An oasis of chortles in the laugh desert that is Channel 4's The 11 O'Clock Show, Ali G has since progressed to both his own programme and comedy icon status. Innit, meanwhile, rounds up the finest moments from the rapper's time on 11 O'Clock with some extra footage thrown in for good measure, which show Sacha Baron Cohen's vowel-dropping, dope-smoking gangsta wannabe at home in his Berkshire "hood". However, it is the previously seen interview material that produces the best moments as Ali, resplendent in a series of eye-searing day-glo tracksuits, grills the likes of ex-film censor James Ferman ("Why did they ban Chocolate Orange?"), the late Tory educational expert Sir Rhodes Boyson ("Do you think porn stars ought to teach sex education in schools?") and a pre-Clapham Common Ron Davies ("What is so good about Wales? Because, no disrespect, but me's hears it's crap.") Exactly who is being lampooned--publicity-hungry celebs? misogynistic rappers? white middle-class wiggers?--is never entirely made clear but the results are rarely less than hilarious. Only the ever-argumentative Tony Benn succeeds in taking on his shades-sporting persecutor. Anyone yet to fall under Ali G's spell, though, is unlikely to be convinced by his opening assertion that 85% of the video's cost price will be spent on top-quality marijuana. --Clark Collis
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Very funny and innovative. The Ali G show is the funniest most brilliant piece of comedy that depicts the 90's - 2000 generation. He has 3 alter egos Ali G, Borat and Bruno and he goes around interviewing people pretending to be one of his many alter egos he plays the role so well i even wonder if he fools himself sometimes. If you are even contemplating buying this DVD stop and just do it! Ali G's style demonstrates what length his interviewees will go without in their opinion not making a fool of themselves. Watch out for the... more info
The Eleven O'Clock Show discovers ALI G - Wicked! I remember it well. I even sat in the audience one night. Ian Lee and Daisy Donavan presented the Eleven O'Clock show. An irreverant current affairs show about that weeks news. The show was funny enough, but it more importantly revealed Sasha Baron Cohen's character Ali G. I think even Ricky Gervais first appeared on the show. Anyway this was the original Ali G. The spoof interviewer was sent to represent yooff (youth!) and many people fell for it. Interviews with Tony Benn, Judge Pickles, art experts,... more info
Sacha Baron Cohen has never quite matched this When your prime comic thrust is to catch people unawares by acting stupid, being famous is quite a handicap. It's perhaps no surprise then that from a political standpoint this is the best and funniest Ali G work of all. This Cambridge-educated middle-class comic manages to blend in flawlessly and somehow convinces people that he's genuine, and his dumb questions leave them flummoxed. He's also very good at trapping people with questions which are superficially easy to answer, but then lead into a clever... more info
not for the easily offended......... Sacha baron cohen aka Ali G is a genius, he uses his intelligence to word questions to his interviewee's in such a way that they give answers that make them look totally stupid.
Ali G: "should kids be cained in school?" Sir Rhodes Boyson (Tory education expert): "Yes"
The best thing in my opinion about this video (or dvd) is that the interviews were taken before the mass attention sprung upon Staines favourite son, thereby the people getting interviewed are unaware of Ali's personality and thus... more info
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