I knew it!

What a character,

He also defends corporations as people! Truly a man of the 1% if ever there was one.

http://www.desmogblog.com/monckton-fights-for-exxons-freedom-of-speech

if anything, he looks more like a David Mitchell character. He even sounds like him.

who the fuck is this ass?

great piece by the way lol. Great interview.

Lame.

Have a look around the net, it looks like he's quite successfully trolled a variety of corporate think tank organisations.

*eco
*politics

Adding video to channels (Eco, Politics) - requested by NetRunner.

The only time I've ever heard of Monckton before is:

http://videosift.com/video/Copenhagen-Lord-Monckton-rap-battles-Al-Gore-Rap-News

I upvoted in spite of the annoying laugh track.

Never heard of this guy. But his eyes really bug me.

This interviewer is an asshat. He should never have pressed Cohen to break character. Weak sauce.

Wait, so this *isn't* Cohen? I thought it was, that the parody tag was because Cohen was parodying climate change deniers, but apparently this is a real guy and this is parodying Cohen's parodies. Right?

Oh, if only special effects makeup really were that good...

>> ^messenger:

This interviewer is an asshat. He should never have pressed Cohen to break character. Weak sauce.


You realise it's not really Cohen? Maybe you forgot the sarcasm checkbox?

No, Monckton is definitely a real person, even though I would have liked it better if he had just been a character.

Poe's Law in action.
>> ^Quboid:

Wait, so this isn't Cohen? I thought it was, that the parody tag was because Cohen was parodying climate change deniers, but apparently this is a real guy and this is parodying Cohen's parodies. Right?

awww

Nope. He really got me. I believed it 100%. Poe's law indeed.

And kudos and thanks to the OP and all the commenters to that point who kept the ruse going. What a brilliantly conceived and executed stunt.>> ^arghness:

>> ^messenger:
This interviewer is an asshat. He should never have pressed Cohen to break character. Weak sauce.

You realise it's not really Cohen? Maybe you forgot the sarcasm checkbox?

Lord Monckton? More like Fraud Monckton, he isn't even a real peer.

The bug-eyes are caused by Grave's Disease, although that doesn't explain his lunatic views.

Wow, I have been double parodied. I've been had!

Back to your very best, Chaser boys. First class.

They had me for a minute before I concluded Monckton is a real person and they're just ridiculing him by suggesting he's too stupid to be a real person.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2011/oct/21/lord-monckton-sacha-baron-cohen?newsfeed=true

If thats a try to discredit criticism on anthropogenic global warming, then its a pathetic and simple minded one. Even most critics dont like this guy, because hes like Al Gore, just in a different color. But that doesnt mean the whole movement behind him is wrong.