Alexei Sayle

Alexei Sayle

🎂 7th August 1952 (73 yrs) 📍 Anfield, Liverpool, England, UK

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.

Alexei Sayle

🎬 Movies Featuring Alexei Sayle

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Censoring Palestine (2024)

as Self
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The Big Lie II: Starmer and the Genocide (2024)

as Narrator (voice)
Bottom: Exposed

Bottom: Exposed (2024)

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

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter (2023)

as Self
The Rise of the Comic Strip

The Rise of the Comic Strip (2023)

as Self
Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie

Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie (2023)

as Narrator
The Fringe, Fame and Me

The Fringe, Fame and Me (2022)

as Self
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry

Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry (2022)

as Self
How to Build a Girl

How to Build a Girl (2020)

as Karl Marx
Sometimes Always Never

Sometimes Always Never (2019)

as Bill
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy (2018)

Gloves Off

Gloves Off (2017)

as Algy
Red Top

Red Top (2016)

as Colin Goodman
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule (2014)

as Self
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy (2014)

as Self
30 Years of Comic Strip

30 Years of Comic Strip (2012)

The Story of Music Hall

The Story of Music Hall (2011)

as Self
The Itch of the Golden Nit

The Itch of the Golden Nit (2011)

as Planet Jimmy (voice)
My Dad Was a Communist

My Dad Was a Communist (2008)

as Self
The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother

The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother (2008)

as Narrator
The Making of 'The Young Ones'

The Making of 'The Young Ones' (2007)

as Self
Tapping the Wire

Tapping the Wire (2007)

as Self
Hitler: The Comedy Years

Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)

as D.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
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The Double Life of Saki (2007)

as Self
When Comedy Changed Forever

When Comedy Changed Forever (2006)

as Self
The Thief Lord

The Thief Lord (2006)

as Barbarossa
The Roots of Monty Python

The Roots of Monty Python (2005)

as Self
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective (2005)

as Self
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? (2004)

as Self
Bottom Mindless Violence

Bottom Mindless Violence (2004)

as Billy Balowski / Jerzei Balowski / Brian Damage (archive footage)
The Legend of the Tamworth Two

The Legend of the Tamworth Two (2004)

as Newspaper Editor
Don't Walk

Don't Walk (2000)

as Uncle Henry
Swing

Swing (1999)

as Mighty Mac
What's a Carry On?

What's a Carry On? (1998)

as Achmed (archive footage) (uncredited)
Two Minutes

Two Minutes (1997)

as Bernie
Hospital!

Hospital! (1997)

as X Ray Operator
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest (1997)

as Beluga
Moonlighters

Moonlighters (1996)

as Narrator (voice)
Sorry About Last Night

Sorry About Last Night (1995)

as Andy Carolides
I Was That Monster

I Was That Monster (1993)

as Himself
Curaçao

Curaçao (1993)

as Seemuller
Queen of the Wild Frontier

Queen of the Wild Frontier (1993)

as Inspector
Selling Hitler

Selling Hitler (1993)

as Konrad 'Conny' Fischer
Reckless Kelly

Reckless Kelly (1993)

as Major Wib
Carry On Columbus

Carry On Columbus (1992)

as Achmed
Red Nose of Courage

Red Nose of Courage (1992)

as Dad
Amnesty International's Big 30

Amnesty International's Big 30 (1991)

as Self
Meeting Venus

Meeting Venus (1991)

as Von Schneider (dubbing - voice only) (uncredited)
'Itch

'Itch (1991)

as Rittblatt
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Les Dogs (1990)

as Bride's Father
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Night Voice (1990)

as Clarence Flamer
Spaghetti Hoops

Spaghetti Hoops (1990)

as Mog
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

as Sultan
Just Like That!

Just Like That! (1989)

as Self
The Love Child

The Love Child (1988)

as The Voices
Didn't You Kill My Brother?

Didn't You Kill My Brother? (1988)

as Carl Moss/Sterling Moss
The Strike

The Strike (1988)

as Paul
Jake's Journey

Jake's Journey (1988)

as Head torturer
Mr. Corbett's Ghost

Mr. Corbett's Ghost (1987)

as Toll Gate Keeper
Siesta

Siesta (1987)

as Cabbie
Up Line

Up Line (1987)

as Melvin Coombes
Solarbabies

Solarbabies (1986)

as Malice
Whoops Apocalypse

Whoops Apocalypse (1986)

as Alexei Sayle in a Hawaiian Shirt
The Supergrass

The Supergrass (1985)

as Motorbike Cop
The Bride

The Bride (1985)

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

Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain (1985)

as John Bull
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks (1985)

as DJ
The Caucasian Chalk Circle

The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1985)

as Lavrenti
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle (1984)

as Frank
Gorky Park

Gorky Park (1983)

as Golodkin
The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video

The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video (1983)

as Self
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)

as Self
The Private Life of the Ford Cortina

The Private Life of the Ford Cortina (1982)

as Self - Presenter
The Comic Strip

The Comic Strip (1981)

Repeater

Repeater (1979)

as 2nd Detective