Sorry episodes: the most disappointing TV shows of 2018
From the squandered promise of Who Is America? to the glacial pacing of McMafia, this year featured plenty of turkeys that failed to take flight
September 2018
Roy Moore sues Sacha Baron Cohen for $95m over Who Is America? stunt
One-time Senate candidate says he was falsely portrayed as a paedophile in lawsuit against CBS and Showtime
August 2018
Who is America?: Why Sacha Baron Cohen's comedy failed to land a punch
Some people hoped the satirist’s series would be the defining show of our age. Instead, it was just another Ali G – and never managed to worry anyone truly important
Who Is America?: Sacha Baron Cohen tries to draw OJ Simpson confession
Controversial series concludes with Baron Cohen’s Gio Monaldo character asking sports star if he had killed Nicole Brown Simpson and her partner
The watcher
Who is America? – Sacha Baron Cohen’s show remains brave but behind the times
As it hits its stride, has the show, which professes to expose American idiots, actually picked the right targets?
July 2018
Georgia politician who yelled racial slurs on Sacha Baron Cohen show to quit
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Unforgotten, Who Is America?, Prison and more
'No-warning TV': why are surprise releases becoming so popular?
Shortcuts
Disability can be funny – just get disabled people to make the jokes
Sacha Baron Cohen channel defends Who Is America? against claims of mocking veterans
'Always go slightly too far': what makes ambush TV work?
TV review
Who Is America? review – too frightening to be truly funny
Who is America? Sacha Baron Cohen's new show aims high but goes low
Who else might be a victim of Sacha Baron Cohen's new show?
Sacha Baron Cohen has made his own Infowars
Sacha Baron Cohen hits back at Sarah Palin as Roy Moore admits being duped
'Evil, exploitative and sick': Sarah Palin says Sacha Baron Cohen duped her
Will Sacha Baron Cohen's undercover series be the TV event of the year?
Sacha Baron Cohen hints at project satirising Trump University
