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Ali G (born Alistair Leslie Graham) was a satirical fictional character invented and performed by...

Ali G (born Alistair Leslie Graham) was a satirical fictional character invented and performed by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. Originally appearing on Channel 4's Eleven O'Clock show, Ali G was the title character of Channel 4's Da Ali G Show, original episodes of which aired on HBO in 2003-2004, and was the title character of the film Ali G Indahouse. Sacha Baron Cohen's character Ali G, alongside his Borat and Brüno characters, has been retired. The character of Ali G plays on the stereotype of a non-black suburban male who revels in a mixture of American Gangsta Rap and Jamaican Black culture, particularly through hip hop, reggae, and jungle music; though the actual ethnicity of Ali G's character caused confusion, with some believing him to be a British Asian due to a sizable Asian population in Ali's home town of Staines, having a Muslim name (though it turned out to be short for Alistair) & references to his rival Sandy Batachouri who has an Indian name. As Baron Cohen himself is ethnically Jewish so probably of Middle Eastern descent this seemed plausible. However, Baron Cohen stated that BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood was an influence on the development of the Ali G