Sacha Baron Cohen brings Ali G character back to life at Wimbledon
British Jewish actor Sacha Baron Cohen revived his popular satirical character Ali G for a surprise appearance at the Wimbledon Championships final over the weekend.
Baron Cohen’s in-character appearance at the world-famous tennis tournament, where he was decked out in an all-white tracksuit emblazoned with “Official Ganja Dealer” and a gold chain sporting a bedazzled tennis ball, came in the wake of reports that he recently wrapped production on a new Ali G film.
The character, who, along with Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev, is one of Baron Cohen’s most well-known comedy acts, is modeled after the stereotypical British inner-city man, or chav, as they are often known.
In a video posted to the official Ali G Instagram account, Baron Cohen described Wimbledon as “the World Cup of something called tennis, which is like a crap version of ping pong.”
“Them say that tennis is better played on grass, which is why I intend to sell as much of it while I is here,” he added in the character’s trademark Multicultural London English dialect.
The caption of the video — which appears to have since been deleted– said that anyone “lookin 2 get grand slammed” should come and find him.
The only video that was still viewable on the official Instagram account as........
