@Aethelflaed Uhhh, everything. Ali G, Bruno, Borat….. The characters themselves are a-holes, and ridiculous….. But that doesn’t change that he is able to hold character and act as said ridiculous person would act, in the most compromising situations possible.
Even when signing autographs and stuff, he will not break character for one second. He fully immerses himself into the character, and that is a trademark of good actors… no matter how crummy the material is, you fully immerse yourself.
Some friends and I went and saw him during his promotion swing for Borat. One of my friends was jewish and this came up somehow, and he like backed away from her cringing and afraid…. some random girl he just met in a crowd of thousands.