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| Monday, July 18, 2005 |
Ali G update
No wonder it's taking so long for HBO to finally air the third season of the bitingly funny Da Ali G Show. The comic, who dresses up as a variety of characters and interviews unsuspecting subjects, is having trouble finding people who don't already know who he is. In recent weeks, his cover's been blown on the New York subway, in Times Square, and at his real-life fiancee's film premiere (where he allegedly attacked a photographer). Now comes word that Ali G, whose real name is Sacha Baron Cohen, ran into some difficulty when trying to rile some Mississippians into making racist comments. "The actors tried to provoke my family members with questions regarding slavery, blacks, Jews, Yankees, gay rights, President Bush and the war in Iraq," says Phildelphia-based producer Heather Marshall. For Ali G, these topics are just par for the course. Meanwhile, there is some good news for the British comedian. His finacee's new film, Wedding Crashers debuted better than expected with $32.2 million. And, as if that wasn't enough, she says she's considering converting to Judaism. "I'm constantly asking him questions about it because it's really beautiful and complex," Isla Fisher says of Judaism. "It's so interesting to find out what lies beneath the Jewish afro."
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