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Ali G mocks Noel Gallagher in promo for new film
Sacha Baron Cohen brought Ali G back to mock Noel Gallagher in a promotional clip filmed at a cinema screening.
Ali G pretended not to recognise the Oasis musician, called him “Nigel Gallagher” and joked about his return to music.
The joke targets Oasis’s reunion, which followed the band’s split in 2009.
Gallagher had mocked Ali G in 2015, saying he did not want his children coming home from private school talking like the character.
The clip promotes Ali G: Who Iz I?, which opened in cinemas a day before the video was shared.
The film follows Ali G as he travels to America to try to regain his former fame after learning that his girlfriend Julie is pregnant.
Cohen has defended reviving the character amid criticism that Ali G perpetuates racial stereotypes.
Sacha Baron Cohen’s Ali G mocked Noel Gallagher in a video promoting the new film Ali G: Who Iz I?
The clip was shared on social media on October 24, a day after the film arrived in cinemas.
Ali G pretended not to recognise Gallagher, called him “Nigel Gallagher” and joked about his age and comeback.
The film follows Ali G as he travels to America to try to reclaim his former fame.
Cohen has defended bringing back the character amid criticism that Ali G perpetuates racial stereotypes.
- Who
- Sacha Baron Cohen, in character as Ali G, and Oasis musician Noel Gallagher.
- What
- Ali G mocked Gallagher in a cinema screening promo for the film Ali G: Who Iz I?
- When
- The clip was shared on October 24, 2026; the film arrived in cinemas the previous day.
- Where
- At a cinema screening; the location is not stated.
- Why
- The video promoted Cohen’s new film. The sources do not state why Gallagher took part.
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Ali G first appeared on Channel 4’s The 11 O’Clock Show.
Ali G became the star of the comedy film Ali G Indahouse.
Gallagher said he sent his children to private school because he did not want them talking like Ali G.
Ali G: Who Iz I? arrived in cinemas.
A video of Ali G mocking Gallagher at a cinema screening was shared on social media.
- Film
- Ali G: Who Iz I?
- Comedian
- Sacha Baron Cohen
- Musician
- Noel Gallagher
- Clip shared
- October 24, 2026
- Film release
- October 23, 2026
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What people are saying
50-year-old white man trying to make a comeback after 20 years, so sad
The fact that Ali G is outdated and problematic is the very reason I resurrected him.
My kids go to private school because I don’t want them coming home talking like Ali G