Watch Ali G mock Noel Gallagher’s Oasis comeback and try to kick him out of cinema
Sacha Baron Cohen’s Ali G character surprised Noel Gallagher at a packed cinema, teasing the Oasis reunion and pretending to mistake him for “Nigel Gallagher”. The video was shared to promote Cohen’s new film, which opened in cinemas the day before, and revisits the pair’s earlier public joke about Ali G.
The clip also includes Ali G offering audience members selfies and other comic services. Gallagher previously joked in 2015 that he sent his children to private school so they would not speak like Ali G; Cohen has defended reviving the character amid criticism that it perpetuates racial stereotypes. Oasis reunited last year after splitting in 2009 and are preparing a sold-out 42-date tour in 2027.
In short
- Ali G teased Noel Gallagher about Oasis’s comeback at a cinema.
- The clip promotes Sacha Baron Cohen’s new film.
- Oasis have 42 sold-out tour dates planned for 2027.
Explained simply
Oasis are a British rock band formed by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher. They became one of the country’s biggest groups in the 1990s, but split in 2009 after years of tension; the brothers later agreed to reunite, renewing interest in the band and its music.
Ali G is a comic character played by Sacha Baron Cohen, who became known for interviews in which the character blurs fiction and reality. Cohen and Noel Gallagher have a history of joking about one another in public. The character has also drawn criticism over its use of racial stereotypes, which Cohen has defended.
The encounter connects that comedy history with renewed attention on Oasis. It also comes as Cohen promotes a new film, giving the clip a promotional context.