Cohen's brother 'takes credit for fame'

Sacha Baron Cohen's brother has suggested that he helped the Bruno star rise to fame.

Erran Baron Cohen has said that he played a vital role in the launch of his younger brother's career with their early comedy collaborations.

Cohen told The Guardian: "Even growing up together we used to do little comedy songs, improvised for singing on Friday nights to unsuspecting guests at my parents' home. And when we were older, we did Hassidic raps, one called 'Schwitz' which is like 'sweat'.

"You've got the Hassidic black clothes, the suit, the hat, the typical Hassidic uniform, but it's very hot and they wear it even in Los Angeles on a really hot day and be 'schwitzing'. So that was something we did off the top of our heads."

He added: "And then later we ended up performing it in some comedy clubs around London, all dressed up as Hassidics. Then some BBC late-night comedy show actually recorded it, but then banned it immediately because we'd insulted three religions within three minutes. And after that Sacha's comedy career really started."