked over awkward saluting to North Korean soldier
Donald Trump has been likened to Benny Hill after footage of his awkward salute with a military officer was broadcast on North Korean state telelevision. Trump was being introduced to members of Kim Jong-un’s diplomatic delegation in Singapore earlier this week when he was greeted by a senior North Korean military commander. The US president appears to have been momentarily caught off guard when the man did not immediately shake his hand, but saluted him instead. The US president shows impeccable manners as he returns a swift salute. The brief encounter was shown on North Korean state broadcaster KRT as part of a 42-minute about the historic summit between Trump and Kim. Media in North Korea is tightly controlled and makes the broadcast of Trump’s greeting highly unusual - and may indicate that Pyongyang believes the salute to be a propaganda coup. Users on social media have blasted the president for his unusual breach of diplomatic protocol. Pamela Kruger wrote on Twitter: … [Read more...] about Donald Trump mocked over awkward saluting to North Korean soldier
1,000% I would win against Donald Trump if I ran for White House: Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin believes he would “1,000%” beat Donald Trump if he ran for president in 2020.The actor has become known for his parody version of the Commander-In-Chief on US comedy show Saturday Night Live, and has now revealed his confidence in achieving victory over the man himself.Speaking on Howard Stern’s radio show, the 60-year-old star insisted he would come out on top in a race for the White House.He said: “If I ran, I would win. I would absolutely win. 1,000% I would win.“If I ran for president, I would win. Hands down I would win. It would be the funniest, most exciting, most crazy campaign.”Baldwin has just become a father of five after his wife, Hilaria, gave birth to a son, Romeo Alejandro David Baldwin.And he hinted that his family would be one of the reasons stopping him from throwing his hat into the ring, saying he would “miss summer with my kids”.Baldwin is not the first actor to take aim at the president.On … [Read more...] about 1,000% I would win against Donald Trump if I ran for White House: Alec Baldwin
Donald Trump: a Shakespearean tyrant to a T
Daniel Swift 9 June 2018 9:00 AM 9 June 2018 9:00 AM Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Email Whatsapp Tyrant: Shakespeare on Power Stephen GreenblattBodley head, pp.212, £16.99 ‘What country, friends, is this?’ asks Viola at the start of Twelfth Night. She is shipwrecked and heartbroken; she does not know where she is, nor does she really care. Shakespeare is fascinated by strange places, and by how familiar places may become strange; how the world looks different if we look at it from an unexpected angle. But he also often returns to the opposite idea: that geographical and historical distance is ultimately trivial, and all places are the same. He sets a play in ancient Rome, but mentions a chiming clock. He sets a play in Venice, but none of the characters is aware of the canals. He is uninterested in difference. For Shakespeare, everything is here and now. Stephen Greenblatt’s Tyrant plays a very Shakespearean game of seeing the … [Read more...] about Donald Trump: a Shakespearean tyrant to a T