Alexei Sayle

Alexei Sayle

Alexei Sayle

Alexei Sayle

1952-08-07

THE BIOGRAPHY

Alexei David Sayle is an English actor, author, stand-up comedian, television presenter and former recording artist. He was a leading figure in the British alternative comedy movement in the 1980s. He was voted the 18th greatest stand-up comic of all time on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-ups in 2007. In an updated 2010 poll he came 72nd. Much of Sayle's humour is in the tradition of Spike Milligan and Monty Python,

ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Solarbabies

Solarbabies

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Reckless Kelly

Reckless Kelly

Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie

Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Carry On Columbus

Carry On Columbus

Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain

Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain

When Comedy Changed Forever

When Comedy Changed Forever

Two Minutes

Two Minutes

The Itch of the Golden Nit

The Itch of the Golden Nit

Les Dogs

Les Dogs

Don't Walk

Don't Walk

Selling Hitler

Selling Hitler

Whoops Apocalypse

Whoops Apocalypse

Gorky Park

Gorky Park

Up Line

Up Line

The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother

The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother

My Dad Was a Communist

My Dad Was a Communist

The Private Life of the Ford Cortina

The Private Life of the Ford Cortina

Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry

Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry

The Fringe, Fame and Me

The Fringe, Fame and Me

Red Nose of Courage

Red Nose of Courage

Spaghetti Hoops

Spaghetti Hoops

Queen of the Wild Frontier

Queen of the Wild Frontier

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

30 Years of Comic Strip

30 Years of Comic Strip

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

Just Like That!

Just Like That!

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

Amnesty International's Big 30

Amnesty International's Big 30

Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

The Story of Music Hall

The Story of Music Hall

Swing

Swing

'Itch

'Itch

Night Voice

Night Voice

Siesta

Siesta

Bottom: Exposed

Bottom: Exposed

Red Top

Red Top

Sorry About Last Night

Sorry About Last Night

The Comic Strip

The Comic Strip

The Bride

The Bride

The Thief Lord

The Thief Lord

The Roots of Monty Python

The Roots of Monty Python

Mr. Corbett's Ghost

Mr. Corbett's Ghost

Hospital!

Hospital!

Jake's Journey

Jake's Journey

The Love Child

The Love Child

The Strike

The Strike

The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video

The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video

Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

Gloves Off

Gloves Off

Curaçao

Curaçao

Repeater

Repeater

Sometimes Always Never

Sometimes Always Never

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

Didn't You Kill My Brother?

Didn't You Kill My Brother?

The Supergrass

The Supergrass

How to Build a Girl

How to Build a Girl

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

The Double Life of Saki

The Double Life of Saki

Tapping the Wire

Tapping the Wire

The Caucasian Chalk Circle

The Caucasian Chalk Circle

Meeting Venus

Meeting Venus

Moonlighters

Moonlighters

The Rise of the Comic Strip

The Rise of the Comic Strip

The Making of 'The Young Ones'

The Making of 'The Young Ones'

I Was That Monster

I Was That Monster

Censoring Palestine

Censoring Palestine

The Big Lie II: Starmer and the Genocide

The Big Lie II: Starmer and the Genocide