The only cure I know for addiction is overindulgence. It might not be a good idea for substance abusers, but binge-induced-nausea helped me beat get over Audrey Tautou and, recently, the characters of Sacha Baron Cohen. I was dimly aware of his work when a less-than-damning review convinced me to take the plunge and watch "Borat."

Later, I noticed a few episodes of "Da Ali G Show" in the inflight entertainment system of our last trip. Such was our mirth that we had to stop watching a few times to avoid disturbing other passengers. On coming home, we found our video store carried the DVD and, in our haste, we grabbed a travesty as well. The shows were great, the movie sucked, and I was cured. The scripted movie was missing the essential ingredient of earnest personalities somehow getting connived into taking a complete idiot seriously.

Some favorite clips:
Buzz Aldrin
"Boutros Boutros Boutros-Ghali"
Andy Rooney
a hapless farmer