Alexei Sayle

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

124

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

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • Curaçao

    Curaçao

  • Richard & Judy

    Richard & Judy

  • Question Time

    Question Time

  • Q&A

    Q&A

  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

  • Solarbabies

    Solarbabies

  • Sorry About Last Night

    Sorry About Last Night

  • Horrible Histories

    Horrible Histories

  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

  • Hospital!

    Hospital!

  • 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...

  • The Bride

    The Bride

  • The Thief Lord

    The Thief Lord

  • Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

    Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

  • The Young Ones

    The Young Ones

  • Room 101

    Room 101

  • Swing

    Swing

  • Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

  • Spaghetti Hoops

    Spaghetti Hoops

  • Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry

    Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry

  • Richard Osman's House of Games

    Richard Osman's House of Games

  • Whoops Apocalypse

    Whoops Apocalypse

  • The Michael Ball Show

    The Michael Ball Show

  • Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

    Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

  • Censoring Palestine

    Censoring Palestine

  • Sometimes Always Never

    Sometimes Always Never

  • Bottom: Exposed

    Bottom: Exposed

  • I Was That Monster

    I Was That Monster

  • Mandy

    Mandy

  • 'Itch

    'Itch

  • Red Top

    Red Top

  • Great Railway Journeys

    Great Railway Journeys

  • Arabian Nights

    Arabian Nights

  • Gorky Park

    Gorky Park

  • Tipping the Velvet

    Tipping the Velvet

  • Mr. Corbett's Ghost

    Mr. Corbett's Ghost

  • The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

    The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

  • The Supergrass

    The Supergrass

  • The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

    The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

  • Up Line

    Up Line

  • The Comic Strip

    The Comic Strip

  • Keen Eddie

    Keen Eddie

  • The Lenny Henry Show

    The Lenny Henry Show

  • Two Minutes

    Two Minutes

  • Bremner, Bird and Fortune

    Bremner, Bird and Fortune

  • Spine Chillers

    Spine Chillers

  • Alexei Sayle's Stuff

    Alexei Sayle's Stuff

  • For the Love of Cars

    For the Love of Cars

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

  • Selling Hitler

    Selling Hitler

  • A Bear's Tail

    A Bear's Tail

  • Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive

    Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive

  • Meeting Venus

    Meeting Venus

  • How to Build a Girl

    How to Build a Girl

  • The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller

    The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller

  • Renford Rejects

    Renford Rejects

  • The Double Life of Saki

    The Double Life of Saki

  • Wolcott

    Wolcott

  • The Gravy Train

    The Gravy Train

  • Whoops Apocalypse

    Whoops Apocalypse

  • Carry On Columbus

    Carry On Columbus

  • Reckless Kelly

    Reckless Kelly

  • Hitler: The Comedy Years

    Hitler: The Comedy Years

  • The Roots of Monty Python

    The Roots of Monty Python

  • Les Dogs

    Les Dogs

  • Repeater

    Repeater

  • Siesta

    Siesta

  • Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round

    Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round

  • The All New Alexei Sayle Show

    The All New Alexei Sayle Show

  • Paris

    Paris

  • Tapping the Wire

    Tapping the Wire

  • How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

    How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

  • The Fringe, Fame and Me

    The Fringe, Fame and Me

  • Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry

    Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry

  • Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

    Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

  • Gloves Off

    Gloves Off

  • The Making of 'The Young Ones'

    The Making of 'The Young Ones'

  • What's a Carry On?

    What's a Carry On?

  • Amnesty International's Big 30

    Amnesty International's Big 30

  • 30 Years of Comic Strip

    30 Years of Comic Strip

  • Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

    Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

  • Jake's Journey

    Jake's Journey

  • The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

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

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

  • Night Voice

    Night Voice

  • Selling Hitler

    Selling Hitler

  • Bottom Mindless Violence

    Bottom Mindless Violence

  • The Itch of the Golden Nit

    The Itch of the Golden Nit

  • O.T.T.

    O.T.T.

  • Just Like That!

    Just Like That!

  • The Strike

    The Strike

  • Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights

    Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights

  • The Legend of the Tamworth Two

    The Legend of the Tamworth Two

  • 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

    50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

  • The Rise of the Comic Strip

    The Rise of the Comic Strip

  • Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

    Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

  • Don't Walk

    Don't Walk

  • Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

    Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

  • Rubbish, King of the Jumble

    Rubbish, King of the Jumble

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

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

  • Red Nose of Courage

    Red Nose of Courage

  • My Dad Was a Communist

    My Dad Was a Communist

  • Didn't You Kill My Brother?

    Didn't You Kill My Brother?

  • The Caucasian Chalk Circle

    The Caucasian Chalk Circle

  • Blood Matters

    Blood Matters

  • The Love Child

    The Love Child

  • When Comedy Changed Forever

    When Comedy Changed Forever

  • The Story of Music Hall

    The Story of Music Hall

  • Queen of the Wild Frontier

    Queen of the Wild Frontier

  • Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie

    Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie

  • The Private Life of the Ford Cortina

    The Private Life of the Ford Cortina

  • The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother

    The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother

  • Moonlighters

    Moonlighters

  • The Big Lie II: Starmer and the Genocide

    The Big Lie II: Starmer and the Genocide

  • The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video

    The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video