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Sacha Baron Cohen was one of the few presenters to get booed at the Golden Globes last night. The only other one that came close was Ricky Gervais and his funny Holocaust joke, which could have been a disaster, but Gervais pulled it off with aplomb (Gervais said to Kate Winslet, “I told you to do a Holocaust movie,” which he did during her appearance on “Extras”) Unfortunately, Cohen dissed an even more untouchable force in Hollywood – Madonna.
Cohen started the joke by talking about the recession, and how it was affecting celebrities. First he said, “This recession is affecting everyone, even celebrities. Victoria Beckham hasn’t eaten for three weeks. Charlie Sheen has been forced to have sex without paying for it. It’s true.” Then Cohen continued, “And even Madonna has had to get rid of one of her personal assistants. Our heart goes out to you, Guy Ritchie.” This is not the first time Madonna has been the (grisly) butt of Cohen’s jokes. Early reports from Cohen’s film Bruno show that Cohen’s character adopts an African orphan named David.
Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, best known for his character Borat, was booed at the Golden Globes last night for cracking wise about Madonna.
Before presenting the award for Best Comedy Film, he was commenting about the recession when he said that even the superstar had been impacted: “Madonna has had to get rid of one of her personal assistants,” he said. “Our heart goes out to you, Guy Ritchie.”
The room, filled with celebs — many of whom have been in the Madonna/Ritchie situation — jeered the comic.
[From Radar Online]
I actually lol’d at Cohen’s jokes, and from the cutaways, I think most people laughed with some discomfort. In a weird cutaway moment, the camera went to Sandra Bullock, who laughed with embarrassment. Cohen’s really trying hard to get on Madonna’s hit list, though. I’m starting to wonder if there’s some sort of private beef they have with each other, considering they were once “friends”.
Thanks to the Huffington Post for the heads up on this story.
Written by Kaiser
Posted in Awards Shows, Madonna, Sacha Baron Cohen
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His jokes were lame and Madonna shouldn’t have even been brought up and thought of at such an event. His star is close to burning out.
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Seems like a hit on Guy, not Madonna! I think he’s friends with Madonna and I don’t see the orphan thing as a diss on her, either. She isn’t the only celebrity to adopt overseas — far from it.
I think you are creating drama where there is none. They run in the same circles. BTW — I’m not a fan of any of them, I’m just calling it like I see it.
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I smirked, was entertainment
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long live Sacha!
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It was hilarious. These Hollyweird folk take themselves to seriously. It was a JOKE its ok to laugh.
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I like anyone who makes fun of Madonna, the old piece of gristle.
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I think it’s funny.
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thanks for posting!
the british comics are brilliant!
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That was truely the highlight of the night!
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Teeth-grindingly unfunny dreadful little man, so naturally the proles flock to him.
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People in Hollywood have no sense of humor. That was funny! Don’t boo it! He’s a god damn comedian for Christ’s sake.
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Love him!
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He is a sexy beast when he’s not in character….
I don’t know if Madge is in on the joke or not, but she’s certainly a celeb who could stand to have a bit of a sense of humor about herself.
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Oh I LOLed!
And dante, to quote a long-running British soap, Emmerdale, “there’s nowt backward about t’proles. Just ask the Romanovs” *wink*
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Aw, come on. As soon as they announced his name, I knew I (we?) was in for a treat. It’s called joking.
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People didn’t think Tracy Morgan was funny either, but he was. What kind of response were you expecting from a crowd of stuck-up, wealthy, white people? Honestly. They can’t even let loose a little.
God forbid if a celebrity gets mocked – knock ‘em down a few notches. Most of them need to get off their damn self-righteous pedestals. Jeez.
Ironically, people in the FILM and TELEVISION industry didn’t like the Madonna jokes. Last time I checked, she is a ‘MUSICIAN’. Why so protective? Sure, she is an icon. Big f-cking deal! That doesn’t make her impervious to comedy.
And I don’t think (as Kaiser pointed out) that Sacha is ‘getting on Madonna’s hit list’ – he’s a comedian, they insult a lot of popular people. Most of them understand the humor is in jest.
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it was FUNNY. I loved it! and yes, hollywood needs to lighten up. Given their lifestyles and excesses, how could we not, I mean really. That’s what makes it fun!
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Ricky Gervais had people squirming in their seats, too. He was hilarious! Grow some funny bones, Hollywood!
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I don’t like Madonna, but she has shown in the past that she CAN laugh at herself, so I’m willing to bet she would have laughed at that joke. I thought the Charlie Sheen joke was funnier, myself.
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You know, I was thinking the very same as Gervais. I absolutley love Extras, so I found the circumstances of Winslet finally winning her award hillarious!
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I think he’s hilarious.
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Madonna should always be the butt of jokes. A gristle of a butt at that…!
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I would drink his filthy bathwater. He is so freaking sexy. Oh, and he’s mad funny too. You know Madonna was somewhere laughing her shriveled rear off even though the joke seems to be aimed towards her. But he has made some jokes about her in recent years that has made me wonder WTF happened to their “friendship” also. It seems to have turned from friendly to a tad vitriolic.
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I think they were annoyed by the fact he said one big true: EVERYONE IN THAT ROOM was like Benjamin button, they get old, but their faces look younger.
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…let’s face it, madonna is a joke
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LOL! I thought it was pretty funny!!
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Sacha is a funny man. Madonna is a tool. I reckon she could take him in a fight though, that bitch is heinous and scary.
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