‘Ali G’ Officially Returns in First Trailer for Sequel 24 Years in the Making
Although he later became better known for playing characters like Kazakhstani journalist Borat Sagdiyev, Sacha Baron Cohen first broke out as Ali G, a white suburbanite from Staines, England obsessed with hip-hop culture. Guests like Noam Chomsky and Donald Trump would appear on Da Ali G Show, where Cohen would interview them in character without ever letting on that it was an act.