{
  "id": 16239306,
  "title": "Sacha Baron Cohen Says Donald Trump Has ‘Elements of Brilliance’ and ‘We Were Too Easy to Dismiss Him as a Nincompoop’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/sacha-baron-cohen-says-donald-trump-has-elements-of-brilliance-and-we",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-23T22:18:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/sacha-baron-cohen-donald-trump-brilliance-nincompoop-ali-g-1236930008/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "20 years after retiring Ali G, Sacha Baron Cohen has dusted off his tracksuit collection and reprised the character for “Ali G: Who Iz I?,” now open in theaters before coming to Amazon Prime Oct. 30. The comedian first brought Ali G to audiences at the turn of the century with “Da Ali G Show,” […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}