FXX Sets "Ali G: Rezurection" Launch for Feb. 26th

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FXP Inks First-Look Deal with Sacha Baron Cohen, FXX Orders "Ali G: Rezurection"
by NELLIE ANDREEVA
Friday November 1, 2013


Sacha Baron Cohen is dusting off his first famous alter ego, Ali G, in "Ali G: Rezurection".

The show, which will premiere on comedy-centric FXX early next year, includes every episode of HBO’s "Da Ali G Show" with new, original introductions starring Baron Cohen, along with the first 6 episodes of the British "Da Ali G Show" that never aired on American television and "The Best of Ali G".





"Ali G: Rezurection" is part of a first-look deal Baron Cohen’s production company, Four By Two, has signed with FX Prods.

"Da Ali G Show" debuted on Channel 4 in the U.K. in 2003 as a spinoff from the network’s popular "The 11 O’clock Show" where the character originated. The first six-episode season aired on Channel 4, after which the show was picked up by HBO for 12 more U.S.-centric episodes.





Alongside the eponymous Ali G, "Da Ali G Show" also features the Borat and Bruno characters. All three went on to headline feature films.

In addition to the "Ali G" episodes, FXX will air all of the Ali G segments and vignettes from "The 11 O’clock Show".

http://www.deadline.com/2013/11/fx-p...g-rezurection/

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FXX Sets "Ali G: Rezurection" Premiere Date
by THE DEADLINE TEAM
January 16, 2014


FXX has set a February 26 premiere date for "Ali G: Rezurection". The new series will bow at 10:30pm following the Season 2 premiere of "Legit" at 10:00pm.

"Ali G: Rezurection" includes every episode of "Da Ali G Show" with new, original introductions starring Sacha Baron Cohen, along with the BAFTA Award-winning English episodes of "Da Ali G Show" that never aired on American television and "The Best of Ali G".

"Da Ali G Show" debuted on Channel 4 in the UK and aired on HBO in the U.S.

http://www.deadline.com/2014/01/legi...premiere-date/