I say this because he gave comedian Sacha Baron Cohen less than two minutes of his time before he graciously exited stage right.
Ali G was sent to me by one of my fav people, David DeMordaunt, who has been kind enough to introduce me to all kinds of things that one would not find on an eye level shelf.
I apparently missed the first season this Emmy nominated HBO comedy series, which is par for the course for me. Seinfeld was over before I saw the first episode, same with Sex in the city. Just don't watch a lot of TV.
I enjoyed some of the unseen footage most, for example the Borat at the Hamptons Horse Show piece. Borat has a Saturday Night Live-Bill Murray/Steve Martin Wild and
Crazy Guys feel, only now the crazy slav has his own show. Potshots are thrown liberally, and every homophobic is immediately outed.
Bruno, the fashionista, is actually clever when speaking to bubbleheaded designers during fashion week. But his segments generally lack the star power and cultural depth as the other two characters.
Ali G, a wanna-be rapper journalist, is an annoying character to me. Really annoying, mostly because he is the least clever of the three. This character is too stupid to be funny most of the time. His one-on-one interviews with an amazing number of heavy hitting politicians fails to deliver because his commentary is so sadly flat.
Polite smiles on disengaged subjects are funny with Borat, but painful with Ali G. I am shocked at how patient people are with the stupid commentary, and how sadly, they just keep trying to educate the obviously ignorant.
Ali G Roundtables are a distinct exception, for here Cohen seems to offend just about everyone. And some of us have longer fuses than others, especially when in the presence of those you despise. The attention shifts from Ali G to the guests, and there are some honestly entertaining moments there - mostly of the poor guy with the open mouth.
If you are looking for Monty Python, don't look here, but as David put it - if you are tucked into bed fighting a cold and put on Ali G "Prepare to Weep!"
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