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
Sultan
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Malice
Solarbabies
Self
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Self
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Major Wib
Reckless Kelly
Narrator
Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie
D.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Achmed
Carry On Columbus
John Bull
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
Self
When Comedy Changed Forever
Bernie
Two Minutes
Planet Jimmy (voice)
The Itch of the Golden Nit
Bride's Father
Les Dogs
Uncle Henry
Don't Walk
Konrad 'Conny' Fischer
Selling Hitler
Alexei Sayle in a Hawaiian Shirt
Whoops Apocalypse
Golodkin
Gorky Park
Melvin Coombes
Up Line
Narrator
The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother
Self
My Dad Was a Communist
Self - Presenter
The Private Life of the Ford Cortina
Self
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
Self
The Fringe, Fame and Me
Dad
Red Nose of Courage
Mog
Spaghetti Hoops
Inspector
Queen of the Wild Frontier
Self
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Self
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
30 Years of Comic Strip
Self
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
Self
Just Like That!
Self
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Self
Amnesty International's Big 30
Frank
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Self
The Story of Music Hall
Mighty Mac
Swing
Rittblatt
'Itch
Clarence Flamer
Night Voice
Cabbie
Siesta
Self
Bottom: Exposed
Colin Goodman
Red Top
Andy Carolides
Sorry About Last Night
The Comic Strip
Magar
The Bride
Barbarossa
The Thief Lord
Self
The Roots of Monty Python
Toll Gate Keeper
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
X Ray Operator
Hospital!
Head torturer
Jake's Journey
The Voices
The Love Child
Paul
The Strike
Self
The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video
Beluga
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
Algy
Gloves Off
Seemuller
Curaçao
2nd Detective
Repeater
Bill
Sometimes Always Never
Newspaper Editor
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
DJ
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
Carl Moss/Sterling Moss
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
Motorbike Cop
The Supergrass
Karl Marx
How to Build a Girl
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
Self
The Double Life of Saki
Self
Tapping the Wire
Lavrenti
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Von Schneider (dubbing - voice only) (uncredited)
Meeting Venus
Narrator (voice)
Moonlighters
Self
The Rise of the Comic Strip
Self
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
Himself
I Was That Monster
Self
Censoring Palestine
Narrator (voice)
The Big Lie II: Starmer and the Genocide
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
73
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-08-07
Place of Birth
Anfield, Liverpool, England, UK
Also Known As
Alexei David Sayle