‘A vehicle to expose prejudice, bias, and stupidity’: Sacha Baron Cohen defends Ali G as satire

The actor defended his new film, Ali G: Who Iz I?, saying his aim is to bring people ‘face-to-face with the danger of fanaticism and conspiracy theories’ Sacha Baron Cohen has launched an impassioned defence of satire, the right to offend, and his Ali G character on in a lengthy article for Time magazine. On the eve of the release of his new film, Ali G: Who Iz I?, Baron Cohen described satire as “more important than ever”, adding that “along the way, some people, instead of laughing, wince or worse, take offence.” Continue reading...

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