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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Morad has Dick Cheney sign a waterboarding kit that was previously signed by Ariel Sharon, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Music/DemiLovato.
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* InsaneTrollLogic: A majority to everything of what Sacha's characters have to say.
** First interview, he played Billy Wayne Ruddick and "interviewed" Bernie Sanders. They discussed the 1% and 99% in which Ruddick claims if you take one of the 9s from the 99% to the 1% then it makes 19%.
** NeverMyFault: While playing as Ruddick, Sacha complained to Bernie that Obamacare is to blame for the fact he suddenly, spontaneously got diagnosed with both Type 1 and 2 diabetes and chalky deposits. Bernie did seem confused, but his reply was [[FlatYes "Billy, I'm not your doctor"]].
** First interview, he played Billy Wayne Ruddick and "interviewed" Bernie Sanders. They discussed the 1% and 99% in which Ruddick claims if you take one of the 9s from the 99% to the 1% then it makes 19%.
** NeverMyFault: While playing as Ruddick, Sacha complained to Bernie that Obamacare is to blame for the fact he suddenly, spontaneously got diagnosed with both Type 1 and 2 diabetes and chalky deposits. Bernie did seem confused, but his reply was [[FlatYes "Billy, I'm not your doctor"]].
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* InsaneTrollLogic: A majority to everything of what Sacha's characters have to say.
**are quite abnormal and so is their logic. First interview, he played Billy Wayne Ruddick and "interviewed" Bernie Sanders. They discussed the 1% and 99% in which Ruddick claims if you take one of the 9s from the 99% to the 1% then it makes 19%.
** * NeverMyFault: While playing as Ruddick, Sacha complained to Bernie that Obamacare is to blame for the fact he suddenly, spontaneously got diagnosed with both Type 1 and 2 diabetes and chalky deposits. Bernie did seem confused, but his reply was [[FlatYes "Billy, I'm not your doctor"]].
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* RealityShowGenreBlindness: Whatever possessed Jason Spencer [[note]]Who is, or was at the time of filming, ''a currently serving member of the US House of Representatives''[[/note]] to agree to [[WhatAnIdiot drop his pants and scream the N-Word]] ''on camera'' has to qualify.
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* RealityShowGenreBlindness: Whatever possessed Jason Spencer [[note]]Who is, or was at the time of filming, filming ''a currently serving member of the US Georgia House of Representatives''[[/note]] to agree to [[WhatAnIdiot drop his pants and scream the N-Word]] ''on camera'' has to qualify.
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* FatIdiot: Sacha's character Billy Wayne Ruddick.
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* CardCarryingVillain: To whit:
-->'''Dr. Nira:''' I didn't imply anyone here was racist.
-->'''Guy in the back:''' I am! [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain I'm racist against Muslims.]]
-->'''Dr. Nira:''' I didn't imply anyone here was racist.
-->'''Guy in the back:''' I am! [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain I'm racist against Muslims.]]
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* BaitAndSwitchComment: Nira gives one to the people of Kingman.
-->'''Dr. Nira Cain-N'Degeocello:''' Let me assure you that I share your concerns about terrorism, and we will do everything we can to [[StealthInsult protect these Muslims from it.]]
-->'''Dr. Nira Cain-N'Degeocello:''' Let me assure you that I share your concerns about terrorism, and we will do everything we can to [[StealthInsult protect these Muslims from it.]]
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* FakeAmerican: Sacha as Billy Ruddick and Dr. Nira.
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-->'''Jason Spencer:''' ''([[AsianSpeakeeEngrish faux-Chinese accent]])'' Oh, ''(unintelligible)'' [[CriticalResearchFailure Konichiwa]], Red Dragon Bejing, ''(unintelligible)'', [[CriticalResearchFailure sushi]], ''(unintelligible)'', Red Dragon, [[CriticalResearchFailure Ho Chi Minh City]]...
