"Da Ali G Show" (2000) TV series

Creator:

Sacha Baron Cohen
(more)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

31 March 2000 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Talk-Show

Plot:

Hipster Ali G. interviews a variety of guests from the world of crime prevention, drug enforcement and...

Plot Keywords:

Interview | Rapper | British Comedy | White Male Pretending To Be Black | Running Gag

Awards:

6 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Sacha Baron Cohen	...	Ali G / ... (6 episodes, 2000)
Steve Ellington	...	Himself / ... (6 episodes, 2000)
T.N.T. Crew	...	Musicians / ... (6 episodes, 2000)

Series Directed by
James Bobin		(6 episodes, 2000)
Steve Smith		(4 episodes, 2000)

Series Writing credits
Sacha Baron Cohen		(4 episodes, 2000)
James Bobin		(4 episodes, 2000)
Jamie Glassman		(4 episodes, 2000)
Anthony Hines		(4 episodes, 2000)
Robert Katz		(4 episodes, 2000)
Matt Lucas		(4 episodes, 2000)
Dan Mazer		(4 episodes, 2000)
Andrew Newman		(4 episodes, 2000)
William Sutcliffe		(4 episodes, 2000)
Harry Thompson		(3 episodes, 2000)

Series Produced by
Peter Fincham	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 2000)
Dan Mazer	....	producer (4 episodes, 2000)
Harry Thompson	....	series producer / producer: additional material (4 episodes, 2000)
Jamie Glassman	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 2000)

Series Original Music by
John Whitehall		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Roy Page		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Jonathan Paul Green		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Lucia Santa Maria		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Sue Sian	....	makeup designer (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Terence Black	....	props buyer (unknown episodes)
Andy Carroll	....	graphic artist (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
John Mooney	....	sound (1 episode, 2000)
Eli Perl	....	dubbing mixer (unknown episodes)
Laurie Taylor	....	sound supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Kempton	....	lighting director (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Hilary Briegel	....	vision mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Erran Baron Cohen	....	music adaptator/arranger / music arranger (2 episodes, 2000)

Series Transportation Department
J. Christian Walsh	....	driver (6 episodes, 2000)

Series Other crew
Garth Jennings	....	title designer (unknown episodes)
Paul Thackray	....	studio resources manager (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• TalkBack Productions

Distributors

• Channel 4 Television Corporation (2000) (UK) (TV)
• Comedy Central (2007) (Netherlands) (TV)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Waterfall Studios, Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK

Company:

TalkBack Productions

Quotes:

Borat:Does the women here have nice... physique?
Employer:Well, that's something I've got to talk to you about, because that could be sexual harassment. See, in America, in the workplace, men and women are equal.
Borat:*What?*

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Justice League: The Cat and the Canary (#4.1)" (2005)

Da Genius Show

This guy is brilliant. The show is absolutely hysterical and keeps your attention the entire time. I have seen a variety of TV shows that were ahead of it's time and this is one of them. I wouldn't doubt it if HBO kept this around for another few years before dumping it. Shows such as, "Mr. Show," and "The Ben Stiller Show," were just too much for TV in its era. The Ali G Show is the same, it's ahead of it's time. It takes total normality, throws in politics and to top it all of, adds a twisted sense of wannabe urban culture. Ali G is an original idea that is making it in the underground culture so far and hopefully spreading to mainstream society. The only problem I see is that it may be too much for standard America to handle. Some uptights might get offended seeing a guy sporting a yellow jumpsuit interviewing Newt Gingrich and obviously making him look like a fool. But who cares, it's entertainment, take it for the value or just plain laughter. And always remember, "It's not T.V., it's HBO."