Comments on: “You’re saying he’s actually Bi?”

By: Little G

Little G — Sun, 07 May 2006 15:24:22 +0000

Yo dat is wicked like jungle ist massiv

By: PK

PK — Thu, 04 May 2006 22:50:12 +0000

My personal Ali G favourite is his interview with Martin Rees, the Astronomer Royal. At some point he asks about the Big Bang: “So, was da Big Bang louder than all the boom boxes in England?”

Sorry, can’t find the clip.

By: adam

adam — Tue, 02 May 2006 18:06:54 +0000

Man, having seen the conservative blogosphere’s reaction to Colbert’s performance at the WhiteHouse Press Dinner, I am starting to worry that my fellow fascist proletariat-opressing pig/dog constructs have no damn sense of humour.

Colbert was hilarious. At the Corner, alas, they think that he stank the place up and that Bush, with the old ‘what I speak/what I think’ gimmick, was better. With the deckchairs on the Hindenberg re-arranged, they are clearly keen to get nice and close to the captain.

By: barcode

barcode — Tue, 02 May 2006 11:55:44 +0000

Hmmm. Even Tom Lehrer’s craziest songs have some element of restraint and self-discipline and some sense of self-reflection about them. I leave his CDs feeling smarter. Can’t say the same for Ali.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 02 May 2006 04:38:42 +0000

barcode, did you mean that question seriously? I’m not sure Baron-Cohen’s purpose is to make us examine the issues thoughtfully. I’m not sure that’s the purpose of most humor, even when it has a political bent.

By: barcode

barcode — Tue, 02 May 2006 01:25:56 +0000

What would FDR think of Ali G? What would Edward R. Murrow think of Ali G? What about Walter Cronkite? What educational purpose does Ali G serve? How does he further the goals of thoughful examination of issues?

By: damtp_dweller

damtp_dweller — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 00:52:32 +0000

“Isn’t Ali G related to cognitive scientist Simon Baron-Cohen? So it’s all in the family, sort of.”

Yes, they’re related and they’re both products of Cambridge too. I’ve always found it interesting how Cambridge, and specifically the Footlights, has produced great comedic talent, beginning way back when John Cleese and Peter Cook were there. It must be something in the (woefully hard) water around these parts.

By: MTraven

MTraven — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 03:21:34 +0000

Isn’t Ali G related to cognitive scientist Simon Baron-Cohen? So it’s all in the family, sort of.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:19:15 +0000

The best Ali G was the anti-abortion rally. Here’s the clip. You have to go through an interview of John Gray (quack), and another with two pro-choice activists, but then you get great lines like,

Ali G: “Has you ever had an abortion?”
Protester: “No, I’ve never had an abortion.”
Ali G: “Surely you should try something before you say it is bad.”

By: spyder

spyder — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 21:28:03 +0000

The other day a couple of physicists (who may very well be represented in various posts on CV) were posting comments on another blog whereupon they were developing formulas for parody and the paradox of parody. Ali G is “representen” that phenomena all too well of late; all i need do is stand in the local park or wait in line at the cineplex here, and i get that same street-cred-rhetoric that he does so well.