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Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen hits the big screen today as Borat, the hilariously offensive, America-loving Kazakh news reporter he originated on Da Ali G Show. Borat's crass antics got us thinking about other masters of ''cringe comedy'' — the daring kind of humor that induces nervous (and sometimes guilty) chuckles. Check out the obscenely funny folks in our gallery, including Larry David, Amy Sedaris and others.

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Cringe Benefits

By Sophia Asare, Helin Jung | Nov 03, 2006

As Sacha Baron Cohen brings his ''Borat'' to theaters, we name a few folks who really make us laugh -- in an uncomfortable sorta way...

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