Well, that didn’t take long.
Hot on the heels of an impressive second weekend for “Borat,” not one but BOTH burning questions about comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s irreverent alter ego have now been answered.
For those of you playing along at home, those questions were:
A) “How long will it take before one of the victims of Cohen’s onscreen pranks files a lawsuit?”
Answer: One week.
B) “How long before Cohen tries his “Borat” shtick on the wrong guy, and gets himself a good old-fashioned American ass-kicking?”
Answer: Not long at all.
According to UK tabloid The Sun, Cohen was hanging out with “House” star Hugh Laurie following the latter’s appearance as host of “Saturday Night Live” on October 28, when Cohen (dressed in character as Borat) made the unfortunate decision to mess with the wrong New Yorker:
He approached the man and said: “I like your clothings. Are nice! Please may I buying? I want have sex with it.”
But the bystander didn’t see the joke. He took one look at Cohen and punched him in the face.
The funnyman — known for his Borat catchphrase “Jagshemash!” — yelled for help but was slugged again and again.
He was rescued by actor pal Hugh Laurie who had been on his way to a New York bar with Cohen. Laurie rushed to help and pushed the man away as Cohen struggled to his feet.
Ahhh, he’s a complex one, that House. See, he acts all gruff and uncaring on the outside, but deep down he’s got a heart of gold.
