[movie trailer] Ali G: Who Iz I?

[Arthur]

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Yo check out de trailer for me new movie, Ali G: Who Iz I? It got nuff sick tings, but u’ll have to watch de hole film to find out if me hactually died makin it. Only in dem cinemas 23rd October.

 

After twenty years spent “chillin’, tokin’ and bonin’”, Ali G is shocked to discover that his long-term girlfriend, Julie, is 8 months pregnant. Faced with an extra mouth to feed, he gets off his batty and heads to America to reclaim his former glory… but soon encounters adversaries who will ultimately threaten his and his child’s very existence. Sacha Baron Cohen’s new film, ALI G: WHO IZ I? marks his directorial debut and will be released in cinemas on 23rd October 2026 by Amazon MGM Studios.

 

 

Edited August 25 by Arthur

[LeMarchand]

I was only wondering the other day if this character had been "retired". Not that there weren't a couple of amusing bits in the trailer, but how does SBC get away with this?

[LeMarchand]

On 26/08/2026 at 15:20, LeMarchand said:

I was only wondering the other day if this character had been "retired". Not that there weren't a couple of amusing bits in the trailer, but how does SBC get away with this?

 

Apparently he no longer does and the backlash has started.

[psydii]

 

I had the same reaction.  Definitely a high-risk character to bring out of mothballs.  If it goes badly I fear SBC will end up as the latest  hero/martyr  for  the Truth Social/Alex Jones/Tait brothers side of the media landscape.

 

I was a resident in (west) Staines in the late 1990's, and I was not actually a fan. - While I completely recognised the type, I found the character made me feel uncomfortable as I struggled to buy-in that  target of the humour was those appropriating uk-urban/Rastafarian culture, rather than those of those backgrounds themselves.

Mind you I never liked the Office.

or for that mater Mr Bean.

Edited September 1 by psydii