I've been deprived for the past few years. If not for Justine, I might not have downloaded and watched my first episode of Ali G. I've heard of the guy over the years, but never did care to google him. And if you haven't watched a single episode of Da Ali G Show, you're leading a deprived life too.

Ali G is a fictional character played by the brilliant British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. As Ali G, he acts stupid and asks silly questions. Don't ever let that fool you into believing that Sacha is a buffoon though; da man is a Cambridge graduate and is smarter than your average talk-show host. He's only pretending to be stupid, which according to Wikipedia is an old comedic device.

Sacha also pretends to be a Kazakhstani reporter, Borat, a character I like better than Ali G. I guess not many Americans know much about Kazakhstan. Banking on that ignorance, Sacha as Borat gets to interview high-ranking officials and people on the streets on the pretext of recording segments of US and A's political systems and activities. That often leads to hilarious and sometimes controversial results. Consider the time he sang an anti-semitic song (video can be found here) in front of an American audience who promptly joined in to the chorus. Or when he made a candidate for US Congress admit that he believes Jews are Lake of Fire a-heading (video here).

Borat says offensive stuff in an innocent way, which makes him a real joy to watch. In him, we find a racist, sexist and a narrow-minded prick. That's what I like about Da Ali G Show; it's a satire on "people's ignorance and prejudice". Now that you know about its existence, watch it by whatever means! Peace out.