Sacha Baron Cohen plans Ali G comeback on tour

Sacha Baron Cohen is readying to revive Ali G, the infamous spoof gangster who became a drama prima 25 years ago, for a caller stand-up tour.

Ali G became a deed acknowledgment to his prank interviews with unsuspecting experts connected his TV amusement successful the aboriginal 2000s.

He past starred successful his ain film, and has made occasional appearances successful caller years.

Variety reported that Baron Cohen has been moving connected a stand-up circuit successful which Ali G volition feature.

BBC News has confirmed the report, but determination are nary further details of the tour.

"I conscionable wanted to get connected signifier and muck astir and spot what Ali G would beryllium similar with a crowd," the comedian told GQ afterwards. "It was truly bully fun."

In the aboriginal days, Ali G got laughs by duping an array of interviewees into going on with his persona, portion besides lampooning achromatic radical from the suburbs who posed arsenic the municipality youth.

But the enactment was criticised by some, who saw it arsenic adopting and ridiculing achromatic thoroughfare culture.

Baron Cohen, present 51, besides recovered occurrence by playing akin pranks arsenic his Kazakh newsman Borat, and played flamboyant Austrian fashionista Bruno.