
Alexei Sayle
Born: 1952-08-07
Place of Birth: 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.
Known For

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989★ 7.8

Queen of the Wild Frontier
1993★ 0.0

The Caucasian Chalk Circle
1985★ 0.0

Gorky Park
1983★ 6.3

The Bride
1985★ 5.3

The Love Child
1988★ 7.0

Gloves Off
2017★ 4.9

The Strike
1988★ 7.0

Reckless Kelly
1993★ 4.4

Jake's Journey
1988★ 7.0

Solarbabies
1986★ 5.3

The Roots of Monty Python
2005★ 0.0

The Supergrass
1985★ 6.0

Spaghetti Hoops
1990★ 0.0

Whoops Apocalypse
1986★ 5.6

Meeting Venus
1991★ 5.7

Swing
1999★ 5.0

The Making of 'The Young Ones'
2007★ 0.0

My Dad Was a Communist
2008★ 0.0

The Story of Music Hall
2011★ 0.0

Red Top
2016★ 5.3

Up Line
1987★ 0.0

Curaçao
1993★ 6.1

Hospital!
1997★ 5.0

Bottom: Exposed
2024★ 5.5

Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007★ 5.0

The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother
2008★ 0.0

The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011★ 7.7

The Comic Strip
1981★ 0.0

The Thief Lord
2006★ 5.9

Didn't You Kill My Brother?
1988★ 0.0

How to Build a Girl
2020★ 5.7

Two Minutes
1997★ 0.0

Sometimes Always Never
2019★ 6.4

Carry On Columbus
1992★ 3.8

Siesta
1987★ 5.1

The Rise of the Comic Strip
2023★ 0.0

Repeater
1979★ 0.0

Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
2022★ 10.0

Amnesty International's Big 30
1991★ 4.0

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
1985★ 9.2

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014★ 8.0

Sorry About Last Night
1995★ 6.0

Mr. Corbett's Ghost
1987★ 5.0

The Fringe, Fame and Me
2022★ 0.0

Tapping the Wire
2007★ 7.3

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
2014★ 7.5

30 Years of Comic Strip
2012★ 0.0

I Was That Monster
1993★ 0.0

Selling Hitler
1993★ 7.0

When Comedy Changed Forever
2006★ 0.0

The Legend of the Tamworth Two
2004★ 3.0

What's a Carry On?
1998★ 7.8

Don't Walk
2000★ 0.0

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018★ 7.0

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982★ 6.0

Moonlighters
1996★ 0.0

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004★ 4.8

Red Nose of Courage
1992★ 0.0

Bottom Mindless Violence
2004★ 7.5

Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
1997★ 0.0

Just Like That!
1989★ 0.0

Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
1985★ 0.0

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005★ 6.0

The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video
1983★ 0.0

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023★ 7.0

Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984★ 0.0

Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie
2023★ 0.0

The Private Life of the Ford Cortina
1982★ 0.0