Initially banned by the Academy from pulling such a stunt, bosses finally relented and allowed the British comedian to take to the carpet dressed as General Aladeen, who promptly tipped an urn containing 'the ashes of Kim Jong II' over a furious Ryan Seacrest.
Cohen was quickly bundled away from the angry E! presenter in an unceremonious fashion.
But what he lacked in dignity he made up for in humour.
