Ali G makes epic return in new Sacha Baron Cohen show 25 years on from TV debut

ALI G is back in da house and set to make an epic return in a new Sacha Baron Cohen show – 25 years on from his TV debut.

The character shot actor Sacha to fame back in the 1990s, and now it has been revealed he is resurrecting his alter ego.

Variety reports the 51-year-old is working on a tour which would incorporate the fictional Staines Massiv member.

Ali G first appeared on screen in 1998 on Channel 4‘s The 11 O’Clock Show, and Sacha last portrayed the character in 2021, during a surprise gig in Sydney, Australia.

He told British GQ at the time: “I just wanted to get on stage and muck around and see what Ali G would be like with a crowd.

“It was really good fun. The reason I became a comedian was that I loved people laughing at my jokes.

“To actually hear laughter is a rare thing for me. When I do the movies, I have to wait three months to hear an audience laugh.”

However, Sacha is yet to announce how a tour would work and any potential tour dates.

The possibility of an Ali G film is also ruled out at the moment due to the actor and writers’ strikes in the US.

A source told Variety: “As a SAG and WGA member he is supporting the ongoing strike alongside his fellow writers and actors”.

Ali G started out by interviewing prominent figures in the UK on The 11 O’Clock Show, before landing Da Ali G Show in 2000.

The character then had his own movie – Ali G Indahouse – in 2002, before Sacha decided to retire him in 2007.

Sacha’s other characters have included Borat, Bruno and Admiral General Aladeen.