Editing Borat Sagdiyev (section)

{{Short description|Fictional character created and portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen}}
{{For|the surname 'Sagdiyev'|Sagdiyev (surname)}}
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{{Infobox character
| name = Borat Sagdiyev<br />{{lang|kk|Борат Сагдиев}}
| series = [[Da Ali G Show]] / [[Borat]]
| image = Borat in Cologne.jpg
| caption = Baron Cohen as Borat at the German premiere of ''Borat'' (2006)
| first = ''[[F2F (TV series)|F2F]]'' (1997) <br>(as Alexi Krickler)''<br> [[Da Ali G Show]]'' (2000) <br>(as Borat)
| last = ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'' (2024)
| creator = [[Sacha Baron Cohen]]
| portrayer = Sacha Baron Cohen
| origin = Kuzcek, [[Kazakh SSR]], [[Soviet Union]] (present-day [[Kazakhstan]])
| occupation = {{hlist|Journalist|broadcaster|singer|actor|[[ping pong]] player|global ambassador for Kazakhstan}}
| title = Global ambassador for Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
| full_name = Borat Margaret Sagdiyev
| spouses = Ludmilla Sagdiyev<br />Oksana Sagdiyev (died during filming of Borat's "documentary")<br />[[Luenell]]<br />At least 2 more
| nationality = [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] (formerly)<br />[[Kazakhstan]]i (currently)
| family = {{Plainlist|
* Asimbala Sagdiyeva (mother)
* Boltok the Rapist (father)
* Natalya Sagdiyeva (sister)
* Bilo Sagdiyev (twin brother)
* Oksana Sagdiyeva (half-sister/wife)}}
| children = {{Plainlist|* Bilak and Biram Sagdiyev (twin sons)
* Hueylewis ("Jeffrey Epstein") Sagdiyev (son)
* Tutar Sagdiyev (daughter)}}
| religion = [[Tengrism]]<br />[[Pentecostalism]] (briefly)
| aliases = Prof. Philip Drummond III<br />John Chevrolet<br />Cliff Safari<br />Country Steve<br>Patient zero
}}
'''Borat Margaret Sagdiyev''' ({{langx|kk|Борат Маргарет Сағдиев|Borat Margaret Sağdiyev}}, {{IPA|kk|boˈɾɑt mɑɾɡɑˈɾet sɑʁˈdijev|pron}}) is a [[Satire|satirical]] fictional character created and performed by [[Sacha Baron Cohen]]. Depicted as a [[Kazakhs|Kazakh]] television journalist, the character serves as the main protagonist of the mockumentary ''[[Borat|Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan]]'' (2006) and its sequel ''[[Borat Subsequent Moviefilm|Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan]]'' (2020), and a main character of ''[[Da Ali G Show]]''.

Borat's humour arises from his espousal of outrageous sociocultural viewpoints, his violation of social taboos, and his use of vulgar language and behaviour in inappropriate settings. Most often the comedy relies on Borat's obliviousness to [[First World]] natives not sharing his regressive worldview, but occasionally Borat's innocent and collegial demeanor will provoke his targets to reveal biases they would otherwise be reluctant to share publicly. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' put the 2006 film on its end-of-the-decade "best-of" list, saying, "The Kazakhstani journalist gave us some of the most incisive cultural commentary ever filmed. That, and a wrestling match between butt-naked men. Something for everyone."<ref>Geier, Thom; Jensen, Jeff; Jordan, Tina; Lyons, Margaret; Markovitz, Adam; Nashawaty, Chris; Pastorek, Whitney; Rice, Lynette; Rottenberg, Josh; Schwartz, Missy; Slezak, Michael; Snierson, Dan; Stack, Tim; Stroup, Kate; Tucker, Ken; Vary, Adam B.; Vozick-Levinson, Simon; Ward, Kate (11 December 2009), "The 100 greatest movies, TV shows, albums, books, characters, scenes, episodes, songs, dresses, music videos, and trends that entertained us over the past 10 years". ''Entertainment Weekly''. (1079/1080):74–84</ref>