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DVD Da Ali G Show - The Complete First Season
"Keep it real" says Ali G (Sacha Baron Cohen) at the top of each show. Keeping it real is what the British comedian does--and doesn't do--during each episode. First, there's the character of Ali G himself. There's nothing real about this slang-slinging geezer. He's a poser, a white hip-hop wannabe from the 'burbs who aspires to be "gangsta" like Biggie and Tupac. His interview subjects, on the other hand, are the real deal: Newt Gingrich, Buzz Aldrin, Donald Trump, etc. Ali asks stupid questions, they attempt to provide intelligent answers. The humor comes from the disconnect between the two, which is to say: 60 Minutes meets In Living Color.
Da Ali G Show was a hit in Britain before Cohen brought his act to the States, but Ali wasn't the only character who came with him. There's also Borat, a Kazakhstan TV reporter with a shaky command of English. His show-within-a-show is called "Borat's Guide to America" and he travels the "US and A" interviewing regular folks, such as matchmakers and rodeo riders. Then there's Bruno, a sexually ambiguous fashion reporter with "Funkyzeit Mit Bruno." His subjects include models and designers. Borat and Bruno have their moments, but Ali G is the star of the show and gets the most screen time. It's Ali G, after all, who gets both James Lipton and Ralph Nader to rap. (The verdict? Lipton's got skills; Nader should stick to politics.) As proof of his popularity in the U.K., Ali G got his own theatrical release, Ali G Indahouse in 2002. As proof of his popularity in the U.S., HBO renewed his show for a second season. Due to sexual content, raunchy humor, and drug content, Da Ali G Show is recommended for mature audiences. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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HAPPY TIME!
Obviously, this is comedic genius. If you haven't had a chance to see these characters in action, better get brushed up on Da Ali G show. Major motion pictures like Borat, are probably just the beginning. I still laugh the entire time watching these dvd's.
Satire Is Alive And Well In Cohen's Hands
Sacha Baron Cohen is a welcome anarchic spirit, a satirist of the Marx Brothers school, closest to being a Harpo, with vocabulary this time. An equal opportunity offender, he's not for all tastes, since he's a little too skillful at showing universal human limitations, widespread hypocrisy, even rampant meanness of spirit lurking just under the ever so polite words of his comic targets, a wide assortment of contemporary men and women. People who believe too much in their own unfailing high-mindedness (a widespread disease) or otherwise take themselves too seriously will no doubt be turned off, therefore, by Cohen's probing humor, probably describing him with that favorite dismissive adjective du jour, "offensive." This is a shame, for he is actually a brilliant anatomizer of the current international scene, a comic genius who has a lot to tell all of us.
A great DVD
I hear there is a Borat movie coming -- can't wait as he's the best character in this. I watched this on a recommendation from a workmate and ended up purchasing it I liked it so much. Each show is a half-hour long so for those spare half-hours when you're waiting for something better to come on TV, this really helps fill the gap.
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