The mystery of Borat

Is Borat a phenomenon yet?

Looks like he's getting there, or maybe I should say "it" is getting there.

I mean Borat is not really a person. Is he?

He's a vehicle for comedy. He's a mechanism to mock people while mocking himself. Except he's not mocking himself. Because he doesn't exist. It's a character.

Borat has been on the TV in the UK for years. He has been a part of the Ali-G concept for so long. Ali-G eventually wore out due to overexposure. Now it seems the creator, Sacha Baron Cohen is trying to relaunch Ali-G. God help us.

Will Borat go the same way.

So why do so many people find it funny?

Is there some kind of "car crash" curiousity about the idea of the character. You just know something terrible is going to happen and you can't look away.

Borat is not shy about saying things that most people couldn't get away with. Because some of what he says is at the very least dodgy, and in other cases downright wrong.

I'm not trying to spoil anyone's fun. I'll probably watch the film myself. I just wonder why it is that this humour is captivating to so many people.

The phenomenon reminds me a little of Wayne's World.

Buzzwords and catchphrases.
TV to Movie crossover.
Overplayed.
Forgotten?

I can't end without mentioning the story I just saw about a person who lost her job, in her view, due to her experiences with Borat.

Not sure what to make of this really.

Am I the only one who thinks that cheap laughs are not so funny?