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.
Acting (68 movies)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989
Solarbabies
1986
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
2014
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
Reckless Kelly
1993
Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie
2023
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
Carry On Columbus
1992
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
1985
When Comedy Changed Forever
2006
Two Minutes
1997
The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011
Don't Walk
2000
Selling Hitler
1993
Whoops Apocalypse
1986
Gorky Park
1983
Up Line
1987
The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother
2008
My Dad Was a Communist
2008
The Private Life of the Ford Cortina
1982
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
2022
The Fringe, Fame and Me
2022
Red Nose of Courage
1992
Spaghetti Hoops
1990
Queen of the Wild Frontier
1993
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005
Just Like That!
1989
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984
The Story of Music Hall
2011
Swing
1999
Siesta
1987
Bottom: Exposed
2024
Red Top
2016
Sorry About Last Night
1995
The Comic Strip
1981
The Bride
1985
The Thief Lord
2006
The Roots of Monty Python
2005
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
1987
Hospital!
1997
Jake's Journey
1988
The Love Child
1988
The Strike
1988
The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video
1983
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
1997
Gloves Off
2017
Curaçao
1993
Repeater
1979
Sometimes Always Never
2019
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
2004
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
1985
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
1988
The Supergrass
1985
How to Build a Girl
2020
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018
Tapping the Wire
2007
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
1985
Meeting Venus
1991
Moonlighters
1996
The Rise of the Comic Strip
2023
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
2007
I Was That Monster
1993
What's a Carry On?
1998
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Comic Strip | 1981 | Writer |
| The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video | 1983 | Writer |
| Didn't You Kill My Brother? | 1988 | Writer |
| 'Itch | 1991 | Writer |
| Sorry About Last Night | 1995 | Writer |