![]() ![]() Ali G's middle-class credentials mirror Westwood's, as the latter was brought up in Lowestoft as a bishop's son. He also lived part of his life in Staines.īaron Cohen has stated that BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood was an influence on the development of his character Westwood used to host Radio 1's Rap Show and became known for speaking in a Multicultural London English dialect. Ali G was part of a group called the "West Staines Massiv", and grew up near Staines in Langley. Rezurection features new footage of Ali G introducing old highlights of Da Ali G Show, while Borat reappeared for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm in 2020.Īli G is a fictional stereotype of a British suburban male " chav" also known as Alex who imitates inner-city urban British hip hop culture and British Jamaican culture, particularly through hip hop, reggae, drum and bass and jungle music, as well as speaking in rude boy-style Multicultural London English from Jamaican Patois. Ali G returned to television with Ali G Rezurection in 2014. However, Ali G returned at the 2012 British Comedy Awards to accept Baron Cohen's Outstanding Achievement Award, causing controversy by making jokes about Kate Middleton and Jimmy Savile. ![]() In a 2007 interview with The Daily Telegraph, Baron Cohen announced that Ali G, along with Borat (another fictional character made by Baron Cohenmade by Baron Cohen), had been retired. In a 2001 poll by Channel 4, Ali G was ranked eighth on their list of the 100 Greatest TV Characters. Īli G first appeared as the "voice of da yoof" on Channel 4's The 11 O'Clock Show in 1998, and he subsequently became the title character of Da Ali G Show in the early 2000s, and was also the title character of the film Ali G Indahouse. ![]() A faux-streetwise poseur from Staines, Ali G speaks in rude boy-style Multicultural London English and brags about coming up "in da heart of da Staines ghetto" and leading a local street gang, "Da West Staines Massiv." He conducts interviews with unsuspecting subjects who do not realise they have been set up. Interviewer, singer, rapper, MP, AmbassadorĪlistair Leslie Graham, better known as Ali G, is a satirical fictional character created and performed by English comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. Ali G giving a commencement speech at Harvard in 2004 ![]()
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