Alexei Sayle

Born: 1952-08-07, 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.

Filmography

• Casualty (1986)
• Question Time (1979)
• Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
• Horrible Histories (2009)
• ScreenPlay (1986)
• The Young Ones (1982)
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
• Lovejoy (1986)
• The Comic Strip Presents... (1982)
• Gorky Park (1983)
• Arabian Nights (2000)
• The Bride (1985)
• Whoops Apocalypse (1982)
• Red Top (2016)
• The Thief Lord (2006)
• How to Build a Girl (2020)
• Solarbabies (1986)
• Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
• Carry On Columbus (1992)
• Alexei Sayle's Stuff (1988)
• Wolcott (1981)
• Sometimes Always Never (2019)
• 'Itch (1991)
• Spaghetti Hoops (1990)
• Up Line (1987)
• Reckless Kelly (1993)
• Selling Hitler (1993)
• What's a Carry On? (1998)
• Don't Walk (2000)
• The Supergrass (1985)