We say improv, but we know this is a comedy and a very big comedy with a lot of like big set pieces and shocking scenes, but the core of it has to be real and it has to feel real on screen, but also, of course, you have to come off like a real person to the actual real person you're with who thinks you are real.

So.

Hello and welcome back to the director's cut, brought to you by the Directors Guild of America.

Today's episode takes us behind the scenes of director Jason Walliner's new comedy, Borat's subsequent

movie film.

Released from prison for bringing shame to his country, Cajok funny man Borat risks life and limb when he returns to America with his 15-year-old daughter.

In addition to Borat's subsequent movie film, Mr. Walliner's directorial credits include Aziz Ansari and Pat and Al's Walt Comedy specials, and episodes of the series, unconventional, what we do the Shadows, Last Man on Earth, Eagle Heart, New Girl, and Funny or Die Presents.

Mr. Walliner spoke with director Phil Lord about filming Borat's subsequent movie film in front of a virtual audience.

Listen on for their spoiler-filled conversation.

My name is Phil Lord, and our guest is Jason Walliner,

director of Borat subsequent movie film, colon.

You're going to have to tell us the rest of the title, my friend.

Oh, man, there's a few titles.

That would be pretty embarrassing if I didn't remember the title of my friend. Oh, man, there's a few titles. That'd be pretty embarrassing if I didn't remember the title of the movie.

You don't have to.

I wouldn't put you on the spot like that.

I wouldn't dare.

Delivery of prodigious bribe to make benefit disgraced, formerly great nation of Kazakhstan.

Something like that.

It changes, I think, in the course of the movie.

And we only locked it probably about a week before the movie came out.

So, yeah, it was evolving quite a bit.

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