Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen apologized to Kazakhs for portraying Borat in his videos. He stated on the Happy Sad Confused podcast that he treats the citizens of Kazakhstan with respect. According to him, "Borat has nothing to do with Kazakhstan", since the fictional character's affiliation with a certain country changed depending on the channel where the program was broadcast.

Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen apologized to Kazakhs for portraying Borat in his videos. He stated on the Happy Sad Confused podcast that he treats the citizens of Kazakhstan with respect. According to him, "Borat has nothing to do with Kazakhstan", since the fictional character's affiliation with a certain country changed depending on the channel where the program was broadcast.