Sacha Baron Cohen’s MO is simple: he uses himself portraying a buffoon to find people’s true thoughts/feelings as their guard is down because of his portrayed stupidity. He really is brilliant.
@ajs41
2 жыл бұрын
I don't agree. I think people were desperate to ingratiate themselves with him because they thought he was a member of the ethnic minorities and they wanted to virtue signal towards them. Nothing to do with thinking he was stupid.
@jackriver1999
2 жыл бұрын
@@ajs41 It is called "Socratic irony". Detective Colombo and Louis Theroux use this technique, too. Of course, Ali G being an ambiguous ethnicity was part of his schtick, too. The character was originally was supposed to be an Indian/Pakistani youth into rap music (hence the name Ali G), but, after he became popular, they retconned him into a white guy pretending to be black.
@bojangles5232
Жыл бұрын
its not that deep bro
@1292liam
10 жыл бұрын
Ali G : the ONLY reason people tuned in or set the VHS before going to the pub
@andrewsmith74
6 жыл бұрын
Ricky Gervais and Daisy Donovan were often good as well.
@xtraspecialmango
4 жыл бұрын
That's bollocks... Ali G was just the cherry on the cake.
@zenithstolemysoul
Жыл бұрын
@@andrewsmith74 I fancied daisy when I was 16 lol
@Bubba-o3w
Жыл бұрын
RESPECT
@sonny4978
3 жыл бұрын
9:04 bruh that laugh
@adrianbiber5340
3 жыл бұрын
was that a goat?
@SynSlings
7 жыл бұрын
That Ali G portion was hella funny.
@JasonSanders
5 жыл бұрын
15:14 that closeup was brilliant
@Torrriate
3 жыл бұрын
Ahh - those times when Sacha still had to go straight from the Ali G set to his day job as a pizza boy...
@toastedroast
12 жыл бұрын
Used to like watching this :)
@komodosp
Жыл бұрын
Interesting, never realised Dom Joly and Rich Hall got their start on the 11 o'clock show...
@400KrispyKremes
12 жыл бұрын
Great post. I'm surprised you don't have more views.
@MultiVince95
2 жыл бұрын
Friday 2nd October 1998
@alexsugden2734
5 жыл бұрын
Something else in Geordie...
@user-nh1og5hy1u
4 жыл бұрын
13:05
@justice5150
3 жыл бұрын
Legend! Just needed the Ali G part. Thanks.
@user-qs3lg4tw4d
3 ай бұрын
0:39
@-M0LE
4 ай бұрын
The character was very basic back then but the content was better
@Hertfordshire247
2 жыл бұрын
What is Channel 4's ratings these days? Is it like the BBC's etc? (I heard that after their f>g about with 'A Question Of Sport', woke edition, another show has crashed and burned) This was when there was no agenda. Imagine, a channel making a programme for men. What a novel idea. I used to watch Channel 4 quite a bit, now, I could probably count on 1 hand how many times I have glimpsed at it as a channel.
@MarkPentler
2 жыл бұрын
As the original uploader of these videos (albeit without being able to remember the password for the account and neither can Iain) I am so annoyed with how often I get cliched reminiscing culture war shit on em
@Hertfordshire247
2 жыл бұрын
@@MarkPentler Who cliche's you?
@EarlybirdUK
2 жыл бұрын
The Intro is so DISTURBING!!!
@mistersee9731
4 жыл бұрын
I appreciate your uploads mate, but where the fuck are ep's 4 and 5?
@prnfl
9 жыл бұрын
Just come back to remind myself what utter shit this is (except ali G of course RESPECT)
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