Holy shit, Sacha Baron Cohen has duped a ton of people already
Though it’s fair to be a little exhausted by the prospect of watching far-right blowhards make asses of themselves on television, it’s difficult to not be a little intrigued by Sacha Baron Cohen’s new Showtime series, Who Is America? Especially when we know he’s already fooled a murderers’ row of guests into appearing in prank interviews. How do we know this? Because, as seen in this recent round-up by Vulture, most of them have come forward and admitted they got duped. And, boy, there are a lot of them.
First, there’s former vice-president Dick Cheney, who can be seen in the show’s trailer signing a water boarding kit, and former almost vice-president Sarah Palin, whose on-going fight with Baron Cohen’s fictional character has been previously reported on. Needless to say, the appearance of these two will be a highlight of the show, but they’re really just the tip of the iceberg.
Conservative radio host and professional Twitter dipshit Joe Walsh confessed to falling for Baron Cohen’s ruse when he was invited to a fake pro-Israel event and presented with an award for his “Significant Contributions to the State of Israel.”