From a list. Baron Cohen names Monty Python among the comedians who shaped him; Borat's commitment to absurd character in the face of bewildered real people shares their anarchic spirit.
FilmSeries· 2006· Comedy
Borat
Borat: it draws on 2 recorded sources.
What influenced Borat
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A general debt. Sacha Baron Cohen says seeing Life of Brian at eight is why he became a comedian, and cites Monty Python with Peter Sellers as his formative influences.