Watch Dictator Ruin Huffy Ryan Seacrest's Entire Night

True to his threats, Sacha Baron Cohen last night showed up at the Oscars in the full regalia, beard, and unplaceable tongue-rolling accent of General Aladeen, the main character of his upcoming The Dictator. The stunt could have ended up being nothing more than a lazy, shticky publicity move, but instead Cohen--at home in-character amongst the unprepared--really sold his appearance with some genuinely funny lines. Also, he dumps Kim Jong-il's ashes on Ryan Seacrest, and you can tell it kind of makes Seacrest want slam the bedroom door and cry into his American Idol comforter. This is Seacrest's Carrie:

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Ryan Seacrest Finally Getting in on Making Romantic-Comedies

Ryan Seacrest--seen above as he might appear as you quietly approach him, pillow clutched nervously in your hands--is at last bringing whatever skillset he's been getting by on to the world of film production. The American Idol host, who will soon be featured in the role of Ryan Seacrest in New Year's Eve, is reportedly working on producing his first film, a romantic-comedy written by Krista Vernoff and set to star Reese Witherspoon. No further details have been divulged, but as I said earlier, this is probably already enough to secure Mom's ticket purchase. She will have one for the one with Reese Witherspoon in it, please.