Alexei Sayle

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

125

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

  • Richard & Judy

    Richard & Judy

  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

  • Q&A

    Q&A

  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • 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...

  • Horrible Histories

    Horrible Histories

  • Question Time

    Question Time

  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

  • Les Dogs

    Les Dogs

  • Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

  • Room 101

    Room 101

  • Curaçao

    Curaçao

  • The Young Ones

    The Young Ones

  • Richard Osman's House of Games

    Richard Osman's House of Games

  • How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

    How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

  • Reckless Kelly

    Reckless Kelly

  • Whoops Apocalypse

    Whoops Apocalypse

  • Gorky Park

    Gorky Park

  • Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

    Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

  • Swing

    Swing

  • Solarbabies

    Solarbabies

  • The Strike

    The Strike

  • Hospital!

    Hospital!

  • The Supergrass

    The Supergrass

  • Meeting Venus

    Meeting Venus

  • Mandy

    Mandy

  • The Michael Ball Show

    The Michael Ball Show

  • Tipping the Velvet

    Tipping the Velvet

  • The Bride

    The Bride

  • Gloves Off

    Gloves Off

  • How to Build a Girl

    How to Build a Girl

  • Arabian Nights

    Arabian Nights

  • 'Itch

    'Itch

  • Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

    Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

  • Spaghetti Hoops

    Spaghetti Hoops

  • Censoring Palestine

    Censoring Palestine

  • Queen of the Wild Frontier

    Queen of the Wild Frontier

  • Hitler: The Comedy Years

    Hitler: The Comedy Years

  • 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

    50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

  • Night Voice

    Night Voice

  • The Thief Lord

    The Thief Lord

  • Spine Chillers

    Spine Chillers

  • When Comedy Changed Forever

    When Comedy Changed Forever

  • Bremner, Bird and Fortune

    Bremner, Bird and Fortune

  • Keen Eddie

    Keen Eddie

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

  • The Caucasian Chalk Circle

    The Caucasian Chalk Circle

  • Red Top

    Red Top

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

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

  • The Love Child

    The Love Child

  • Up Line

    Up Line

  • Sometimes Always Never

    Sometimes Always Never

  • Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry

    Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry

  • What's a Carry On?

    What's a Carry On?

  • Carry On Columbus

    Carry On Columbus

  • The Legend of the Tamworth Two

    The Legend of the Tamworth Two

  • The Fringe, Fame and Me

    The Fringe, Fame and Me

  • Renford Rejects

    Renford Rejects

  • The Itch of the Golden Nit

    The Itch of the Golden Nit

  • Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

    Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

  • Didn't You Kill My Brother?

    Didn't You Kill My Brother?

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

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

  • The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

    The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

  • Amnesty International's Big 30

    Amnesty International's Big 30

  • Mr. Corbett's Ghost

    Mr. Corbett's Ghost

  • Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

    Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

  • My Dad Was a Communist

    My Dad Was a Communist

  • Sorry About Last Night

    Sorry About Last Night

  • Siesta

    Siesta

  • The All New Alexei Sayle Show

    The All New Alexei Sayle Show

  • The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

  • Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

    Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

  • Red Nose of Courage

    Red Nose of Courage

  • The Lenny Henry Show

    The Lenny Henry Show

  • The Rise of the Comic Strip

    The Rise of the Comic Strip

  • Whoops Apocalypse

    Whoops Apocalypse

  • The Story of Music Hall

    The Story of Music Hall

  • Great Railway Journeys

    Great Railway Journeys

  • Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie

    Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie

  • The Comic Strip

    The Comic Strip

  • A Bear's Tail

    A Bear's Tail

  • The Roots of Monty Python

    The Roots of Monty Python

  • The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

    The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

  • Alexei Sayle's Stuff

    Alexei Sayle's Stuff

  • Don't Walk

    Don't Walk

  • Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive

    Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive

  • The Gravy Train

    The Gravy Train

  • Jake's Journey

    Jake's Journey

  • Wolcott

    Wolcott

  • Selling Hitler

    Selling Hitler

  • Paris

    Paris

  • For the Love of Cars

    For the Love of Cars

  • I Was That Monster

    I Was That Monster

  • The Making of 'The Young Ones'

    The Making of 'The Young Ones'

  • Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round

    Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round

  • O.T.T.

    O.T.T.

  • Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights

    Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights

  • Bottom: Exposed

    Bottom: Exposed

  • Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry

    Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry

  • Two Minutes

    Two Minutes

  • Repeater

    Repeater

  • Selling Hitler

    Selling Hitler

  • Tapping the Wire

    Tapping the Wire

  • 30 Years of Comic Strip

    30 Years of Comic Strip

  • Bottom Mindless Violence

    Bottom Mindless Violence

  • The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller

    The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller

  • Just Like That!

    Just Like That!

  • The Private Life of the Ford Cortina

    The Private Life of the Ford Cortina

  • 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

  • Rubbish, King of the Jumble

    Rubbish, King of the Jumble

  • Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

    Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

  • Moonlighters

    Moonlighters

  • Blood Matters

    Blood Matters

  • The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother

    The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother

  • The Double Life of Saki

    The Double Life of Saki

  • Revelation Exhumed

    Revelation Exhumed