Council rejects plans to erect Ali G statue in UK town
More than 300 people backed the proposal A proposal to explore an Ali G-themed landmark in Staines has been rejected by councillors, despite gaining enough public support to be considered by the local authority. The campaign was launched with the idea of turning the town’s long association with the fictional character into a potential attraction […]
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Ali G return proves Sacha Baron Cohen’s outrage marketing may finally have hit its limit
Sacha Baron Cohen intentionally baited modern outrage culture with his Ali G revival Ali G’s return has sparked a growing backlash in the U.K. following the release of his latest film trailer with the character returning in Amazon MGM’s ‘Ali G: Who Iz I?’, a new mockumentary starring Sacha Baron Cohen. However, the comeback has […]
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Sacha Baron Cohen’s new secret Ali G movie reveals first look
Coming to cinemas very soon, the film will see Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Bruno) make his directorial debut. The first trailer has hit the web for Sacha Baron Cohen’s new, “shot-in-secret” Ali G movie. Titled Ali G: Who Iz I?, the mockumentary film will see Oscar-nominee Baron Cohen (Borat, Bruno) reprise the role that launched […]
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Sacha Baron Cohen is reviving his legendary character Ali G
Ali G celebrates his 25th anniversary this year Sacha Baron Cohen is reportedly bringing back Ali G. The actor and comedian, Variety reports, is reprising the character that helped catapult him to fame in the late 1990s. The publication said Baron Cohen has been working on a stand-up tour in which Ali G will make […]
3 years ago
Sacha Baron Cohen gets one over judge – wins $95m case over ‘paedophile detector’
Roy Moore was suing Sacha Baron Cohen for $95m Sacha Baron Cohen has won his fight against a former judge and failed Senate candidate over a prank where the Borat actor waved him down with a ‘paedophile dector’. Baron Cohen, on Thursday, defeated a $95m (£78.7m) defamation lawsuit brought by Roy Moore, who said he was […]
4 years ago
Sacha Baron Cohen says he needed to make Borat 2 to stop Donald Trump
“If he had won on November 3rd, and I hadn’t made the movie, I would not have been able to live with myself.” Sacha Baron Cohen has said he had to make Borat 2 to do his part in stopping Donald Trump being re-elected. At Sunday’s Golden Globes Awards, Baron Cohen picked up two wins for […]
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