Sasha Baron Cohen roasts modern audiences for being too dumb to understand his satire

A fake Guardian article claiming Sasha Baron Cohen created an undercover DJ persona named 'James Hype' to satirize Instagram DJs, only to have audiences genuinely enjoy the act and miss the joke. The article features side-by-side photos and quotes where Cohen laments that modern audiences are too stupid to recognize satire. Extracted text: Sasha Baron Cohen reveals that he has been undercover for years as new character DJ James Hype. Comedian shocked no one figured it out. Sasha Baron Cohen (left) and in character as James Hype (right). Sasha Baron Cohen unveiled his latest character James Hype earlier today. The comedian says he set out to satirize the untalented megalomaniac douchebag DJs of the Instagram era. But was shocked when no one realized it was a joke and that clueless punters were actually enjoying the "music". Cohen told the Guardian "I created this character to be quite different. James Hype possesses none of the loveable, charming, redeeming qualities of Ali G or Borat. He is crass personified, constantly bragging that he invented DJ techniques from decades ago. Making fake fan accounts to promote himself. Doing the most ridiculous fake DJ sets. But his fans kept eagerly believing my lies! They continued to cheer even when I claimed that "No Other DJ planned the 9/11 attacks. #WhoDoesThi." Cohen signed off saying "I fear the public has become too stupid for me to continue to do satire. They are eagerly accepting the antics of this wanker I created as if it were the work of a legit artist. It's incredibly depressing that they can't tell what's real."