Daily entertainment news covering Da Ali G Show en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/08/05/faux_documentaries_entertain_film_aamp_t Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:52:32 EST Entertainment News 132989@http://www.starpulse.com/news Documentary films, the traditional kind that the average person simply ignores, have long since given way to the popular faux documentary. These films, unlike their parent genre,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/30/pauly_shore_to_sue_bruno_ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:24:29 EST Entertainment News 128348@http://www.starpulse.com/news Sacha Baron Cohen is facing more legal woes - comedian Pauly Shore has alleged a scene in new movie Bruno is taken from his film Adopted.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/23/sacha_baron_cohen_wins_ali_g_slander_bat Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:54:20 EST Entertainment News 119570@http://www.starpulse.com/news British funnyman Sacha Baron Cohen has had the last laugh in a legal battle over his TV comedy Da Ali G Show - a judge has dismissed the lawsuit because "no reasonable person" can take the character seriously.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/03/official_redband_bruno_trailer_released_ Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:25:00 EST Entertainment News 116870@http://www.starpulse.com/news If you thought Borat was funny, wait till you get a load of the trailer for Sacha Baron Cohen's new film, Brüno. The film is informally titled "Brüno: Delicious Journeys Through America

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/09/sacha_baron_cohen_upsets_christians_with Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:47:42 EST Entertainment News 107608@http://www.starpulse.com/news Sacha Baron Cohen seems to be rustling more features in his upcoming Bruno project which remains untitled. For those that don't know, Bruno is

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/03/sacha_baron_cohen_crashes_la_rally_as_br Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:16:57 EST Entertainment News 102500@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sacha Baron Cohen went undercover as his alter ego Bruno on Sunday by crashing a rally in support of a ballot measure that would ban gay marriage

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/08/fake_ark_bouts_showing_men_kissing_draw_ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:58:01 EST Entertainment News 92103@http://www.starpulse.com/news LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Crowds in Arkansas came for the lure of cage fighting and $1 beer, but police say what they got instead was men ripping each others' clothes off

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/15/australian_tourism_bosses_eye_ali_g_ Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:42:05 EST Entertainment News 78145@http://www.starpulse.com/news Tourism chiefs in Australia want to recruit Sacha Baron Cohen's comic creation Ali G in their latest advertising campaign - and hope the track-suited character will convince Britons to move Down Under.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/21/sacha_baron_cohen_says_he_s_retiring_alt Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:03:08 EST Entertainment News 72214@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Borat is dead. Sacha Baron Cohen tells The Daily Telegraph that he's retiring the clueless Kazakh journalist, as well as his alter ego, aspiring rapper Ali G.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/13/celebrity_birthdays_october_36 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 61580@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Australian Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe (1982), singer Ashanti (1980), actor Sacha Baron Cohen a.k.a. Ali G (1971), legendary football receiver Jerry Rice (1962), Sky High actress Kelly Preston (1962), singer/actress Marie Osmond (1959), 'Red Rocker' Sammy Hagar (1947), singer/songwriter Paul Simon (1941),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/24/adam_sandler_on_sacha_baron_cohen_he_s_g Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:24:45 EST Entertainment News 61193@http://www.starpulse.com/news Funnyman Adam Sandler has hailed Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen one of his all-time heroes - praising him for his extraordinary "balls."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/03/starpulse_s_maxim_com_hot_100_girl_of_th_4 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:30:00 EST Entertainment News 54269@http://www.starpulse.com/news Isla Fisher is this week's 'Maxim Hot 100' girl! The girl that Vince Vaughn loved to hate and hated to love in The Wedding Crashers comes in at 91 on Maxim's "Hot 100" list for 2007. Head on over to Maxim's Isla Fisher page to check her out!

