Sacha Baron Cohen is back to his old tricks, dressing up and duping high-profile politicians, in Who Is America? on Channel 4 at 10pm. Targets include Sarah Palin and Bernie Sanders, but the “piece de resistance” comes when he poses as an Israeli gun enthusiast urging Republicans to arm toddlers, says The New York Times. Disavowals and condemnations from some of his political subjects seem only to have boosted publicity for the show.
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