Sacha Baron Cohen apologized to the people of Kazakhstan for the first time for Borat on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actor stated that his character has nothing to do with Kazakhstan. Kazakhs, I apologize. I can't imitate your accent. I don't know your accent. You don't look like Borat at all. I respect your people and your culture. said the comedian. Sacha Baron Cohen noted that he originally created Borat for the BBC, and according to his idea, he was from Albania. After that, the character's nationality changed "depending on which channel paid for it," the actor noted. The character of Borat first appeared in a TV show in the late 1990s, but gained worldwide recognition after the release of the satirical pseudo-documentary film Borat in 2006. The film, with a budget of $18 million, grossed more than $262 million worldwide and earned Cohen a Golden Globe Award, but caused an international scandal due to criticism from Kazakhstan. In 2020, a sequel to the film was released, which received two Oscar nominations.

Sacha Baron Cohen apologized to the people of Kazakhstan for the first time for Borat on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actor stated that his character has nothing to do with Kazakhstan. Kazakhs, I apologize. I can't imitate your accent. I don't know your accent. You don't look like Borat at all. I respect your people and your culture. said the comedian. Sacha Baron Cohen noted that he originally created Borat for the BBC, and according to his idea, he was from Albania. After that, the character's nationality changed "depending on which channel paid for it," the actor noted. The character of Borat first appeared in a TV show in the late 1990s, but gained worldwide recognition after the release of the satirical pseudo-documentary film Borat in 2006. The film, with a budget of $18 million, grossed more than $262 million worldwide and earned Cohen a Golden Globe Award, but caused an international scandal due to criticism from Kazakhstan. In 2020, a sequel to the film was released, which received two Oscar nominations.