“60 Minutes” will air a profile of Sacha Baron Cohen on Oct. 18.
\n\nThe episode comes ahead of the Oct. 23 premiere of “Ali G: Who Iz I?,” a film in which he reprises the role he first played on Channel 4’s “The 11 O’Clock Show” and Channel 4 and HBO’s “Da Ali G Show.”
\n\nIn the “60 Minutes” episode, Ariel Levy sits down with Cohen in London. As Cohen is best known for playing characters like Ali G, Borat and Brüno in the real world while interacting with unsuspecting people, the interview focuses on the craft behind his brand of undercover comedy and the objectives of his satire.
\n\nIn a clip exclusively obtained by Variety, Levy asks Cohen if he brings any elements of his own personality to the characters he plays. “If I knew who I was, then I could answer that. But I don’t know,” he replies. “I mean, Ali G definitely, because in a way, at the age of 11, I was an Ali G of sorts.”
\n\nWhen asked about his family’s sense of humor while he was growing up, Cohen says his mother “was hilarious, but probably not intentionally so,” adding, “She had such a…
Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/