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Alexei Sayle
Born 1952-08-07Anfield, Liverpool, England, UK
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
They Call Us The Wrong Kind of JewSelfNot Only Fred Dagg But Also John ClarkeSelfCensoring PalestineSelfThe Big Lie II: Starmer and the GenocideNarrator (voice)Bottom: ExposedSelfimagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, BitterSelfThe Rise of the Comic StripSelfOh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big LieNarratorThe Fringe, Fame and MeSelfRobin Williams: Laugh Until You CrySelfHow to Build a GirlKarl MarxSometimes Always NeverBillHow The Young Ones Changed ComedyRoleGloves OffAlgyRed TopColin GoodmanRik Mayall: Lord of MisruleSelf50 Years of BBC Two ComedySelf30 Years of Comic StripRoleThe Story of Music HallSelfThe Itch of the Golden NitPlanet Jimmy (voice)My Dad Was a CommunistSelfThe Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's MotherNarratorThe Making of 'The Young Ones'SelfTapping the WireSelf