Today in unecessary anxiety: American Idol producers are toying with the idea of bringing British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen on board to take part in the upcoming season finale. It seems this news has ruffled some feathers of those skeptical that SBC can make a public appearance without saying/doing something grossly inappropriate for network television. We can't imagine what they mean...
“We’re talking about Sacha Baron Cohen doing something. The trouble is he always goes a little bit off the rails, and we’ve got to be very careful. It’s a family show,” executive producer Ken Warwick told the paper. Earlier, he said the same thing—“family show”—when he revealed that they would not broadcast the name of Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. (Reality Blurred)
Truthfully, we're not quite sure this pairing warrants accusations of "the most ludicrous hypocrisy ever" (Reality Blurred). After all, we imagine Fox has a list of words/phrases that are off-limits on the air, and "bastard" is probably one of them. We assume that if they ask SBC to do the finale, an agreement will be reached between about what kinds of things are and are not appropriate to say. That said, we can kind of see where the Reality Blurred people are coming from: the few times we've seen SBC appear on network television (mostly during award shows etc) we've been privy to his anecdotes about gas bubbles, and rubbing his face in another man's genitals.
Previously:
American Idol: Somebody Save Me
American Idol: Miley Cyrus and Jennifer Hudson Perform Tonight!
American Idol: We Prefer Tarantino As a Judge
American Idol: I Can't Make You Love Me If You Don't
American Idol: It Was a Very Good Year