F2F (TV series)

F2F
Genre	Youth talk, comedy
Presented by	Natasha Kaplinsky Sacha Baron Cohen
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
Broadcast
Original run	October 1996 – August 1997
Chronology
Related shows	Da Ali G Show

F2F is a youth chat show series on the Granada Talk TV channel; it featured phone-ins, studio guests and comedy sketches/interstitials. The series ran between October 1996 and August 1997 (when the channel was closed). It was presented by Sacha Baron Cohen and Natasha Kaplinsky, in their first major TV roles. Baron Cohen's Ali G and Borat characters first appeared on this program.

Sacha Baron Cohen

Characters	Ali G Borat Sagdiyev Brüno Gehard Admiral General Aladeen

Films	Ali G Indahouse (2002) Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) Brüno (2009) The Dictator (2012) Grimsby (2016)

Other releases	Ali G, Innit (1999) Ali G, Aiii (2000) Bling Bling (2001)

TV series	F2F (1996–1997) The 11 O'Clock Show (1998–1999) Da Ali G Show (UK: 2000, US: 2003–2004) episodes DVD releases Borat's Television Programme (2004)