Britain’s king of immersive humiliation has returned to troll American politicians. Of all the volatile questions searing our public life today, it took Sacha Baron Cohen to think to ask: How many American political leaders are ready and willing to arm the nation’s preschoolers? The answer: quite a few. In his new Showtime comedy series Who Is America? — which premiered on Sunday — Cohen, the British comedian, writer and master troll, is back to show just how far astray our political influencers can be led when agreeably encouraged. From former Vice President Dick Cheney signing a waterboarding kit, no questions asked, to ex-congressman Joe Walsh (and many others) emphatically endorsing a faux safety program “Kinder-Guardians” aimed at arming children, Cohen’s antics serve as the shape-shifter’s latest weaponized comedy vehicle. And once again, he has the country talking. |