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Article: 'G' Hits the Funny Spot: Wazzup wit dis Ali G? Why he asks old dudes dem wack questions? And he a Cambridge man, why he talk like dis?(comedian Sacha Baron Cohen portrays Ali G. Cohen on 'Da Ali G. Show')
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- February 24, 2003
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Byline: Lorraine Ali
It's unlikely that former attorney general Richard Thornburgh knew what he was getting into when he agreed to be interviewed about American law by a self-proclaimed British hip-hop journalist named Ali G. "Yo diggity," G begins. He's wearing a bright yellow FUBU tracksuit, a Tommy Hilfiger skullcap and enough bling--gold teeth, rings and chains--to finance a small nation. "I's here wit my main man Gov. Dick Thornburgh, former attorney general. Him is here to explain about the law. So, when is it legal to murder someone?" "Never," the stunned Thornburgh answers. "What if they call your mum a ho? Is it all right to murder them then?" Ali G ...
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... ... Are HBO's summer reruns of "Da Ali G Show" bumming you out? Is the Presidential ... from the UK. A comedy phenomenon, Ali G and his unique style of interviewing, speaking, and dressing, has made "Da Ali G Show" on HBO a series that has to ...
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