"Da Ali G Show" (2003) TV series 2003-2004

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

21 February 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Talk-Show

Plot:

An ignorant, wannabe-Jamaican British b-boy; an anti-Semitic, misogynistic but friendly Kazakhstani...

Plot Keywords:

Spin Off | White Male Pretending To Be Black | Rapper | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Sacha Baron Cohen

...

Ali G / ... (12 episodes, 2003-2004)

Also Known As:

Ali G in da USAiii (UK)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Alabama, USA

Company:

TalkBack Productions

Trivia:

According to Borat, he is the second most famous person in Kazhakistan. The first is Paul Shaffer.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the opening credits, when Ali G's shoes are flying toward him, the shot from the shoes' point-of-view shows the them coming in backwards and upside down. The other shots showing the flying shoes, however, have them coming in the other way up.

Quotes:

Borat: In U.S. and A. they treat horses like we in Kazakhstan treat our women. They feed them two times a day. They have them sleep on straw in a small box. And for entertainment, they make them jump over fences while being whipped.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Zomergasten: (#18.6)" (2005)

Not To Be Believed Funny!

I would never dare tell a person what he or she should find funny but I will tell anyone who is bothering to read this comment that Da Ali G Show is an hysterical riot because of the genius of Sacha Baron Cohen. You cannot judge Da Ali G. Show by watching 1 or 2 sketches, it really is something that needs to be judged on the whole. I find 75% of his sketches range from funny to hilarious. The other 25% range from watchable to good. The joy of Da Ali G. Show is watching three separate characters, Ali G (a wannabe gangster type), Borat (a middle eastern reporter) and Bruno (a gay Austrian reporter) interact with people from the well-known to the average person. There are too many good times to be had that I won't bother to mention specifics but if you watch at least a couple of episodes, you will be rewarded with some of the funniest, laugh out loud times you can have in front of the television. For the jaded, been there, done that crowd, if you haven't seen Da Ali G. Show, you haven't been there or done that.