wow.
anyone watch this show? i just discovered it last week, and the 2nd season just started sunday night. with curb, scrubs, and arrested development off-season right now, i have to say this is currently
the funniest show on tv. if you haven\'t seen it yet, check it out sundays at 10:30 on HBO.. like all HBO shows, it repeats about 50 times during the week too, so you\'re bound to catch it at some point..
Episode 07
"Respek"Synopsis:
Ali G talks with Sam Donaldson, "boss man of ABC News," about Nixon\'s "Waterworld" crisis, journalist biases and TV ratings, among other critical issues. Borat over-imbibes with a pair of genial gents at a wine tasting in Mississippi. Ali G probes the legal travails of "The Simpsons" with former LAPD police chief Daryl Gates, then questions a pair of ATF dog trainers about bomb-sniffers and canine discrimination.
I saw it about a year ago and thought he sucked
****. Funniest show on tv? Well to each his own.
My funniest shows currently on tv
1. The Simpsons
2. South Park
3. Reno 911
4. The Chappelle Show
5. Insomniac w/ Dave Attell
6. The Daily Show
7. Late Night With David Letterman
8. SNL
etc...
then somewhere around...
375. Dateline With Stone Phillips
376. Ali G
378. Battle Bots
IMHO...
oof... tough crowd..
maybe boombox will give me some love on this one...
:hehehe: just being a jerk this morning. I did catch some of one episode the first season, but really didn\'t get into it. I will give it a solid chance and then come and bash it when I can confirm that he is a douche and his show sucks... :awwyeah:
Originally posted by Stephengencs
375. Dateline With Stone Phillips
376. Ali G
378. Battle Bots
don\'t mean to speak for ya, but...
377. Your Local Forecast
Thanks Mikey....I must have puked out part of my melon last night at Eli\'s....
Ali G is phenomenal British satire. It\'s hilarious that he even gets these politicians, newspeople and celebrities to commit to what they think are serious interviews. Ali G then sabotages them asking questions like, "Will the U. S. ever land a man on the surface of the sun," to which space-pioneer Buzz Aldren replies with a totally-straight face, "No, the sun is too hot," to which Ali G replies, "What if we send someone up there in the winter when it\'s colder." I think this is great because the subjects think Ali G is a legit British talk-show host and assume his dumb questions are due to cultural barriers. That\'s why they continue feeding right into his hands. The laughter ensues.
The other two characters, Borat from Kazakstan, and the highly-flamboyant fashion guru from Austria, both show tremendous versatility on the part of Sasha Baron Cohen (Ali G\'s real name). Both follow the same pattern as the Ali G character, tricking people into thinking they actually have serious talk-shows in their respective countries, but take place in completely different circumstances. I think Cohen is immensely talented due to his ability to play three different characters with three separate personalities, and playing them off so well without cracking up that his subjects think he\'s for real and continue answering the questions seriously.
Personally, I feel this show is among the best on television. Another in a long line of HBO gems. It has the ability to appear completely stupid on the surface while actually being incredibily intelligent beneath it. Brilliant concept, brilliant program. The entire first season and the first episode of this season are On Demand right now if you have Comcast. Otherwise, this season just started if you have HBO. I urge everybody to watch at least a couple episodes of this show. It\'s a freshly unique concept and there\'s a strong chance you will laugh considerably.
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i absolutely love ali g..hes da man!!got back from guilford just in time to catch the trememdous interview with sam donaldson...good clean fun!
I caught the repeat last night on one of the 11 HBO\'s I get thanks to optimum digital cable. I respek Ali G for doing something original, but it\'s just not my cup of tea. The Sam Donaldson interview got a chuckle out of me, but I was left unmoved by the rest of the show, other than the interludes where AliG is dancing on the beach with bathingsuit clad land-monsters......
"Genius".....nah
fresh and smart....sure
some of donaldson\'s reactions were priceless..
i loved the ATF bit as well...
"so what else do you sell?" :lol:
"Dolphins iz like us....they iz mammories" rotfl
the new ones are great. he has to be very smart to come up with stuff that stupid. I couldn\'t keep a straight face.
Never seen the show, but they played parts on Stern this morning which seemed kinda funny, but seems like it could get really annoying after time.
this week wasnt as good as last week,but im sure next week will top this week,and hopefully last week!
You gotta love somebody who\'s running for Congress that says if you\'re not a Christian you will "BURN IN HELL."
A fine representation of the mindset of a portion of our society. A portion of mental defectives. Enter Ali G and the art of mockery.
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