▁That , ▁and ▁a ▁wrest ling ▁match ▁between ▁but t - nak ed ▁men . ▁Something ▁for ▁everyone ." ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁The ▁character ▁was ▁first ▁developed ▁for ▁short ▁sk its ▁on ▁F 2 F ▁on ▁Gran ada ▁Television ▁that ▁Baron ▁C ohen ▁presented ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 – 1 9 9 7 , ▁with ▁the ▁character ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁being ▁known ▁as ▁Alex i ▁Kr ick ler . ▁The ▁character , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Krist o ▁Sh q ipt ari ▁was ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁Param ount ▁Com edy ▁ 1 ▁and ▁subsequently ▁by ▁BBC ▁Two ' s ▁Com edy ▁Nation . ▁Alex i ▁and ▁Krist o ▁were ▁nearly ▁identical ▁in ▁looks ▁and ▁de mean or ▁to ▁the ▁later ▁inc arn ation , ▁although ▁Alex i ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁Mold ovan ▁and ▁Krist o ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁Alban ian ▁rather ▁than ▁from ▁Kaz akh stan . ▁The ▁character ▁remained ▁d orm ant ▁while ▁Baron ▁C ohen ▁concentr ated ▁on ▁his ▁Ali ▁G ▁persona ▁for ▁Channel ▁ 4 ' s ▁The ▁ 1 1 ▁O ' C lock ▁Show , ▁but ▁with ▁the ▁subsequent ▁success ▁of ▁Ali ▁G ▁and ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁Da ▁Ali ▁G ▁Show ▁( also ▁on ▁Channel ▁ 4 ) ▁Baron ▁C ohen ▁revis ited ▁his ▁Bor at ▁character . ▁ ▁F ict ional ▁character ▁bi ography ▁ ▁Bor at ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁K uz ce k , ▁Kaz akh ▁SS R ▁to ▁As imb ala ▁S ag di ye v ▁and ▁Bol tok