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Post by **Justin** » 20 Aug 2004 10:36

So. I'm guessing i'm probably like the last person on earth who hasn't seen any of Ali G's stuff on TV.

I mean, i've heard of him (thanks to everyone in highschool who used to endlessly quote him ["BOOYAKASHA!"] back in 1999 - he was the Dave Chappelle of his time) and i know about his schtick but i never actually seen him in action. Until today at least.

I went out and picked up his Da Ali G Show on DVD (just came out two days ago) from Best Buy and i've only seen the first episode so far but damn if it isn't one of the most laugh out loud funniest shows i've ever seen. It was fucking <i>hilarious</i>. I still haven't seen the other 5 episodes yet (sadly, there's only a total of 6 on the 2 DVD set - 3 hour total running time) but i don't doubt that the rest are any less funnier.

I just wonder if his British produced stuff is just as good (if not better). I need to hunt them down when i get back to the other side of the world one day (i don't think you can find his British stuff over here. At least not on DVD or VCD).

Actually, it wouldn't be accurate for me to say that i'd never seen his work until today. I did manage to see his first feature film (Ali G Indahouse) a year ago when i was back in Brunei. And i thought it was fucking hilarious. I highly recommend it. Even if it is just another one of those 'stupid' movies. But it's a <i>funny</i> stupid movie.

That movie also singlehanded brought back long gone memories of Betty Boo (some early 90's europop singer) thanks to the use of one of her songs in the movie. They're really super fucking catchy. I recommend 'Where are you baby?' and 'Doin' the do'. Not sure if she ever crossed over and made it big in the US but there was a time when she used to be all over the place in Europe and Asia.

Hm. All this 90's pop culture talk reminds me of the days when i used to read Smash Hits. Never heard of it? It's some british teeny bopper mag that i used to read. Speaking of which, i also used to read Bop and The Big Bopper. And as i'm increasingly making myself look gayer and gayer, i should also mention that fact that i also used to read YM and Cosmo.

Oh and i was also a member of The Big Bopper's fan club.

Only girls will probably know what i'm talking about.

JTT. NKOTB. EDDIE FURLONG. BOYZONE. PETER ANDRE. OMGWTFLOLBBQ.

It's fubar i tell you.

UncleMao · Post by **UncleMao** » 20 Aug 2004 10:51

Justin wrote: All this 90's pop culture talk reminds me of the days when i used to read Smash Hits. Never heard of it? It's some british teeny bopper mag that i used to read.

You lose²

RobertBruce · Post by **RobertBruce** » 20 Aug 2004 11:01

I've stilll not recovered from your Peter Andre stunt.

Captain Nasty · Post by **Captain Nasty** » 20 Aug 2004 11:50

respect.

FiG · Post by **FiG** » 20 Aug 2004 12:07

HIs English Stuff is definately funnier in my opinion, maybe it's cuz I saw it first, but you definately want to check it out...

He has 3 big DVD's out, which are basically compilations of the best parts from his show in england:

Ali G - Init
Ali G - Aii
Ali G - Bling Bling

You should really try to check them out. Of course they are full of british celebrities but most are pretty wellknown internationally.

Enjoy...

Post by **Justin** » 20 Aug 2004 12:09

yeah, we dont have those DVDs over here.

just his HBO show one (which i bought today).

british celebs are no problem. my pop culture knowledge spans continents!

TheOtherAmy · Post by **TheOtherAmy** » 20 Aug 2004 14:25

haha i remember Bop. that was big when i was in 5th/6th grade because it came with like 543532452345 posters.

JTT! haha everyone loved him. he was a dick, supposedly. my friend's older brother went to school with him and said he used to have the principal make weekly announcements over the PA that anyone who asked him for an autograph would get automatic detention.

pevee · Post by **pevee** » 20 Aug 2004 16:21

Justin wrote: british celebs are no problem. my pop culture knowledge spans continents!

Who won the ITV cooking show, hell's kitchen?

Post by **Justin** » 20 Aug 2004 16:23

pevee wrote:
Justin wrote: british celebs are no problem. my pop culture knowledge spans continents!
Who won the ITV cooking show, hell's kitchen?

not fair! we dont get british tv over!

wait till i get to the other side of the world.

HakeemT · Post by **HakeemT** » 20 Aug 2004 18:42

The Ali G Translator:
<a href='http://www.mackers.com/alig/' target='_blank'>http://www.mackers.com/alig/</a>

wombler · Post by **wombler** » 20 Aug 2004 19:01

Jennifer Ellison, some bird off second rate scouse soap Brookside won Hell's Kitchen, though I didn't watch it. She is quite fit though:

<a href='http://www.theladsmag.co.uk/ice/feb03/pix/' target='_blank'>http://www.theladsmag.co.uk/ice/feb03/pix/</a>

Former child star as well, which I guess fits in quite well with this site. But the scouse accent ruins it for me.

Betty Boo was great by the way, i'm impressed that anyone else remembers her. My favourite was Hey DJ I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing) which she did with The Beatmasters before the solo stuff (Doin' the Do and Where Are You Baby). Quality early 90's pop.

kristok · Post by **kristok** » 20 Aug 2004 20:07

You can download all the ali g episodes ever including the 11oclock show episodes when he started out.

<a href='http://www.lando.co.uk/' target='_blank'>Link to Lando</a>

Longgone · Post by **Longgone** » 20 Aug 2004 21:57

Apparently there's a new series of Ali-G due on British TV. This time though he's appearing exclusively as Borat.... Yetsemesh

Cyberpukish · Post by **Cyberpukish** » 20 Aug 2004 22:04

Borat : I love the TITs... lol fucking hilarious. Oh i read Smash Hits too when i was younger, for like 2 yrs b4 i called it quits... It was a cool magazine because u have bands like Take That and Boyzone, wait i called them bands... erm... Boy bands. They even have lyrics in those mags! how cool is that!

Btw i think the Ali G interview of David Beckham was one of the funniest i have seen.

Cooter B. Jenkins · Post by **Cooter B. Jenkins** » 20 Aug 2004 22:30

I have to agree that this show is one of the funnniest out in a long time, If you can download all of his stuff he has done over in england. Ali-G at the Cannes porn festival is eff'n hilarious.

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