Character History
Ali Ji - a character who invented and embodied on the screen the American comedian Sasha Baron Cohen. From his face, the artist conducted a program where he discussed serious scientific and political issues with prominent public figures.History of character creation
Interest in rap culture appeared in Sasha Baron still in childhood. The knowledge and ability to dance Break Dance later helped him at the set. The stupid rapper Ali Ji was born as a mockery over white people seeking to imitate the culture of black Americans, and a satirical show with his participation was, according to the comedian, "an attempt to some discredit influential seats society." However, Sasha Baron Cohen repeatedly mentioned that, in his opinion, Ali Ji is too stupid to exist in fact, and even more so in order to seriously influence the lives of society.
Biography and image Ali Ji
By the origin of Ali - Briton, a leaving from the Cockney environment. Externally, he imitates the fans of Dzhangl-music, popular among English teenagers. In accordance with this, the style of clothing is made: wide sports pants and Hoodies, dark glasses, bright colors. Anxiously declared himself "the voice of youth", Ali is trying to talk about the problems of society, speaking them with stories from their biography, as well as the lives of fictional buddies or relatives, among which the grandmother Nana and Uncle Jamal are most often mentioned. Often, rapper tells about his heart girlfriend, calling her in Yamaai ME Julie, that is, "my girl"."The show Ali Gi" is a series of interviews, and invited politicians and public figures along the show often appear in the ridiculous light. So, with Christine Todd Whitmann Ali discussed the problem of whale life waste, and with the deputy director of the Central Intelligence Directorate Richard Kerrom - the likelihood that terrorists attack the White House with a van with ice cream.
About how Cohen and his producers managed to "break through" through numerous assistants of influential people and persuade them to participate in a similar show, he does not tell. According to journalists, he lured them under the faithful pretext of an intelligent interview - the fake personalities of reporters were going to move, invitations with fake descriptions of future transmission, specially created sites and all sorts of "loopholes" surrounded by the desired guest.
Already during the surveys, it turned out that the interviewer would be unusual: Studio staff represented Coen as a popular Rapper using an authority in a youth environment. Risching seem intolerant due to failure to speak with a non-standard interlocutor, guests agreed on an interview and allowed themselves to retract themselves into ridiculous discussions. I realized that they were faded, they tried not to raise noise so as not to discredit themselves even more.
Ali Ji quickly became popular, and quotes and images from the show are recognizable. The first 2 seasons were removed in the UK, after which Cohen was forced to go to the United States to search for new influential guests - in his homeland the character became too much known to get new famous personalities with the help of the previous tricks. In 2005, the team announced that the show would no longer be removed.
In the "show Ali Ji" for the first time, other characters of Cohen - Brata Sagdiyev and Bruno Gekhard, each of which was later awarded his own full-length film. They also went to guests in the form of journalists, and the first embarrassed them with frank questions about sex and anti-Semitic comments, and the second did the focus on his own homosexuality and all political discussions managed to reduce the problems of fashion.
In Russia, "show Ali Gi" was shown on the MTV channel. Twice Cohen in the image of Rapper took part in the shooting of music clips - in 2000, he appeared in the Madonna Music video, and after 2 years - in the video of Me Julie American reggae-artist Sveggy.
Ali Ji in films
Ali Ji filmography is exhausted only by one picture. In 2002, the Full-length film "Ali Ji in Parliament" came out in Russian rental, the director of whom was Mark Malode. Mikhail Porechenkov voiced the main character in the Russian version.
In it, the hero becomes an involuntary participant in political intrigue, which is intended to overthrow the prime minister of Great Britain. Ali must compromise the policy to contribute to his resignation, but in the end becomes the self-proclaimed voice of a young audience and a full-fledged political figure. The role of the prime minister was played by the British actor Michael Gambon. According to critics and viewers, the cinema turned out to be a private comedy, losing the sharp satirity of the show, but thanks to him Sasha Baron Cohen became known to American producers and received an offer to remove the third season.
Interesting Facts
- Ali Ji speaks at the British version of the English language, actively using words and expressions from the Jamaica Patuet. In the first season, he helped DJ, who owns only the Creole dialect of English.
- A character from the city of Stains in the county of Surrey, where, he said, he heads the youth gang. In 2012, the city was replaced by the name on Stanes-Apon-Thames, including to remove the Association with Ali.
- In 2014, the old editions of the show again showed on TV. The content remained almost unchanged, the producers added only new music.
- For extended comedy images and humor "On the Edge" Sasha Baron Cohen repeatedly received threats to his address, and after the show had discussed the possible terrorist attack in the White House, got into the field of view of the CIA.
Filmography
- 2000 - "Show Ali Ji"
- 2002 - "Ali Ji in Parliament"