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English Town Made Infamous By Ali G Changes Name
msnbc.com 1 week agoLONDON (AP) -- The town made infamous by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's Ali G character has changed its name. The sleepy London commuter settlement of Staines has upgraded its name to the more majestic-sounding "Staines-upon-Thames ." Staines' history stretches back to Roman times but the town gained international notoriety as the home of the fictional Ali G, Baron Cohen's hopelessly stupid hip-hop wannabe. Ali G's adventures cast the town of 45,000 as a cultural wasteland whose star sights included a traffic
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Sacha Baron Cohen Stars In ‘The Dictator’
nytimes.com 3 weeks, 4 days ago“The Dictator,” the latest movie from Sacha Baron Cohen, features a new guise for that actor: an African despot who takes up residence in Brooklyn.










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