Ali G interviews Posh Spice & David Beckham

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While this clip doesn't say much about Sacha Baron Cohen's ability to expose American culture, it does give us some insight as to his general tactics for interviewing celebrities and satirizing society. Victoria & David Beckham know who Ali G is, unlike the majority of Sacha Baron Cohen's interviewees, and are able to play along with him throughout the clip. However, the way he gets to the punchline of his jokes is by relying on common codes of conduct and morals. That is, he says things to the effect of "Don't you support your child's education?" when asking the Beckhams if they have taught their son how to roll a "spliff." Similarly Cohen is able to trap them into what they say, and spin it back around as a joke on them, like naming his son KFC in Langley Village. Victoria clearly doesn't take herself that seriously and is able to joke back with Cohen, however David's responses are more serious in nature (in response to questions about the England football team) and he remains quiet or laughing the remainder of the time. This clip shows us that Cohen's humor (in Ali G) can still be effective even if his interviewees are not as unsuspecting as we would like to believe.