EPISODE · Mar 13, 2019 · 1H 23M
RTO 332 Sacha Baron Cohen (Part 1 of 2)
from Rise To Offend · host Rise To Offend
Taking risks in comedy is necessary to push boundaries, but the risk that Sacha Baron Cohen took could have put him in serious physical harm, influenced by a strong religious belief system, higher education, and Peter Sellers. He immortalized characters that would become cultural icons to a global audience, and receive a backlash by all he duped. All while finding an audience that considers him the greatest comic performance artist of his generation. Part 1 of 2.
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Taking risks in comedy is necessary to push boundaries, but the risk that Sacha Baron Cohen took could have put him in serious physical harm, influenced by a strong religious belief system, higher education, and Peter Sellers. He immortalized characters that would become cultural icons to a global audience, and receive a backlash by all he duped. All while finding an audience that considers him the greatest comic performance artist of his generation. Part 1 of 2.
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