Craig Jones
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How did you end up in Ukraine? So we're in Kazakhstan. We're doing some filming in Kazakhstan. And obviously, Borat's still a very traumatic memory for them. Yeah. And some of my jokes felt like they don't go as well in that neck of the woods. Mm-hmm. So we had some difficulty filming out there. So we filmed this horse game. Have you ever heard of Cockbar? Thanks to you, yes.
How did you end up in Ukraine? So we're in Kazakhstan. We're doing some filming in Kazakhstan. And obviously, Borat's still a very traumatic memory for them. Yeah. And some of my jokes felt like they don't go as well in that neck of the woods. Mm-hmm. So we had some difficulty filming out there. So we filmed this horse game. Have you ever heard of Cockbar? Thanks to you, yes.
How did you end up in Ukraine? So we're in Kazakhstan. We're doing some filming in Kazakhstan. And obviously, Borat's still a very traumatic memory for them. Yeah. And some of my jokes felt like they don't go as well in that neck of the woods. Mm-hmm. So we had some difficulty filming out there. So we filmed this horse game. Have you ever heard of Cockbar? Thanks to you, yes.
It's a game, a very, very old game. They cut a goat or a sheep. I didn't get too close to look at it, but they cut its head and legs off and they use it as some form of bull. And then they'll have like up to a thousand guys on horses. violently trying to pick this up and drop it in the other end's goals, basically. The goals used to be concrete.
It's a game, a very, very old game. They cut a goat or a sheep. I didn't get too close to look at it, but they cut its head and legs off and they use it as some form of bull. And then they'll have like up to a thousand guys on horses. violently trying to pick this up and drop it in the other end's goals, basically. The goals used to be concrete.
It's a game, a very, very old game. They cut a goat or a sheep. I didn't get too close to look at it, but they cut its head and legs off and they use it as some form of bull. And then they'll have like up to a thousand guys on horses. violently trying to pick this up and drop it in the other end's goals, basically. The goals used to be concrete.
Now it's just a tarp, but local business owners will throw down huge amounts of money for the winners. And these horses have been trained from a very young age. The riders have been trained. I've never ridden a horse before. We wanted to film something that made it look like I was going to go into the horse pit, into the cock bar pit. However, the drunk stuntman that we used
Now it's just a tarp, but local business owners will throw down huge amounts of money for the winners. And these horses have been trained from a very young age. The riders have been trained. I've never ridden a horse before. We wanted to film something that made it look like I was going to go into the horse pit, into the cock bar pit. However, the drunk stuntman that we used
Now it's just a tarp, but local business owners will throw down huge amounts of money for the winners. And these horses have been trained from a very young age. The riders have been trained. I've never ridden a horse before. We wanted to film something that made it look like I was going to go into the horse pit, into the cock bar pit. However, the drunk stuntman that we used
just decided that when he took my horse reins he would take me straight into the pit instead of ending the shot there so i was in there amongst i guess the horse riders the cock by riders and we weren't leaving we just were in there for quite a while and he was just he could talk a little he could talk english pretty well actually and he's like oh i thought you'd want to check it out from the inside and then while we're in there someone picked up
just decided that when he took my horse reins he would take me straight into the pit instead of ending the shot there so i was in there amongst i guess the horse riders the cock by riders and we weren't leaving we just were in there for quite a while and he was just he could talk a little he could talk english pretty well actually and he's like oh i thought you'd want to check it out from the inside and then while we're in there someone picked up
just decided that when he took my horse reins he would take me straight into the pit instead of ending the shot there so i was in there amongst i guess the horse riders the cock by riders and we weren't leaving we just were in there for quite a while and he was just he could talk a little he could talk english pretty well actually and he's like oh i thought you'd want to check it out from the inside and then while we're in there someone picked up
the sort of carcass and a wave of horse riders came at me. I was quite concerned at that point because they're bashing into each other. And obviously they're angry. They're seeing a foreigner in there. I was wearing like basically Biggie Smalls, Coogee, Geku looking sweater. So I stood out.
the sort of carcass and a wave of horse riders came at me. I was quite concerned at that point because they're bashing into each other. And obviously they're angry. They're seeing a foreigner in there. I was wearing like basically Biggie Smalls, Coogee, Geku looking sweater. So I stood out.
the sort of carcass and a wave of horse riders came at me. I was quite concerned at that point because they're bashing into each other. And obviously they're angry. They're seeing a foreigner in there. I was wearing like basically Biggie Smalls, Coogee, Geku looking sweater. So I stood out.
They definitely didn't like that I was participating in a game that they probably trained their whole life for. And that amount of money they could win is very, very significant. And there's me in there. They're also pointing out Borat, Borat, thinking I was making Borat jokes, which again- Very traumatic memory for the people of Kazakhstan. Were you making Borat jokes?
They definitely didn't like that I was participating in a game that they probably trained their whole life for. And that amount of money they could win is very, very significant. And there's me in there. They're also pointing out Borat, Borat, thinking I was making Borat jokes, which again- Very traumatic memory for the people of Kazakhstan. Were you making Borat jokes?