Da Ali G Show is the name of two related satirical TV series starring British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and featuring the character Ali G.
The original (single season) series was made by Channel 4 in the UK, and the second (two season) series by Channel 4 in the UK and HBO in the U.S. The second series was known as Ali G in da USA in countries where the original series had screened.
Baron Cohen played three journalists — Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, and Brüno — who interviewed unsuspecting people (sometimes very high-ranking officials) and made them look foolish. His exposure of this foolishness using these ignorant characters made the show an excellent example of Socratic irony.
On 23 July 2005 HBO announced they have no plans to make an additional season of the show blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/23/arts/television/23ali.html.
The three characters from the show have each gone on to have movies released [or planned for release]: Ali G in _Ali G Indahouse, Borat in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan and Brüno in an upcoming film.
An ignorant, wannabe-Jamaican British b-boy; an anti-Semitic, misogynistic but friendly Kazakhstani television reporter; and a homosexual Austrian fashonista--all played by Sacha Baron Cohen--conduct interviews on unsuspecting Americans, who include prominent pundits in the political system and celebrities, that reveal deeply hidden prejudices and challenge social mores within American society. Written by Anonymous
Hipster Ali G. interviews a variety of guests from the world of crime prevention, drug enforcement and the judiciary to discuss the issues of crime and drugs in Britain and America. Ali G, however, is very much in favor of them, and the absolute naivete with which he interviews his guests frequently catches them completely off guard. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher
