Exclusive: Michael Aboud, whose actions in what he believed to be a documentary are likely to come under considerable scrutiny, has expressed anger at the film-maker • This article contains spoilers for Ali G: Who Iz I? The chair of the El Paso County Republican Party has said he intends to sue Sach…
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‘A vehicle to expose prejudice, bias, and stupidity’: Sacha Baron Cohen defends Ali G as satire
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Republican leader embarrassed by Ali G film says he plans to sue Sacha Baron Cohen: ‘A liar and a pervert’
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‘Ali G: Who Iz I’ Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Split Over Sacha Baron Cohen Mockumentary
Actor Sacha Baron Cohen breaks down his iconic characters: Ali G, Bruno and Borat. He also explains the complexities behind his brand of undercover comedy.
Sacha Baron Cohen, the actor behind iconic characters, including Ali G, Borat and Bruno, is a rare mix of public intellectual and adrenaline junkie. He uses comedy in the hopes of making us laugh and waking us up.
Sacha Baron Cohen has explained why he decided to resurrect his buffoon alter-ego Ali G after more than a decade. “The fact that Ali G is outdated and problematic is the very reason I resurrected him,” Baron Cohen writes in a cover essay for Time magazine.
With his OG character back and outrage already brewing, the comedy provocateur talks cancel culture, boycotts and putting his money — and his life — on the line for a laugh.
The actor defended his new film, Ali G: Who Iz I?, saying his aim is to bring people ‘face-to-face with the danger of fanaticism and conspiracy theories’ Sacha Baron Cohen has launched an impassioned defence of satire, the right to offend, and his Ali G character on in a lengthy article for Time mag…
After I saw Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest mind-bending comedy Ali G: Who Iz I?, I immediately thought that this movie is proof there should be a brand new Oscar category created, for Best Clearances. The fact that there is someone out there who could actually get all the real unsuspecting morons who pa…
Baron Cohen’s live-ammo prankster is back, 20 years on, but has to battle with his own irrelevance in search of big laughs and the approval of a new generation • Exclusive: Republican leader embarrassed by film says he plays to sue Sacha Baron Cohen: ‘A liar and a pervert’ If you liked Sacha Baron C…
By turning Ali G into the doofus antihero of his own absurdist saga, "Who Iz I?" essentially becomes Sacha Baron Cohen’s version of a "Saturday Night Live" movie, like "MacGruber" or "Stuart Saves His Family" or "A Night at the Roxbury.
Exclusive: Michael Aboud, whose actions in what he believed to be a documentary are likely to come under considerable scrutiny, has expressed anger at the film-maker • This article contains spoilers for Ali G: Who Iz I? The chair of the El Paso County Republican Party has said he intends to sue Sach…
Sacha Baron Cohen is back as his comedic alter-ego Ali G in the mockumentary "Ali G: Who Iz I?," but not every Rotten Tomatoes critic is welcoming his return.
After more than a decade out of the limelight and away from his wardrobe of high-visibility, low-practicality clothing, Sacha Baron Cohen’s Ali G is back with his first film in almost 25 years. This time, alongside the satirical would-be bad boy himself leading “Ali G: Who Iz I” comes his long-suffe…
20 years after retiring Ali G, Sacha Baron Cohen has dusted off his tracksuit collection and reprised the character for “Ali G: Who Iz I?,” now open in theaters before coming to Amazon Prime Oct. 30. The comedian first brought Ali G to audiences at the turn of the century with “Da Ali G Show,” […]
