'Borat' teased by bandmates

Dirty Pretty Things frontman Carl Barat has become the subject of relentless teasing by his bandmates, because his surname sounds similar to Sacha Baron Cohen's creation Borat.

Dirty Pretty Things frontman Carl Barat has become the subject of relentless teasing by his bandmates, because his surname sounds similar to Sacha Baron Cohen's creation Borat.

The former Libertine, 28, is not amused by the jokes and has asked his bandmates to stop.

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