{"id":896050,"date":"2026-10-27T05:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T05:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/896050\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T05:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T05:48:08","slug":"sacha-baron-cohens-ali-g-who-iz-i-when-does-it-stream-on-prime-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/896050\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacha Baron Cohen’s Ali G Who Iz I: When Does It Stream on Prime Video"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tSacha Baron Cohen<\/a> fans will want to don their wrap-around shades<\/a> as the star\u2019s newest Ali G movie is set to premiere on streaming<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\n\tAmazon MGM Studios<\/a>\u2018 Ali G: Who Iz I?, which had a two-day theatrical run that began Friday, is set to hit Prime Video<\/a> on Wednesday. Baron Cohen makes his feature directorial debut with the comedy centering on the hip-hop journalist that he originated with the sketch comedy series Da Ali G Show, which debuted in the U.K. in 2000 and later aired on HBO.<\/p>\n

\n\tBaron Cohen took to Instagram<\/a> on Monday as his character to celebrate the forthcoming streaming release. \u201cDere\u2019s 14400 minutes in a day meanin u\u2019ll be able to watch it 161 times a day for de rest of ya lives for free,\u201d he captioned the post in Ali G\u2019s signature dialect. <\/p>\n

\n\tAli G: Who Iz I?<\/a> centers on Baron Cohen\u2019s titular character learning that his girlfriend (Morgana Robinson) is eight months pregnant, leading him to visit America to prepare for the child\u2019s arrival. The film employs the style of comedy that the star used in such previous features as 2006\u2019s Borat and its 2020 sequel, along with 2009\u2019s Br\u00fcno, in which unsuspecting individuals become the focus of social commentary. The Who Iz I? theatrical strategy was designed to create a special experience and add urgency to the opportunity to see the movie on the big screen before it heads to streaming.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the weeks ahead of its release, Ali G: Who Iz I? was the subject of an AI-generated email campaign asking global theater chains to boycott the film<\/a>, although no cinema chains supported the ban. Amazon MGM did not report<\/a> grosses from this weekend\u2019s theatrical release.<\/p>\n

\n\tDuring a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, Baron Cohen addressed criticism of the character. \u201cThe core joke is that a white moron, possibly the stupidest man in the world, is interviewing a white expert or high-status politician, and that white expert or high-status politician believes that this imbecile played by me is real, and that leads to comedy,\u201d he explained. \u201cAnd in my belief, it slightly undermines the power of the establishment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIn his review of Ali G: Who Iz I?<\/a>, THR critic Frank Scheck described it as having \u201cplenty of laughs, to be sure, but many dead spots as well.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tKnown for his bravado and London street slang, Ali G made his big-screen debut with director Mark Mylod\u2019s 2002 feature Ali G Indahouse. Baron Cohen\u2019s later films Borat and Br\u00fcno also centered on characters that originated on Da Ali G Show. Sequel feature Borat Subsequent Moviefilm was released directly to Prime Video in October 2020, just before the U.S. presidential election, and earned two Academy Award nominations. <\/p>\n