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Da Ali G Show - The Complete First Season

starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Dick Thornburgh, Paris Hilton, Dr. C. Everett Koop, Ralph Nader
directed by: James Bobin, Scott Preston

: Da Ali G Show - The Complete First Season
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780783129846
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 078312984X
Label: HBO
Manufacturer: HBO
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: HBO
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 17, 2004
Running Time: 180 minutes
Sales Rank: 9742
Studio: HBO
Theatrical Release Date: February 21, 2003



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Description:
The outrageous comedy/reality series stars British chameleon Sacha Baron Cohen, who travels across America in the guise of one of three totally different characters. Cohen's primary alter-ego is Ali G., who calls himself a 'hip-hop journalist', but who's really a white rapper-wannabe. When Cohen isn't putting Ali G and his 'guests' in unusual and often delightfully uncomfortable situations, he's shedding his yellow gangsta track suit attire and slipping into two other memorable characters: Borat, an impossibly naive TV reporter from Kazakhstan, and Bruno, a gay, Austrian fashionista. Each of these characters will be traversing America, exploring different aspects of our culture, and interviewing real celebrities and dignitaries.

Amazon.com:
'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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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - great stuff
i dont get the people who rate this 1 star. this is SATIRE and nothing more. its brilliant, its funny ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A Reality Show at it's Finest
Da Ali G show is a comedy reality show that originally aired on HBO.Sacha Cohen plays the role of 3 very ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Diz Be Funne but Simpel: Da Ali G Show
Da compleet first seazon of Sacha Baron Cohen's the Ali G show is hilarious at times, if mostly for the caustically ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Caustic Humor
A very good comedy, Da Ali G Show-The Complete First Season, a.k.a. Ali G in Da USAiii, brings to the screen three different ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Check yourself befor you wreck yourself booyakasha!
Da Ali G is very funny as long as you are not politically correct or so freakin sensative that you can't take a joke. The different ... Read More

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