10 Best Comedy Movie Characters Of The 21st Century

Love him or hate him, Sacha Baron Cohen has been a vital part in the comedy world for 25 years. Sadly, due to the dramatically underperforming ‘Grimsby’, Cohen has been off the radar for the past few years. His last notable role being in Tim Burton’s Alice Through The Looking Glass.

It's a sad fall from grace for one of Britain's finest exports, but in his defence, it is hard to top the cultural phenomenon that was Borat. Undoubtedly the best of Cohen’s work, Borat stemmed from ‘The Ali G Show’ and was one of three characters from the TV series to make it to the big screen.

Borat is a self-professed bigamist, with multiple partners and at least seventeen grandchildren. During University, he managed to create five different plagues, killing over five million goats. He dabbled in all kinds of careers before settling as a TV personality, where he spends his time interviewing foreigners and learning about the world outside his home country.

The brilliance of Borat came from its unscripted nature, with the interviewees rarely aware of the true nature of the interview. The character plays on the ignorance of the people he meets, using the wacky personality to pressure them into very awkward situations.