Alexei Sayle

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.

15 TV shows

BBC One

Other Credits

A Bear's Tail, The One Show, Keen Eddie, Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive, The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling, The Secret Policeman's Ball, Renford Rejects, Alexei Sayle's Stuff, Bremner, Bird and Fortune, The Lenny Henry Show, The All New Alexei Sayle Show, Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round, The Gravy Train, The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller, Blood Matters, The Michael Ball Show, Spine Chillers, O.T.T., Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, Mandy, Paris, Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights, Tipping the Velvet, Arabian Nights, Great Railway Journeys, For the Love of Cars, Selling Hitler, Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry, Rubbish, King of the Jumble, Whoops Apocalypse, Wolcott