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After honing the difficult craft of creating laughs with characters embedded in situations where only he is in a comedy in Da Ali G Show, Borat and Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen turned his skill toward exposing highbrow politicians and hard line conservatives with a coterie of new characters in Who Is America? For his…

Golden Globe nominee Sacha Baron Cohen was all smiles at Showtime's holiday party on Sunset Boulevard last night. But the Who Is America? creator can't be cheered about Roy Moore's contention today in his $95 million defamation suit that he was "fraudulently induced" to appear on the satire series earlier this…

Sacha Baron Cohen has been nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV series Musical or Comedy for the coterie of characters he played in the satirical interview series Who Is America? While some will read into this that his inclusion in the series and not limited series category means that…

Showtime has fired back — legally speaking — at Judge Roy Moore’s lawsuit over his appearance its Sacha Baron Cohen series Who Is America? The premium cabler filed a motion today for a change of venue from U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., to the Southern District of New York, which covers Manhattan. In its…

This will be worth keeping an eye on. Roy Moore, the former Senate hopeful from Alabama who lost his race while embroiled in a pedophile scandal, has sued Sacha Baron Cohen and Showtime for an uncool $95 million over his appearance — along with a claimed “pedophile detector” — on the premium cabler’s series Who Is Amer…

Sacha Baron Cohen targeted former GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore Sunday on the latest episode of his Showtime series Who Is America? It’s clear Moore had no idea, at least initially, that it was Cohen with whom he was sitting down with to discuss technological advancements to thwart terrorist attacks, saying he was…

Former Alabama judge Roy Moore is the latest conservative to admit they were fooled by a Sacha Baron Cohen spoof for his forthcoming Showtime series, Who Is America? Moore, a Republican who lost a controversial election in December to a Democrat rival after allegations surfaced that he initiated an encounter with a…

UPDATED with Doug Jones statement: An Alabama judge has denied Roy Moore’s request to block state officials from certifying Doug Jones the winner of the Alabama Senate special election while Moore's claims of voter fraud were investigated. Alabama officials have certified Jones as the winner. "I am looking forward to…

“Can I call you Senator?” Seth Meyers asked Doug Jones, scoring the first late-night interview with the guy who beat President Donald Trump-endorsed Roy Moore for the Alabama Senate seat not held by a Dem in a quarter-century. “No. It’s against the rules,” said Jones, who is Senator-elect and whose opponent still refus…

President Donald Trump, still smarting over Trump-backed Roy Moore’s stunning defeat in Alabama, tweeted this morning the GOP is having a good year: “Remember, Republicans are 5-0 in Congressional Races this year. The media refuses to mention this. I said Gillespie and Moore would lose (for very different reasons) and…

About eight hours after tweeting grudging congratulations to Alabama senate race winner Doug Jones (“A win is a win”), Donald Trump wanted you to know he had predicted this outcome all along. Trump had endorsed Tuesday night’s loser Roy Moore, recorded a robocall for him, and campaigned for him (from same market…

“I have been waiting all my life and now I just don't know what the hell to say!” an overwhelmed Doug Jones told his election night party after his stunning come-from-behind win over GOP candidate Roy Moore Tuesday night in Alabama. “We have shown, not just the state of Alabama, but we have shown the country, the…