Sacha Baron Cohen's "Bruno" Crashes Prop 8 Rally

LOS ANGELES — Sacha Baron Cohen went undercover as his alter ego Bruno on Sunday by crashing a rally in support of a ballot measure that would ban gay marriage in California.

The British comedian is working on a film based on the fictional character Bruno, a gay Austrian fashion reporter who conducted gag interviews on HBO's "Da Ali G Show."

Cohen, in disguise in a blond wig and preppy outfit, marched with demonstrators who support Proposition 8 while being trailed by cameras in a rally across from City Hall.

When photographers and reporters realized who he was and tried to approach the star, members of his film crew tried to shield him, and he was eventually whisked away in a van.

Cohen, who has made a career out of filming unwitting victims of his fake identities, also played a journalist in the hit movie "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan."

Comments

[Malcatraz]

"When photographers and reporters realized who he was and tried to approach the star..."

...they were successful in making it nearly impossible for him to create a hilarious scene that we would all later enjoy. Instead we got this awesome picture.

[AnthonyVolpe]

I miss Super Greg.

[Ipanemagirl]

Vote no on 8 but YES on 2...better life for farm animals!

[Ipanemagirl]

Its time to put an end to this religious bigotry! We need more courageous people out there to expose the lunatics, and make it ok to be progressive , intelligent and not ok to be backwards!or extreme right winged aka unhinged!
Has anyone watched Religulous? Its funny but actually very disconcerting at the same time to witness we have so many completely off the wall lunatics in this country. You can find a lot of them in that Disneyland park for jesusfreaks in Florida! Good business, making money out of the vulnerable and simple minded, just like the rich televangelists do! I never see any of this in Europe.....

[ByronFL]

Actually, not EVERY televangelist fleeces their flock. Try watching Joyce Meyers...if you have any interest in Christiani­ty...maybe you don't. Anyway, I do agree with you that most 'religious' people are out and out psychos.

I consider myself a Christian, and still do not understand what is so hard to get about 'Turning the other cheek'. How can you be pro-life, and for the death penalty?

Its simple you can't.

[maxthecashier]

I'm don't affiliate with a religion, but I have studied the Bible and it does in fact condone the death penalty, so I can understand that people would be against abortion (the moral issue here I find silly, but it's not actually connected to the Bible so people can just be ridiculous if they choose) but condone the death penalty.

[eagle eye]

What does being a Christian mean?

[MagisterLudi]

Supposedly Bush is a Christian, I wonder: if I slap him on one cheek e would he offer another?

[RussellH]

Actually, hard to do either as he is usually sitting on both with his legs (boot-covered feet, too) mounted on the desk.

[Felicty]

Try it. Hit him with your best boots on.

[whit4brains]

If you are in Florida vote NO on 2.

[Puzzles]

already did

[luke150]

Borat/Bruno/Ali G is my hero!!!!

Stop the religious organized hatred. Vote NO on 8. It will be the biggest setback in civil rights, if we let it happen.

[MagisterLudi]

"biggest setback in civil rights,"
Are you high? May be Bruno should interview you as well.

[antaeus]

Are you old? The march of history never stops. The fact that same-sex marriage has begun in the US and in Europe, and that thousands of gay couples have been married, means that Prop. 8 does indeed represent the biggest setback in civil rights at the moment. Maybe 2008 snuck up on you.

[robiform]

Go Bruno/Bora­t/whatever the alter ego of the moment is! I don't live in California, but I hope all Californians of good will vote No on 8 and Yes on 2!

[dennybop]

I don't get it. Why would a gay Austrian march for Proposition 8.?He should back to his own country. Dumb wanna-be Germans.

[monoxboogie]

ummm

[Nimajoon31]

ha. I love your response.

[MagisterLudi]

He is my neighbor, dennybop, he is pain in my a**holes. I get a window from a glass, he must get a window from a glass. I get a step, he must get a step. I get a education, he cannot afford. Great success!

[Polyh3dron]

I can't WAIT for this movie.

[GQTaste]

I say he has guts when he makes fun of his own heritage.

[MagisterLudi]

Let's take Borat's "Throw Je_w Down the Well." Let's convert it into Ms-LIm. Show me ANY Mus_lim who has balls to do this kind of satire..... Anywhere in the world. Then we can talk about satirizing heritages.

In my country there is problem
And that problem is the A-r ab
They take everybody money
And they never give it back

[Chorus 2:]
Throw the A-r ab down the well (repeat line)
So my country can be free (repeat line)
You must grab him by his horns (repeat line)
Then we have a big party (repeat line)
"Borat" the Movie.

[monty]

This guy is a genius.

[Forester]

Sasha is an anarchist - we need more anarchists.

[strangerinthenight]

Fraud of the worst kind.

[dbreslow]

Get a life!!

[starrianna]

Oh my God, are you going to boycott Fake Austria now?

Get a grip

[littleddemocrat]

Is it? (spoken like John Cleese.)

[macintoshsauce]

Sacha Baron Cohen is one very funny person. How can you not love his work?

[DBtv]

Cohen's work is counterproductive to those he supposedly represents.

His disingenuous, fraudulent, double agent psychological operations are deep cover right wing actions.

[AngryCenter]

riiiight... have you seen any of his work?

[dbreslow]

Huh?

[dorzic]

So during Borat's running of the Jews, our inner, right-wing, neocons were supposed to well up with hate for Borat?

[greenmonk]

So I take it you have seen his Ali G character interviews with Newt Gingrich, Pat Buchanan? How he made them look like idiots for falling for it? How exactly does that help the right wing?

I don't know why I am even bothering with this reply, you are insane.

[MagisterLudi]

One time when TBTV was high, him sold he car for like 24 chicken McNuggets.