Alexei Sayle
Acting
Born 1952-08-07 · Anfield, Liverpool, England, UK
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, with riffs based on often absurd and surreal premises. His act is known for its cynicism and political awareness, as well as physical comedy.
Filmography
Bottom: Exposed
Apr 18, 2024
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Dec 27, 2023
The Rise of the Comic Strip
Jun 23, 2023
Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie
Feb 9, 2023
The Fringe, Fame and Me
Aug 8, 2022
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
Mar 30, 2022
How to Build a Girl
Sep 24, 2020
Sometimes Always Never
Mar 14, 2019
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
May 26, 2018
Gloves Off
Oct 8, 2017
Red Top
Jan 20, 2016
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Dec 20, 2014
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
May 24, 2014
30 Years of Comic Strip
Nov 3, 2012
The Story of Music Hall
Oct 25, 2011
The Itch of the Golden Nit
Jun 28, 2011
My Dad Was a Communist
Aug 23, 2008
The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother
Jan 1, 2008
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
Oct 29, 2007
Tapping the Wire
Jul 1, 2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
May 10, 2007
When Comedy Changed Forever
Mar 7, 2006
The Thief Lord
Jan 4, 2006
The Roots of Monty Python
Nov 26, 2005
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
Jul 4, 2005
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Dec 9, 2004
Bottom Mindless Violence
Nov 22, 2004
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
Apr 12, 2004
Don't Walk
Jan 1, 2000
Swing
Jun 18, 1999