True, McGrath, true. It is the job of a professional comedian, however, to make fun of just about everybody, is it not? The viewer has to judge for themselves whether or not he has "crossed the line" that you refer to. It's a very subjective business.

I recall when "All In The Family" was a hot show in the early 70's...and the most strident objections to it came from rightwingers who claimed that the show was engaging in racist humour and various other forms of humour that were offensive to minorities!

Is that not the epitome of irony? ;-) (since the show was deliberately satirizing racism and bigotry in the person of Archie Bunker in order to show how stupid it is to be a racist and a bigot...)

Similarly, Borat is showing how stupid it is to be a racist, a bigot, a jerk, etc...(whether or not you come from the USA or from Khazakstan)