Ali G & Andy Rooney
June 19th, 2007
Ali G: How do you spell Rooney?
Andy Rooney: R-U-N-E-Y
Ali G: R-U-N…
Andy Rooney: You’ve done this before?
Ali G: Yo, I mean I’s made…
Andy Rooney: Have you ever done this before?
Ali G: Yo, for real! I’s done, I mean I come…
Andy Rooney: What is your language? Your basic language. English?
Ali G: Yo, for real.
Andy Rooney: Uhu so what language are you most confortable?
Ali G: Yo, english. I is from England. And how should I… like introduce it?
Andy Rooney: That’s your business, not mine. Look I’m getting very close to the end of this… Yeah go ahead! Do what you have to do!
Ali G: Yo check it! I is here with non other than my main man Andy Rooney, Respect.
And today we is chatting about the media. The media is well important inn’it?
Andy Rooney: It is important, if a democracy is important people have to know what’s going on in the world. That’s why the media is important.
Ali G: Does you think the media has changed since you first got in it?
Andy Rooney: Does you think the media has changed??? Do you think the media has changed.
Ali G: Whatever… does…
Andy Rooney: No, it’s english. English language would say: “do you think the media has changed”. Not “does you think the media has changed”. Yes I think the media has changed.
Ali G: So, what so things, does you think the media should…
Andy Rooney: Do you… do you think the media
Ali G: Emh, yo, do you think… I think it’s english american thing.
Andy Rooney: No no. No no that’s english. The english language is very clear. I have fifty books on english language, if you like to borrow one.
Ali G: Lets talk about some mistakes that is happened or not happened. Has journalists ever put out tomorrow’s news by mistake?
Andy Rooney: How do you know what the news is if it hasn’t happened yet.
Ali G: Yo, but if there is something like well important, like a plane crush. Would you report that like a day early?
Andy Rooney: How would you report a plane crush that happens tomorrow, today?
Ali G: Alright, we can’t do that. But let’s say it’s like the election wich is like a massive thing. Wouldn’t you report who won that like a few days before because is gonna be such a massive story, that everyone wanna know about it.
Andy Rooney: We don’t know who won it. Do you? Until the election is over. How could you report that before it happens?
Ali G: Yo, for real.
Andy Rooney: Ok, I think that’s about it. I don’t think we do this anymore. Can’t do this, can’t do this.
Ali G: Why not?
Andy Rooney: no, this is not going… I can’t waste my time!
Ali G: Is it because I is black?
Andy Rooney: You’re black? Uh? Who is black?
Ali G: Yo, I is.
Andy Rooney: Pfhhh. No I don’t wanna do this anymore.
Ali G: Why not?
Andy Rooney: I don’t have time sorry.
Ali G: You’s been rude to me from the first moment! telling me I don’t speak english
Andy Rooney: Right. I’m sorry, right.
Ali G: He’s been rude. That’s quite racialist to be honest
Andy Rooney: Oh racialist… racist not racialist!
Ali G: Yo, racialist. Keep the cameras rolling. This is racialist
Andy Rooney: R-U-N-E-Y
Ali G: R-U-N…
Andy Rooney: You’ve done this before?
Ali G: Yo, I mean I’s made…
Andy Rooney: Have you ever done this before?
Ali G: Yo, for real! I’s done, I mean I come…
Andy Rooney: What is your language? Your basic language. English?
Ali G: Yo, for real.
Andy Rooney: Uhu so what language are you most confortable?
Ali G: Yo, english. I is from England. And how should I… like introduce it?
Andy Rooney: That’s your business, not mine. Look I’m getting very close to the end of this… Yeah go ahead! Do what you have to do!
Ali G: Yo check it! I is here with non other than my main man Andy Rooney, Respect.
And today we is chatting about the media. The media is well important inn’it?
Andy Rooney: It is important, if a democracy is important people have to know what’s going on in the world. That’s why the media is important.
Ali G: Does you think the media has changed since you first got in it?
Andy Rooney: Does you think the media has changed??? Do you think the media has changed.
Ali G: Whatever… does…
Andy Rooney: No, it’s english. English language would say: “do you think the media has changed”. Not “does you think the media has changed”. Yes I think the media has changed.
Ali G: So, what so things, does you think the media should…
Andy Rooney: Do you… do you think the media
Ali G: Emh, yo, do you think… I think it’s english american thing.
Andy Rooney: No no. No no that’s english. The english language is very clear. I have fifty books on english language, if you like to borrow one.
Ali G: Lets talk about some mistakes that is happened or not happened. Has journalists ever put out tomorrow’s news by mistake?
Andy Rooney: How do you know what the news is if it hasn’t happened yet.
Ali G: Yo, but if there is something like well important, like a plane crush. Would you report that like a day early?
Andy Rooney: How would you report a plane crush that happens tomorrow, today?
Ali G: Alright, we can’t do that. But let’s say it’s like the election wich is like a massive thing. Wouldn’t you report who won that like a few days before because is gonna be such a massive story, that everyone wanna know about it.
Andy Rooney: We don’t know who won it. Do you? Until the election is over. How could you report that before it happens?
Ali G: Yo, for real.
Andy Rooney: Ok, I think that’s about it. I don’t think we do this anymore. Can’t do this, can’t do this.
Ali G: Why not?
Andy Rooney: no, this is not going… I can’t waste my time!
Ali G: Is it because I is black?
Andy Rooney: You’re black? Uh? Who is black?
Ali G: Yo, I is.
Andy Rooney: Pfhhh. No I don’t wanna do this anymore.
Ali G: Why not?
Andy Rooney: I don’t have time sorry.
Ali G: You’s been rude to me from the first moment! telling me I don’t speak english
Andy Rooney: Right. I’m sorry, right.
Ali G: He’s been rude. That’s quite racialist to be honest
Andy Rooney: Oh racialist… racist not racialist!
Ali G: Yo, racialist. Keep the cameras rolling. This is racialist




That us a very good interview. It is the first I have seen where a language pedant has picked Ali G up on his grammar - very funny!
Comment by Steve Dow — 27 June 2007 @ 17:31