In a 2007 interview with The Daily Telegraph, Baron Cohen announced that Ali G, along with Borat (another fictional character made by Baron Cohen), had been retired. [5] However, Ali G returned at the 2012 British Comedy Awards to accept Baron Cohen's Outstanding Achievement Award, causing controversy by making jokes about Kate Middleton and Jimmy Savile. [6] Ali G returned to television with Ali G Rezurection in 2014. [7] Rezurection features new footage of Ali G introducing old highlights of Da Ali G Show, while Borat reappeared for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm in 2020. Ali G was in a series of ads for the 2005–06 NBA season, in which he used his brand of off-kilter journalism to interview various NBA stars. The spots were directed by Spike Lee. [12] Farndale, Nigel (6 July 2010). "Noam Chomsky Interview". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 1 May 2017. C. Everett Koop (1916–2013), former Surgeon General of the United States to George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan: during the interview, Ali cannot comprehend why his erection is not actually a bone. He accuses Dr. Koop of being a "player hater" when the doctor breaks the news that all people will eventually die, and tries to convince the Surgeon General that his deceased pet cat was actually human. Ali suggests removing the organs out of the human body and replacing them with a mobile phone. He also asks why the human heartbeat is "so old fashioned", and his "homies" would look after and respect their heart if they had a drum and bass heartbeat that they could relate to. Ali also asks the Surgeon General why all skeletons are involved in "evil stuff." [35]

Other examples of his bold interviewing style include getting Lindsay Urwin, the Bishop of Horsham, to admit that God created the universe and then asking him, "And since then, [God]'s just chilled?" Ali G asked the Bishop about God's appearance, to which the Bishop replied, "Well, he's sort of Jesus-shaped." During an interview with James Ferman, former director of the British Board of Film Classification, Ali G asks whether his made-up vulgarities would restrict a film to an over-18 audience, and suggests that film censorship be performed by younger persons who understand contemporary slang. In an interview with the chairman of the Arts Council of England, Gerry Robinson, Ali G's first question was, "Why is the arts so – excuse me French, but – crap?" [10] Stansfield Turner (1923–2018), former director of Central Intelligence Agency: After Turner explains what the CIA stands for, Ali asks "so does it help if you is intelligent if you want to get in", Ali believes it is " racialist" that the CIA will not hire stupid people. His concern and definition of racist is "ain't it unfair for those people who will feel bad inside if you won't allow them in there", Turner immediately laughs and Ali questions his reason for laughing. Turner politely remarks that Ali is intelligent after asking if he could ever join the CIA. Ali believes that female undercover CIA agents have cameras attached to their vagina and that they wear uniforms whilst on special missions. At the end of the interview, he questions "how do we actually know Louie Armstrong was actually stood on the moon", and he expresses his belief to Turner that Kevin Costner knew who murdered President JFK. [41] Fighter. Mage. Priest. Thief. Midget. Giant. Mythical. Dragon. Animal. Were. Undead. Demon. Insect; When Ali G infuriated Donald Trump – and other inspired spoof interviews". iNews. Mark Butler. 4 April 2018 . Retrieved 18 April 2018.Robert A. Saunders (2008). The Many Faces of Sacha Baron Cohen: Politics, Parody, and the Battle Over Borat. p.38. ISBN 9780739123379 . Retrieved 14 January 2018. James Lipton (1926–2020), host of Bravo's Inside the Actors Studio. Ali G accuses Lipton of homosexual behavior because he cries while watching films. Lipton expresses that he hates the word "hoe" so Ali instead uses the word "bitches" to describe his opinion that women are better "actors" than men. [36] It's time we took a closer look at Ali G's Trump interview". sbs. 17 July 2017 . Retrieved 18 April 2018.

NBA commercials with Ali G". Archived from the original on 5 October 2013 . Retrieved 13 February 2014. Much to the delight of his fans, Sacha Baron Cohen has been fooling people into seriously interacting with one of his many characters. Some of Baron Cohen’s most popular characters include Bruno, Borat, and of course, Ali G. Speak in Ali G's accent: Ali G has a unique accent, which is a mix of British and Jamaican patois. Practice his accent before the party to really sound like him. Segalov, Michael (20 July 2017). "Why Jacob Rees-Mogg for Tory leader is no laughing matter". The Guardian. Michael Segalov . Retrieved 18 April 2018. Marlin Fitzwater (1942–), former White House Press Secretary to US presidents George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan: Ali asks Fitzwater "was it embarrassing working as a secretary, did it have the stigmata as working as a male nurse". Ali G expresses his belief that men who use the words "discussion" and "conflict" are homosexuals. Fitzwater ends the interview after calling Ali G an idiot due to Ali asking if he knows any secrets and implying that Hillary Clinton was a lesbian. [33]BEFORE 'BRÜNO,' THERE WAS ALI G: FIVE GREAT INTERVIEWS FROM THE MAIN MAN". MTV . Retrieved 18 April 2018. everyone's angry in UN] You know why they're so worked up in there? It's because they haven't had their tea yet! Come on! Gibson, Janine (11 January 2000). "Comics find Ali G is an alibi for racism". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 23 April 2010.

In Da Ali G Show, Baron Cohen travels across the United States as the “hip-hop journalist” Ali G and interviews some of the most important figures in politics, business, sports, and the arts. Also, along for the ride are Baron Cohen’s alter-egos Borat, the easily confused TV reporter from Kazakhstan, and the supercilious Austrian fashion reporter, Bruno. Common Ali G Phrases Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1922–2016), former Secretary General of the United Nations, mistakenly called 'Boutros Boutros Boutros Boutros Ghali' by Ali G. Boutros-Ghali clearly went so far as to participate in some of Ali G's notorious word games and providing the epilogue to the episode where, at Ali G's bidding, he tells youth viewers 'I am Boutros Boutros-Ghali; put down your guns and listen to Bob Marley.' In response to Ali G's perceived ignorance, Boutros-Ghali provides a detailed explanation about why Disneyland is not represented in the United Nations, and reveals which foreign languages sound comical to his ear. Stay in character: Once you've put on the costume and gotten into character, try to stay in character for the entire night. This will make the costume more believable and will also be a lot of fun. This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sourcesin this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Edwin Meese (1931–), former United States Attorney General and counselor to President Ronald Reagan. Ali G is baffled that is illegal to steal a person's television but not their girlfriend, implying that a girlfriend should become property and even suggesting that the government should do something about it. After Meese discovers that he has been pranked, he agrees to say "I was attorney general, my name is Meese, I say go to college and don't carry a piece." Baron Cohen received the Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2012 British Comedy Awards and appeared in character as Ali G to accept the trophy. [15] Richard James Kerr (1935–), deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency to George H. W. Bush: Ali G asked Kerr what kind of punishment should suicide terrorists face, after blowing themselves up. He also expresses his belief to Kerr that threatening suicide bombers with 20 years in prison may act as a deterrent. Heinz Wolff (1928–2017), scientist and former emeritus professor of bioengineering at Brunel University: Ali asks if " knob enlargements" are in correlation with science. He also asks "is infinite a number" and is unconvinced by Wolff's explanation, repeatedly saying "million" and "billion" and asking if it is smaller than the given numbers. Wolff says that he could always add 1 to each given number, Ali ends the interview by saying "and that number is infinity?" To which Wolff replies 'no'.