By the time Ali G--the inspired creation of comedian Sacha Baron Cohen who debuted on the lame satirical series The 11 O'Clock Show--first got his own series, the gangsta rapper from Berkshire was already one of the biggest things on TV. Ali G--Aiiii is a compilation of the best bits from his own series, Da Ali G Show. Part chat show (Paul Daniels makes a memorably awful appearance; Gail Porter turns up and Ali dims the house lights and gets all soppy), and part saucy variety show (Ali's duet with Jarvis Cocker is fun, but no-where near as good as his improvised rap with Mohammed Al Fayed "from Arrods"), the material here is richer and more varied than his 11 O'Clock appearances, which more or less depended on his interviewees not knowing he was stitching them up. At various points, Ali reports from the States--the Staines rapper's spiritual home, you suspect--and the bemused reactions of the unsuspecting people he meets there makes for some of the video's funniest moments ("Has anyone ever been killed by a gun?" he asks someone from the National Rifle Association).
Ali G--Aiii also features Cohen's newest character Borat, a reporter from Kazakhstani television who is producing a guide to Britain for his viewers back home. Amazingly, Cohen ran into trouble with the Kazakhstani embassy in Britain over his portrait of the bumbling reporter with only the faintest grasp of English, but in fact it's the Brits he interviews who patronise Borat who come off a lot worse. (See, for example, the embarrassed silence which greets Borat's attempt at introductory small talk at a society dinner party: "My wife, she is dead"!) Like the rest of the show, there is a smart satiric edge to the comedy but it's also very, very funny. Ali introduces the compilation, keepin' it real with a promise that profits from the sale of the video will be channelled back into the Staines ghetto. --Edward Lawrenson
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
moderate Moderate Ali G compilation, but doesn't compile the best though. I remember seeing an episode eight years ago on Channel 4, where he asks this woman and this 15 year od kid to come up on stage and asks her if she'll have sex with the kid for charity or soemthing, that wasn't on here along with alot of other interviews. I can watch the video again, but don't watch it as muhc as Ali G Bling Bling or Ali G, Innit.
Watch out for Jenna JAmeson This DVD's highlights include;
Ali G goes to the porn festival in Cannes Hot D'Or and interviews porn superstar Jenna Jameson..very candidly. Watch out for the scene where an Italian actress gets her boob out and literally yanks Ali G on to it. The introduction of Borat... the modern day Chaplin with a few swear words thrown in Bruno..the Austrian gay interviewing a skinhead
the best from the series where the popularity soared...... Ali's rise from a slot on the 11 o'clock show rapidly changed when he got his own show. The variety of the character of Ali G became more diverse. In stayed the interviews (of course) and joining them came musical duets (jarvis cocker, mohammed al fayed), focus groups (featuring hilarious debates on politics, animals etc) and the new character Borat.
Interviews are definately Ali's strong point and is emphasised by questions to Gail Porter such as 'me heard you got a HND.....have you been to the clinic... more info
Innit was better Like all fads, Ali G has reached his end. Although many of his bits in the DVD are funny, they lack the same humor that made "Innit" so darn good.
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