Alexei Sayle

Alexei Sayle

b. 1952 (age 74) Anfield - Liverpool - England

Actor Writer

Alexei David Sayle (born 7 August 1952) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, author and former recording artist. He was a central part of thealternative comedy circuit in the early 1980s. He was voted the 18th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-ups in 2007.[5]In the updated 2010 poll he came 72nd. Much of Sayle's humour is in the tradition of Spike Milligan and Monty Python, with riffs based on absurd and surreal premises. His act is noted for its cynicism and political awareness, as well as physical comedy.

Known For

Whoops Apocalypse

Whoops Apocalypse

The Young Ones

Alexei Sayle's Stuff

Alexei Sayle's Stuff

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Filmography

Bottom: Exposed

Bottom: Exposed

Oh Jeremy Corbyn: The Big Lie

Alexei Sayle's Alternative Alternative Christmas Message

Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry

Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry

Tate Liverpool at 30

Gloves Off

Festival Tales: Edinburgh at 70

Stars in Their Cars

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

George Garrett: A Stoker with Punch

The John Moores Painting Prize with Alexei Sayle

The Itch of the Golden Nit

The Itch of the Golden Nit

Olive the Ostrich

Olive the Ostrich

The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother

The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother

Alexei Sayle's Liverpool

2008 Self Writer

Tapping the Wire

Tapping the Wire

The Double Life of Saki

Clive James Talking in the Library

My Dad Was a Communist

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

Newspaper Editor

The Tale of Tarquin Slant

What's Blood Got to Do with It?

Keen Eddie

Tipping the Velvet

Tipping the Velvet

Charles Frobisher

Don't Walk

Swing

Bill Bryson: Notes from a Small Island

Bill Bryson: Notes from a Small Island

A History of Alternative Comedy

The Beginner's Guide to Being Funny

You Cannot Be Serious

1999 Self Actor

Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round

Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round

1998 Actor Writer

You Make Me Feel Like Dancing

1998 Self Writer

Alexei Sayle's Comedy Hour

1997 Self Actor Writer

Kung Fu Movie Masterclass

Leslie Crowther: A Tribute

Sorry About Last Night

1995 Actor Writer

Great Railway Journeys

The All New Alexei Sayle Show

The All New Alexei Sayle Show

1994 Actor Writer

Paris

1994 Self Actor

Reckless Kelly

Curacao

Rubbish, King of the Jumble

Rubbish, King of the Jumble

I Was That Monster

Selling Hitler

Konrad 'Conny' Fischer

Amnesty International's Big 30

Amnesty International's Big 30

The Gravy Train

The Gravy Train

Alexei Sayle's Stuff

Alexei Sayle's Stuff

1988 Self Writer

Siesta

Mister Corbett's Ghost

Mister Corbett's Ghost

Toll Gate Keeper

The Love Child

The Bride

The Supergrass

Gorky Park

The Young Ones

1982 Actor Writer

The Balowski Family

The Comic Strip Presents

The Comic Strip Presents

Whoops Apocalypse

Whoops Apocalypse

Commisar Solzhenitsyn

OTT

1982 Self Actor

The Comic Strip

The Comic Strip

1981 Actor Writer

Fundamental Frolics

Boom Boom.... Out Go the Lights

Boom Boom.... Out Go the Lights

Professor Martin Zimbabwe

Transmogrification

Transmogrification

Lost for Words...

Reading by the Roadside

Boom Boom.... Out Go the Lights

Repeater

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