DA ALI G SHOW {2000 INTERNATIONAL EMMY NOMINEE} (TV)
Summary
One in this satirical talk show series, hosted by the self-described "gansta," "telly presenta," "DJ/rapper," "aufor," and "deala," Ali G. In this episode, Ali visits the FBI. First, he interviews John Sennett, president of the FBI Agents Association. Sennett talks about the Bureau's interrogation tactics and organized crime. Next, FBI agent Kurt Crawford shows Ali around Hogan's Alley, the FBI training complex. Lastly, Ali interviews Tom Pickard, assistant director of the FBI; Ali queries Pickard on the truth about Studio 54, as well as alien abductions. Back in his studio, Ali welcomes his first guest, Muhamed al Fayed, owner of the luxury department store Harrod's. Ali asks about al Fayed's excessive wealth and if he has had any luck procuring a British passport. Then Ali introduces a prerecorded segment in which he interviews Professor John Henry of the National Poisons Information Service. Henry responds to Ali's questions about the effects of various drugs, including hash, ecstasy, and LSD. In the next segment, "Borat's Guide to Britain," acclaimed Kazakhstani journalist Borat reports on the popular English pastime of hunting. Finally, Ali convinces al Fayed to rap with him, explaining that it will improve al Fayed's chances of getting a British passport.
Details
- NETWORK: Channel 4 (United Kingdom)
- DATE: April 14, 2000 10:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:27:59
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:71335
- GENRE: Talk/Interviews; Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI); International Collection - United Kingdom
- SERIES RUN: Channel 4 (United Kingdom) - TV series, 2000; 2003-2004
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Peter Fincham … Executive Producer
- Dan Mazer … Producer
- Jamie Glassman … Associate Producer
- Harry Thompson … Series Producer
- Simon Wilson … Researcher
- Chloe Court … Researcher
- James Bobin … Director
- Steve Smith … Director
- Sacha Baron-Cohen … Writer
- Dan Mazer … Writer
- Anthony Hines … Writer
- Andrew Newman … Writer
- Sacha Baron-Cohen … Cast, Ali G.
- Ellington, Steve "The Force" … Cast
- Jonathan Kydd … Cast
- al Fayed, Mohamed … Guest
- Kurt Crawford
- John Henry
- Tom Pickard
- John Sennett