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-->'''Jason Spencer:''' ''([[AsianSpeakeeEngrish ''([[AsianSpeekeeEngrish faux-Chinese accent]])'' Oh, ''(unintelligible)'' [[CriticalResearchFailure Konichiwa]], Red Dragon Bejing, ''(unintelligible)'', [[CriticalResearchFailure sushi]], ''(unintelligible)'', Red Dragon, [[CriticalResearchFailure Ho Chi Minh City]]...
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* InterchangeableAsianCultures: Quoth Jason Spencer when asked to portray a Chinese tourist:
-->'''Jason Spencer:''' ''([[AsianSpeakeeEngrish faux-Chinese accent]])'' Oh, ''(unintelligible)'' [[CriticalResearchFailure Konichiwa]], Red Dragon Bejing, ''(unintelligible)'', [[CriticalResearchFailure sushi]], ''(unintelligible)'', Red Dragon, [[CriticalResearchFailure Ho Chi Minh City]]...
-->'''Jason Spencer:''' ''([[AsianSpeakeeEngrish faux-Chinese accent]])'' Oh, ''(unintelligible)'' [[CriticalResearchFailure Konichiwa]], Red Dragon Bejing, ''(unintelligible)'', [[CriticalResearchFailure sushi]], ''(unintelligible)'', Red Dragon, [[CriticalResearchFailure Ho Chi Minh City]]...
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* InsistentTerminology: Jason Spencer doesn't call it a "burkha ban", it's an ''"[[DistinctionWithoutADifference anti-masking statute.]]"''
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* BaitAndSwitch: "Picture this scene. You are chained to a radiator, naked, with a bag over your head. All of a sudden, terrorists break in and kidnap you...completely ruining [[NoodleIncident your birthday party]]."
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* BigOlUnibrow: Morad has one that you could launch a fleet of aircraft off of.
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* TakeThat: Done to ''the target's face'', no less. Morad meets with Alabama politician [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Moore#Republican_U.S._Senate_primary Roy Moore]] to demonstrate a device he claims that can detect pedophiles, only to have the machine beep for a positive reading every time he points it at Moore. Moore is [[CaptainObvious not amused.]]
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: The people of Kingman, Arizona are [[{{Understatement}} not big fans of Islam.]]
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* AssKicksYou: Morad convinces Spencer that this is the best way to [[ItMakesSenseInContext defend yourself against terrorists.]]
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* {{Troll}}: Sacha Baron Cohen deliberately fools around with American politicians like Bernie Sanders to create comedy under the guise that they were going to do serious interviews.
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* RefugeInAudacity: As usual for Baron Cohen. His goal seems to be to make every character more extreme and impossible to believe than the one before.
* RunningGag: A surprisingly subtle one, in that Erran Morad's military rank changes every episode he appears in.
* {{Troll}}: Sacha Baron Cohen deliberately fools around with American politicians like Bernie Sanders to create comedy under the guise that they were going to do seriousinterviews.interviews.
* VulgarHumor: No surprise, considering who's behind the show. Rick Sherman making art out of [[{{squick}} ejaculate and pubic hair]] is only the tip of the iceberg, so to speak.
* RunningGag: A surprisingly subtle one, in that Erran Morad's military rank changes every episode he appears in.
* {{Troll}}: Sacha Baron Cohen deliberately fools around with American politicians like Bernie Sanders to create comedy under the guise that they were going to do serious
* VulgarHumor: No surprise, considering who's behind the show. Rick Sherman making art out of [[{{squick}} ejaculate and pubic hair]] is only the tip of the iceberg, so to speak.
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* NWordPrivilege: Morad tells Jason Spencer that shouting this out loud is the best way to attract attention to yourself (and consequently scare off kidnappers.) Spencer then immediately starts screaming the word you're probably thinking of. (The word Morad was thinking of was "noonie", [[BaitAndSwitch by the way.]])
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* NWordPrivilege: NWordPrivileges: Morad tells Jason Spencer that shouting this out loud is the best way to attract attention to yourself (and consequently scare off kidnappers.) Spencer then immediately starts screaming the word you're probably thinking of. (The word Morad was thinking of was "noonie", [[BaitAndSwitch by the way.]])
