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Alexei Sayle
- Born
- Aug 7, 1952 in 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.
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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.
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Known for
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Movie · 1989
Sultan
Doctor Who
TV · 1963
D.J.
Gorky Park
Movie · 1983
Golodkin
The Thief Lord
Movie · 2006
Barbarossa
The Young Ones
TV · 1982
The Balowski Family · Writer · Additional Writing · Creator
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · 2004
Dr Maverick
The Bride
Movie · 1985
Magar
Solarbabies
Movie · 1986
Malice
Casualty
TV · 1986
Anton Malinovsky
Have I Got News for You
TV · 1990
Self
Sometimes Always Never
Movie · 2019
Bill
Horrible Histories
TV · 2009
Dr. Ushma
FILMOGRAPHY
132 movie & TV credits
- 2026They Call Us The Wrong Kind of JewMovie · Self
- 2025Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John ClarkeMovie · Self
- 2024Censoring PalestineMovie · Self
- 2024Legends of Comedy with Lenny HenryTV · Self - Guest
- 2024The Big Lie II: Starmer and the GenocideMovie · Narrator (voice)
- 2024Bottom: ExposedMovie · Self
- 2023imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, BitterMovie · Self
- 2023The Rise of the Comic StripMovie · Self
- 2023Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big LieMovie · Narrator
- 2022The Fringe, Fame and MeMovie · Self
- 2022Robin Williams: Laugh Until You CryMovie · Self
- 2020How to Build a GirlMovie · Karl Marx
- 2020MandyTV · Darren Dugdale
- 2019Sometimes Always NeverMovie · Bill
- 2018How The Young Ones Changed ComedyMovie
- 2017Gloves OffMovie · Algy
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