Yeah, but he wasn't a Yank. That was just put on.
It was well before Ali G and just as fresh when he first did it. Eventually people recognised him and he just couldn't get within 10 feet of the celebs.
A similar thing has happened to Ali G...
... which is why he does his new show in...
... the US!
They don't know what's hit them. He interviewed Buzz Aldrin the other week - it was pure comedy gold.
"What was it like to be da second man to walk on da sun?"
"Were you a bit pissed that Louis Armstrong beat you to da moon?"