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* AsideGlance: Morad gives a split-second but ''priceless'' one to the camera after successfully tricking Jason Spencer into screaming the N-word at the top of his lungs, on camera.
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** NeverMyFault: While playing as Ruddick, Sacha complained to Bernie that Obamacare is to blame for the fact he suddenly, spontaneously got diagnosed with both Type 1 and 2 diabetes and chalky deposits. Bernie did seem confused, but his reply was [[FlatNo "Billy, I'm not your doctor"]].
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** NeverMyFault: While playing as Ruddick, Sacha complained to Bernie that Obamacare is to blame for the fact he suddenly, spontaneously got diagnosed with both Type 1 and 2 diabetes and chalky deposits. Bernie did seem confused, but his reply was [[FlatNo [[FlatYes "Billy, I'm not your doctor"]].
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** NeverMyFault: While playing as Ruddick, Sacha complained to Bernie that Obamacare is to blame for the fact he suddenly, spontaneously got diagnosed with both Type 1 and 2 diabetes and chalky deposits. Bernie did seem confused, but his reply was "I'm "Billy, I'm not a your doctor".
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* GilliganCut: In the "Kindergaurdians" segment, Matt Gaetz tells Morad that no legislator is going to go on TV to endorse a policy they just heard of. Cut to several political figures doing exactly that.[[note]]Remember, these are ''real people''.[[/note]]
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* GilliganCut: In the "Kindergaurdians" "Kinderguardians" segment, Matt Gaetz tells Morad that no legislator is going to go on TV to endorse a policy they just heard of. Cut to several political figures doing exactly that.[[note]]Remember, these are ''real people''.[[/note]]
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* GilliganCut: In the "Kindergaurdians" segment, Matt Gaetz tells Morad that no legislator is going to go on TV to endorse a policy they just heard of. Cut to several political figures doing exactly that.[[note]]Remember, these are ''real people''.[[/note]]
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* FatIdiot: Sacha's character Billy Wayne Ruddick.
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** NeverMyFault: While playing as Ruddick, Sacha complained to Bernie that [[InsaneTrollLogic Obamacare is to blame]] blame for the fact he suddenly, spontaneously got diagnosed with both Type 1 and 2 diabetes and chalky deposits. Bernie did seem confused, but his reply was "I'm not a doctor".
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* InsaneTrollLogic: A lot majority to everything of what Sacha's characters have to say - such as discussing say.
** First interview, he played Billy Wayne Ruddick and "interviewed" Bernie Sanders. They discussed the 1% and 99%with Bernie Sanders, he in which Ruddick claims if you take one of the 9s from the 99% to the 1% then it makes 19%.19%.
** NeverMyFault: While playing as Ruddick, Sacha complained to Bernie that [[InsaneTrollLogic Obamacare is to blame]] for the fact he suddenly, spontaneously got diagnosed with both Type 1 and 2 diabetes and chalky deposits. Bernie did seem confused, but his reply was "I'm not a doctor".
** First interview, he played Billy Wayne Ruddick and "interviewed" Bernie Sanders. They discussed the 1% and 99%
** NeverMyFault: While playing as Ruddick, Sacha complained to Bernie that [[InsaneTrollLogic Obamacare is to blame]] for the fact he suddenly, spontaneously got diagnosed with both Type 1 and 2 diabetes and chalky deposits. Bernie did seem confused, but his reply was "I'm not a doctor".
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* Eagleland: The premise of the series.
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* Eagleland: {{Eagleland}}: The premise of the series.
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* Eagleland: The premise of the series.
* InsaneTrollLogic: A lot of what Sacha's characters have to say - such as discussing the 1% and 99% with Bernie Sanders, he claims if you take one of the 9s from the 99% to the 1% then it makes 19%.
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''Who Is America?'' is a 30-minute mockumentary series currently airing on {{Creator/Showtime}}. The series centers around Creator/SachaBaronCohen playing a wide variety of characters to prank various people, mostly political figures.
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