Alexei 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 is act is known for its cynicism and political awareness, as well as physical comedy.
Movie | Sorry About Last Night | 1995 |
Movie | The Comic Strip | 1981 |
Episode |
A Bit of Fry & Laurie Fry And Laurie Host A Christmas Night with the Stars |
1994 |
Episode |
The Comic Strip Presents... Didn't You Kill My Brother? |
1988 |
Series | Britain's Greatest Obsessions | 2022 |
Episode |
Bill Bryson: Notes from a Small Island Episode 1 |
1999 |
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The Project (2009) Thursday 01 Sep |
2016 |
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Never Mind the Buzzcocks Lisa Maffia, Alexei Sayle, Stine Bramwell Anna Richardson |
2008 |
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Q+A Alexei Sayle Joins Q and A |
2009 |
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A Bit of Fry & Laurie Fry And Laurie Host A Christmas Night with the Stars |
1994 |
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Stars In Their Cars Alexei Sayle |
2016 |
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Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled Just Pop a Knife Near Your Penis |
2016 |
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Genius Tim Minchin and Alexei Sayle |
2010 |
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The Comic Strip Presents... Red Top |
2016 |
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Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast RHLSTP 38 - Alexei Sayle |
2014 |
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BBC Documentaries Festival Tales: Edinburgh At 70 |
2017 |
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Have I Got News for You Alexei Sayle, Gerald Kaufman |
1993 |
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Great Railway Journeys Aleppo to Aqaba |
1996 |
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Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry Alexei Sayle |
2024 |
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Sky Documentaries Animated Soviet Propaganda |
2007 |
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Agatha Christie's Marple They Do It with Mirrors |
2009 |
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The Unpleasant World of Penn and Teller Alexei Sayle |
1994 |
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The ONE Show Alex Jones, Alexei Sayle, Sarah Millican |
2016 |
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Annually Retentive Episode 5 |
2006 |
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Doctor Who Revelation of the Daleks (1) |
1985 |
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Have I Got News for You Christmas Special - Kelvin MacKenzie, Alexei Sayle |
1994 |
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The Comic Strip Presents... Red Nose of Courage |
1992 |
Episode |
Room 101 Alexei Sayle |
2002 |
Episode |
The Comic Strip Presents... Didn't You Kill My Brother? |
1988 |
Episode |
Doctor Who Revelation of the Daleks (2) |
1985 |
Episode |
The Comic Strip Presents... The Strike |
1988 |