Sacha Baron Cohen

And you'd talk about teen topics. And, you know, I wanted to be a comedian. And so I would go and pre-record characters that I could throw to. And basically, I went out once and...

And you'd talk about teen topics. And, you know, I wanted to be a comedian. And so I would go and pre-record characters that I could throw to. And basically, I went out once and...

I had a kind of skateboarding character that was an early form of Ali G. And then I basically saw some real skateboarders, and the guy I was with, this sort of old director from E-Link Studios, who had lost all his money and was working on this really shitty satellite TV show, I said, look, those guys look like me. I go, do you think I should talk to them? And he said, 100%.

I had a kind of skateboarding character that was an early form of Ali G. And then I basically saw some real skateboarders, and the guy I was with, this sort of old director from E-Link Studios, who had lost all his money and was working on this really shitty satellite TV show, I said, look, those guys look like me. I go, do you think I should talk to them? And he said, 100%.

I had a kind of skateboarding character that was an early form of Ali G. And then I basically saw some real skateboarders, and the guy I was with, this sort of old director from E-Link Studios, who had lost all his money and was working on this really shitty satellite TV show, I said, look, those guys look like me. I go, do you think I should talk to them? And he said, 100%.

So I go over to these guys, And I'm basically on my skateboard and I'm playing this early Ali G character. And they thought I was real.

So I go over to these guys, And I'm basically on my skateboard and I'm playing this early Ali G character. And they thought I was real.

So I go over to these guys, And I'm basically on my skateboard and I'm playing this early Ali G character. And they thought I was real.

And after about three minutes, I said, guys, you know, I'm not... You know, I'm not real. This is just, you know, I'm playing along. They were completely freaked out. Right. And then a tourist bus came. I jumped on the tourist bus. I commandeered it. I started rapping. Got off the bus. Went into a bus. Sasha, what year was this maybe? This was, I think, 1995 or 4. Okay.

And after about three minutes, I said, guys, you know, I'm not... You know, I'm not real. This is just, you know, I'm playing along. They were completely freaked out. Right. And then a tourist bus came. I jumped on the tourist bus. I commandeered it. I started rapping. Got off the bus. Went into a bus. Sasha, what year was this maybe? This was, I think, 1995 or 4. Okay.

And after about three minutes, I said, guys, you know, I'm not... You know, I'm not real. This is just, you know, I'm playing along. They were completely freaked out. Right. And then a tourist bus came. I jumped on the tourist bus. I commandeered it. I started rapping. Got off the bus. Went into a bus. Sasha, what year was this maybe? This was, I think, 1995 or 4. Okay.

Anyway, I basically go into a pub. I start breakdancing. They call the police. I go into some big business. I claim that my dad's upstairs and he's the CEO. They call security. We run back to this live TV show. I run. They put on my normal clothes. And this guy, this legendary guy, who's an editor at Ealing Studios, is editing while I'm on air. This is... This is the days of pneumatics.

Anyway, I basically go into a pub. I start breakdancing. They call the police. I go into some big business. I claim that my dad's upstairs and he's the CEO. They call security. We run back to this live TV show. I run. They put on my normal clothes. And this guy, this legendary guy, who's an editor at Ealing Studios, is editing while I'm on air. This is... This is the days of pneumatics.

Anyway, I basically go into a pub. I start breakdancing. They call the police. I go into some big business. I claim that my dad's upstairs and he's the CEO. They call security. We run back to this live TV show. I run. They put on my normal clothes. And this guy, this legendary guy, who's an editor at Ealing Studios, is editing while I'm on air. This is... This is the days of pneumatics.

This is, he's like cutting, you know, everything's losing full frame. And he's adding music. And this guy was a kind of legendary guy. Wow. And I'm cutting to this stuff and it's, you know, me with real people. So it was the first time that it was a comic character with real people.

This is, he's like cutting, you know, everything's losing full frame. And he's adding music. And this guy was a kind of legendary guy. Wow. And I'm cutting to this stuff and it's, you know, me with real people. So it was the first time that it was a comic character with real people.

This is, he's like cutting, you know, everything's losing full frame. And he's adding music. And this guy was a kind of legendary guy. Wow. And I'm cutting to this stuff and it's, you know, me with real people. So it was the first time that it was a comic character with real people.

You're right. I'm not really answering your question at all. This was like the first time I ever did... you know, characters in the real world.

You're right. I'm not really answering your question at all. This was like the first time I ever did... you know, characters in the real world.

You're right. I'm not really answering your question at all. This was like the first time I ever did... you know, characters in the real world.