Sacha Baron Cohen Defends His Characters Borat and Ali G as a Way to Expose 'Hate and Bigotry'

Who is Ali G? To answer that question, you have to start with Sacha Baron Cohen. The comedian joined "60 Minutes" for an in-depth interview with Ariel Levy on Sunday night, wherein he explained his viewpoint on his more controversial mockumentary characters Borat, Bruno and Ali G, who often trick unsuspecting people into revealing more than they'd probably care to on camera. "I think a lot of the times, they're not making fools of themselves. I think a lot of those - in the Ali G interviews - they come across well, actually. I think it's the same with Borat," he said of his . . .