Ali G has always been far too tragic to be funny
📍 How it ended
{ "epilogue": "Sacha Baron Cohen defended bringing back the controversial character Ali G amid backlash and death threats, arguing the persona was designed to expose hate and bigotry. Meanwhile, critics and commentators questioned whether the character was past its sell-by date or had always been too tragic to be funny.
The coverage quieted without a definitive conclusion regarding the character's reception." }
Epilogue added 2h ago, after coverage quieted.
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Ali G has always been far too tragic to be funny Financial Times · 2d ago broke it first
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