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/06/new_movies_on_dvd_march_6 Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00:00 EST Entertainment News 32063@http://www.starpulse.com/news Master of disguise Sacha Baron Cohen hits the road to explore America as the crude Kazakstani reporter Borat in feature mockumentary Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan that brings one of the Da Ali G Show star's most popular characters to life on the big screen. Also on DVD: Let's Go To Prison and Fast Food Nation.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/26/woman_sues_sacha_baron_cohen_over_ali_g_ Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:46:04 EST Entertainment News 31889@http://www.starpulse.com/news Sacha Baron Cohen is being sued by a woman who claims he called her a "bitch" and a "minger" while performing as his Ali G character. Baron Cohen stands accused of defaming the woman on TV program Da Ali G Show during a 2004 interview with writer Gore Vidal, during which he allegedly said, "Me used to go out with this bitch called Heddi Cundle."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/25/starpulse_top_10_of_2006_6_oh_kazakhstan Mon, 25 Dec 2006 12:00:00 EST Entertainment News 24369@http://www.starpulse.com/news Back in the spring of 2000 a little known comedian named Sacha Baron Cohen landed a recurring series on HBO called Da Ali G Show. The series, an import from Baron Cohen's native England became a cult hit and featured the comic as a (very) dumbed down ghetto-punk named Ali G, who landed all sorts of interviews with unsuspecting guests from Donald Trump to Buzz Aldrin, and Newt Gingrich to Gore Vidal. In the show, Baron Cohen also played two other characters who conduct these mock interviews, "Bruno," a gay fashionista type; and "Borat," a reporter from Kazakhstan. Taking his Borat character from the show, Baron Cohen set out to make a 'movie-film' about his travels, called Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan. Going from coast to coast in search of model/actress Pamela Anderson, Borat encounters troves of unsuspecting Americans and leads them to believe far-fetched stories about life in his homeland which many buy, hook line and sinker;

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/18/tim_burton_insists_sacha_baron_cohen_sin Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:35:17 EST Entertainment News 24061@http://www.starpulse.com/news Tim Burton has hailed Sacha Baron Cohen's singing ability in the face of media reports suggesting his songs have been cut from the forthcoming "Sweeney Todd" movie. The Borat and Ali G creator plays Signor Adolfo Pirelli - the arch-rival of Johnny Depp's Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street - in the big screen version of the hit musical.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/09/turkish_man_insists_he_s_the_real_borat Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:34:15 EST Entertainment News 20942@http://www.starpulse.com/news A Turkish man is convinced that he was the inspiration for comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's character Borat and is demanding an apology and profits from the surprise hit film. Mahir Cagri, 44, a freelance journalist, became an internet celebrity after posting a personal website in 1999, featuring unintentionally amusing photos of himself playing ping pong or the accordion or sunbathing in skimpy bathing suits.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/13/celebrity_birthdays_october_13 Fri, 13 Oct 2006 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 17587@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Australian Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe (1982), singer Ashanti (1980), actor Sacha Baron Cohen a.k.a. Ali G (1971), legendary football receiver Jerry Rice (1962), Sky High actress Kelly Preston (1962), singer/actress Marie Osmond (1959), 'Red Rocker' Sammy Hagar (1947), singer/songwriter Paul Simon (1941), baseball legend Eddie Mathews (1931; d. 2001), British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (1925), legendary comedian Lenny Bruce (1925; d. 1966), The Wiz actor Nipsey Russell (1924; d. 2005), jazz pianist Art Tatum (1909; d. 1956), and deadball era baseball player Rube Waddell (1876; d. 1914).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/10/borat_booed Sun, 10 Sep 2006 19:30:02 EST Entertainment News 15471@http://www.starpulse.com/news Ali G star Sacha Baron Cohen was booed by audiences at the Toronto Film Festival on Thursday night after a film projector broke 30 minutes into his new film Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/01/06/late_night_with_conan_o_brien_guests_aam_1 Fri, 06 Jan 2006 15:27:43 EST Entertainment News 1711@http://www.starpulse.com/news NBC has released the list of guests and musical performers on Late Night With Conan O'Brien for the remainder of the month of January. Some notable guests include Elijah Wood, Kate Beckinsale, Nia Long and Queen Latifah. The full list is below...

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/12/12/adrien_brody_doesn_t_like_foreign_journa Mon, 12 Dec 2005 16:04:48 EST Entertainment News 1167@http://www.starpulse.com/news Actor Adrien Brody hates giving interviews to foreign journalists, because he's convinced he's being made a victim of British comedian Ali G. Brody, Naomi Watts and Jack Black are among the stars of the anticipated King Kong remake who have been on a huge press tour promoting the movie. But Brody admits he's finding it increasingly difficult to speak with reporters whose first language isn't English.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/12/02/kazakhstan_responds_to_borat_in_new_york Fri, 02 Dec 2005 15:53:44 EST Entertainment News 977@http://www.starpulse.com/news Da Ali G Show star Sacha Baron Cohen's alter-ego Borat Sagdiyev's jokes about his 'homeland' have angered Kazakhstan's government so much, they are now advertising their country's achievements in The New York Times.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/11/15/ali_g_in_trouble_with_kazakhstan Tue, 15 Nov 2005 09:07:23 EST Entertainment News 608@http://www.starpulse.com/news Ali G star Sacha Baron Cohen is facing legal action for mocking Kazakhstan. The comic is famous for playing ill-fated Kazakh TV reporter Borat in his 'Da Ali G Show' - and has portrayed his homeland as full of drunks who enjoy punching cows.

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