Alexei Sayle

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

122

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-08-07 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Anfield, Liverpool, England, UK

Alexei Sayle

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, with riffs based on often absurd and surreal premises. His act is known for its cynicism and political awareness, as well as physical comedy.

Known For

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

  • Richard & Judy

    Richard & Judy

  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

  • Question Time

    Question Time

  • Richard Osman's House of Games

    Richard Osman's House of Games

  • Q&A

    Q&A

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • Horrible Histories

    Horrible Histories

  • The Comic Strip Presents...

    The Comic Strip Presents...

  • The Comic Strip Presents...

    The Comic Strip Presents...

  • The Comic Strip Presents...

    The Comic Strip Presents...

  • The Comic Strip Presents...

    The Comic Strip Presents...

  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

  • Room 101

    Room 101

  • Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

  • Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

    Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

  • Mandy

    Mandy

  • The Young Ones

    The Young Ones

  • The Fringe, Fame and Me

    The Fringe, Fame and Me

  • The Love Child

    The Love Child

  • Bremner, Bird and Fortune

    Bremner, Bird and Fortune

  • When Comedy Changed Forever

    When Comedy Changed Forever

  • Carry On Columbus

    Carry On Columbus

  • The Michael Ball Show

    The Michael Ball Show

  • Arabian Nights

    Arabian Nights

  • Sorry About Last Night

    Sorry About Last Night

  • The Caucasian Chalk Circle

    The Caucasian Chalk Circle

  • Keen Eddie

    Keen Eddie

  • The Legend of the Tamworth Two

    The Legend of the Tamworth Two

  • Les Dogs

    Les Dogs

  • Whoops Apocalypse

    Whoops Apocalypse

  • Hitler: The Comedy Years

    Hitler: The Comedy Years

  • My Dad Was a Communist

    My Dad Was a Communist

  • Reckless Kelly

    Reckless Kelly

  • Curaçao

    Curaçao

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

  • How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

    How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

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

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

  • Didn't You Kill My Brother?

    Didn't You Kill My Brother?

  • Queen of the Wild Frontier

    Queen of the Wild Frontier

  • Renford Rejects

    Renford Rejects

  • Spine Chillers

    Spine Chillers

  • Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

    Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

  • Gorky Park

    Gorky Park

  • The Bride

    The Bride

  • The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

    The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

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

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

  • Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry

    Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry

  • Amnesty International's Big 30

    Amnesty International's Big 30

  • Solarbabies

    Solarbabies

  • Tipping the Velvet

    Tipping the Velvet

  • The Itch of the Golden Nit

    The Itch of the Golden Nit

  • Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

    Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

  • Siesta

    Siesta

  • Great Railway Journeys

    Great Railway Journeys

  • The Private Life of the Ford Cortina

    The Private Life of the Ford Cortina

  • A Bear's Tail

    A Bear's Tail

  • How to Build a Girl

    How to Build a Girl

  • The Thief Lord

    The Thief Lord

  • Gloves Off

    Gloves Off

  • The Lenny Henry Show

    The Lenny Henry Show

  • The Strike

    The Strike

  • Whoops Apocalypse

    Whoops Apocalypse

  • The Roots of Monty Python

    The Roots of Monty Python

  • Sometimes Always Never

    Sometimes Always Never

  • Censoring Palestine

    Censoring Palestine

  • Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

    Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

  • Mr. Corbett's Ghost

    Mr. Corbett's Ghost

  • Wolcott

    Wolcott

  • Swing

    Swing

  • Alexei Sayle's Stuff

    Alexei Sayle's Stuff

  • Hospital!

    Hospital!

  • Red Nose of Courage

    Red Nose of Courage

  • Meeting Venus

    Meeting Venus

  • 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

    50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

  • Two Minutes

    Two Minutes

  • 30 Years of Comic Strip

    30 Years of Comic Strip

  • The Story of Music Hall

    The Story of Music Hall

  • Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive

    Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive

  • Spaghetti Hoops

    Spaghetti Hoops

  • The All New Alexei Sayle Show

    The All New Alexei Sayle Show

  • The Gravy Train

    The Gravy Train

  • The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

    The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

  • 'Itch

    'Itch

  • O.T.T.

    O.T.T.

  • The Supergrass

    The Supergrass

  • Paris

    Paris

  • Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights

    Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights

  • The Rise of the Comic Strip

    The Rise of the Comic Strip

  • For the Love of Cars

    For the Love of Cars

  • Up Line

    Up Line

  • Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round

    Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round

  • Selling Hitler

    Selling Hitler

  • Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry

    Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry

  • Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie

    Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie

  • The Comic Strip

    The Comic Strip

  • The Making of 'The Young Ones'

    The Making of 'The Young Ones'

  • The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller

    The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller

  • I Was That Monster

    I Was That Monster

  • Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

    Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

  • Night Voice

    Night Voice

  • The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

  • Blood Matters

    Blood Matters

  • Jake's Journey

    Jake's Journey

  • Rubbish, King of the Jumble

    Rubbish, King of the Jumble

  • Bottom: Exposed

    Bottom: Exposed

  • Tapping the Wire

    Tapping the Wire

  • Selling Hitler

    Selling Hitler

  • Red Top

    Red Top

  • Just Like That!

    Just Like That!

  • The Double Life of Saki

    The Double Life of Saki

  • Don't Walk

    Don't Walk

  • Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

    Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

  • Repeater

    Repeater

  • The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother

    The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother

  • The Big Lie II: Starmer and the Genocide

    The Big Lie II: Starmer and the Genocide

  • Moonlighters

    Moonlighters

  • The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video

    The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video