Sacha Baron Cohen’s decision to temporarily end Ali G’s hiatus at the Oscars caught a few people off guard.
Baron Cohen had been asked to present the best picture nomination on Sunday, with the Academy asking him not to do so in character.
Speaking on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, the comedian revealed how he defied the order with the help of his wife, Isla Fisher.
“The Oscars sat me down beforehand and said they didn’t want me to do anything out of order, they wanted me to actually just present it as myself,” Baron Cohen explained.
“But luckily my wife put on the Ali G beard in the disabled toilets and I managed to get away with it.”
If you missed the return of Ali G due to all the hype surrounding Leonardo DiCaprio, here it is:
https://youtu.be/OSzMQyEkbEM
