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Da Ali G Show [TV Series]

A longtime favorite of British TV, comedian Sacha Baron Cohen rose to popularity via his hilarious alter ego, slang-spouting "hip-hop journalist" Ali G. By the time Cohen's Da Ali G Show was brought to America courtesy of HBO, the star had added two other alternate personalities to his repertoire: Borat, a chatty but incredibly naïve Kazakstani TV personality, and Bruno, a flighty Austrian fashion reporter. Though highlights included such nonsense as Ali G posing as a recruit for the Philadelphia Police Department, the main attraction of the series was Cohen's satirical interviews of such high-profile personalities as Newt Gingrich, Ed Meese, and Buzz Aldrin, none of whom were aware that the whole enterprise was a big joke (and most of whom were outraged when their interviews were broadcast without their permission). The six-episode American incarnation of Da Ali G Show premiered February 21, 2003. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Da Ali G Show: Law

British comic actor Sacha Baron Cohen introduces American audiences to his three characters in this, the first episode of HBO's version of Da Ali G Show. Ali G, a suburban British "gangsta" straight outta Staines ("near Windsor Castle, where the queen lives"), introduces the premiere episode's subject -- the law. Ali G takes us to the Philadelphia Police Academy, where he undergoes an abbreviated police training course, and is instructed that police officers do not use the term "honky" to refer to white people. Next, on "Borat's Guide to America," Kazakhstan TV's Borat gives us a crash course on American dating. He visits Great Expectations, a dating service, where he explains that if he finds the right woman, "I would give her television, remote control, red dress," but that "if she cheat on me, I will crush her." He also tells the dating service that he's looking for a woman with "plow experience." He is told not to mention in his ad that he's "good sex," even though he insists that he's "big like can of Pepsi." Borat also visits a dating school, and tries his hand at "speed dating." Next up, Bruno from Austria visits with PR guru Paul Wilmot, whom he describes as "the god of seating plans," and takes a surprising turn on the runway at a Lloyd Klein fashion show. Ali G then interviews former Attorney General Richard Thornburgh, who he asks to explain the distinction between "legal," "illegal," and "barely legal." Ali G also expresses his confusion over the meaning of the term, "hung jury." Former Attorney General Edwin Meese also makes a brief appearance. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

Da Ali G Show: War

Ali G (Sacha Baron Cohen) introduces the topic for this episode -- war. "What is it good for?" he asks. "Well, for a start, it sorts out who is the strongest out of the two countries." Ali G visits the UN, and interviews former Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Gahli, asking him, "Which is the funniest language? It's French, innit?" to which the man responds, "I don't know. Maybe Arabic is more funny." Ali G also visits the Security Council chambers, where he sees a nameplate marked "Jordan" and assumes that Michael Jordan has been given a seat on the council. He then holds a panel on religion with four experts, who are confounded by his line of questioning. "Can God do better stuff than David Blaine?," "Why did Jesus go 'round with all them reindeers?," and "Ain't it hypocriticalist that so many nuns also work part-time as strippers?" are just a few examples. Borat (Cohen) does a segment on etiquette, getting advice from an expert in Charleston, then putting his newfound social skills to work at two society dinners. "My sister -- she is prostitute," is one of his opening salvos. Ali G then interviews General Brent Scowcroft, asking him if he ever considered switching sides during the Vietnam War. Assured that the general did not consider it, Ali G asks, "Would you have changed sides if they had offered you, like, a thousand dollars more a week?" He also asks if Scowcroft has met other famous generals, including General Motors. Ali G also briefly interviews former CIA director James Woolsey, asking him, "Is that your real face?" ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

Da Ali G Show: Politics

In this installment, Ali G (Sacha Baron Cohen) explores politics. He interviews former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich about the possibility of a woman president, pointing out the danger that she might "fall in love with someone bad like Saddam Hussein." Bruno is back in New York for some fashion shows, and finds surprising agreement among fashionistas with his views that Osama bin Laden "is very fashionable," and that people "with no fashion sense" should be put on trains and sent to camps somewhere -- "Bye bye!" Ali G goes to several American business leaders, including Donald Trump, to pitch his idea for a special glove that one can wear while eating ice cream, to avoid messy dripping and keep the hand warm. Borat does a segment on guns, interviewing Ken Goldberg, a gun club owner. Goldberg is enchanted when Borat tells him that in Kazakhstan, "they take very bad evil criminal and they let you take and practice in two of the gun club." When asked if it's possible to buy an anti-tank gun for self-defense, Goldberg responds, "You can...in Texas." Ali G then interviews a DEA agent, asking him why seized illegal drugs aren't donated to charity. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

Da Ali G Show: Science

Ali G (Sacha Baron Cohen) explores the world of science. He holds a panel with four experts, and asks them about how "techmology" has made our lives better. When the panel tries to explain evolution using the term "Homo sapiens," Ali denies that he is one. Ali asks creationist Dr. Kent Hovind what "techmology" he uses, specifically if he uses a toilet, and if he flushes. When Hovind says yes, Ali replies that there's evidence backstage to the contrary. Borat looks at America's pastime, baseball, taking in a Savannah Sand Gnats game, where he entertains the crowd with his emotional rendition of Kazakhstan's national anthem, and offers to bribe the umpire with "40,000 tampons -- no applicator." Later, he has an unpleasant experience in the Sand Gnats' locker room. Ali G interviews Ralph Nader, and wants to know, "What's the big deal about the rainforests?" When Nader points out that aboriginal tribes live there, Ali is unimpressed. "Why would anyone wanna live there with the risk of a monkey dropping one on your head?" Ali also attends an anti-nuclear protest rally at an old nuclear testing site in Nevada, where he tries to impress one hippie girl by telling her about the massive new McDonald's in Staines. Ali also interviews former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, asking him, "Does all of us really have bones or is it just what the media want us to believe?" Ali G gets upset when Koop informs him that he is definitely going to die one day. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

Da Ali G Show: Belief

Ali G (Sacha Baron Cohen) goes to Hollywood to pitch his TV idea. He can't get any producers interested in his James Bond rip-off, which features hardcore sex scenes. He tells producer Lee Levinson that he has another idea -- a show about a police chief possessed by the spirit of a dead police dog. When Levinson advises that it would "take a very ingenious script to make it work," Ali suggests, "You would need a dog to help write some of it." Borat visits Middleton Place Plantation in South Carolina, where he annoys a woodworker by ridiculing his use of primitive technology. Borat attends the Llano County Rodeo, where he asks performers, "How many punch you take to a cow before it fall?" and shows some interesting Polaroids of his "wife." Ali G holds a panel on sex, where he tells unimpressed panelists (including porn star Leanna Heart and an anti-porn crusader) that he lost his virginity at age ten to an Italian supermodel. Bruno opens his segment by explaining that "being gay is the new coolest thing, so that's why I've come to the gayest part of America -- Alabama!" Bruno attends an NCAA football game, where he joins the cheerleaders, and asks Alabama running back Shaud Williams, "Are you allowed to date other members of the team or do you have to wait until the season's over?" Bruno also attends a Pro-America Expo, where he finds the organizer shares his antipathy toward Jews, but seems to have a problem with Bruno's flamboyant homosexuality. Ali interviews former Secretary of State James Baker, and suggests that either Iran or Iraq change the name of their country so they sound less similar. He also interviews former presidential press secretary Marlon Fitzwater, who calls Ali "an idiot." ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide