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.
Acted in 78
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
Movie
- 2017
Gloves Off
Algy
- 2016
- 2012
- 2011
The Itch of the Golden Nit
Planet Jimmy (voice)
2000s
- 2009
- 2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
D.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2006
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
TV
The Thief Lord
Barbarossa
- 2005
A Bear's Tail
TV
- 2004
Bottom Mindless Violence
Billy Balowski / Jerzei Balowski / Brian Damage (archive footage)
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
Newspaper Editor
- 2003
Spine Chillers
Graham · 1 episode
Keen Eddie
TV
- 2002
Tipping the Velvet
Charles Frobisher · 2 episodes
- 2000
Arabian Nights
BacBac · 2 episodes
Don't Walk
Uncle Henry
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
What's a Carry On?
Achmed (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1997
Two Minutes
Bernie
Hospital!
X Ray Operator
Renford Rejects
TV
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
Beluga
- 1995
Sorry About Last Night
Andy Carolides
- 1994
Paris
Alain Degout · 6 episodes
The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller
TV
The All New Alexei Sayle Show
TV
- 1993
Rubbish, King of the Jumble
Rubbish (voice) · 1 episode
Queen of the Wild Frontier
Inspector
Selling Hitler
Konrad 'Conny' Fischer
Reckless Kelly
Major Wib
- 1992
Red Nose of Courage
Dad
- 1991
Meeting Venus
Von Schneider (dubbing - voice only) (uncredited)
Selling Hitler
Konrad 'Conny' Fischer · 5 episodes
- 1990
Les Dogs
Bride's Father
The Gravy Train
Vlad Milcic · 4 episodes
Spaghetti Hoops
Mog
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
Alexei Sayle's Stuff
TV
The Love Child
The Voices
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
Carl Moss/Sterling Moss
The Strike
Paul
Jake's Journey
Head torturer
- 1987
Mister Corbett's Ghost
Toll Gate Keeper
Siesta
Cabbie
The Lenny Henry Show
TV
Up Line
Melvin Coombes
- 1986
Whoops Apocalypse
Alexei Sayle in a Hawaiian Shirt
- 1985
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
John Bull
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
DJ
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Lavrenti
- 1984
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Frank
- 1983
- 1982
Whoops Apocalypse
Commisar Solzhenitsyn · 4 episodes
O.T.T.
TV
- 1981
Wolcott
Speaker in Market · 1 episode
The Comic Strip
Compere
- 1980
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
TV
1970s
- 1979
Repeater
2nd Detective
1960s
- 1963
Wrote 7
1990s
- 1995
Sorry About Last Night
Writer
- 1991
1980s
- 1988
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
Writer
- 1983
The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video
Writer
- 1982
- 1981
The Comic Strip
Writer
Other crew 1
1980s
- 1982
Created 1
1980s
- 1982
Appearances44
2020s
- 2026
They Call Us The Wrong Kind of Jew
Self
- 2025
Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke
Self
- 2024
Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry
Self - Guest · 1 episode
- 2023
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Self
The Rise of the Comic Strip
Self
Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie
Narrator
- 2022
The Fringe, Fame and Me
Self
2010s
- 2017
- 2014
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Self
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Self
For the Love of Cars
Himself · 1 episode
- 2011
The Story of Music Hall
Self
2000s
- 2008
My Dad Was a Communist
Self
The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother
Narrator
- 2007
Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy
Self · 3 episodes
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
Self
Alternative Rebellion: The Beginning of Britain's Alternative Comedy Scene
Self
Tapping the Wire
Self
- 2006
When Comedy Changed Forever
Self
- 2005
The Roots of Monty Python
Self
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
Self
- 2004
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self
- 2001
1990s
- 1998
- 1996
Moonlighters
Narrator (voice)
- 1994
The Greatest F***King Show on TV
Self
- 1993
I Was That Monster
Himself
- 1991
Amnesty International's Big 30
Self
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
Just Like That!
Self
- 1983
The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video
Self
- 1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Self
The Private Life of the Ford Cortina
Self - Presenter
- 1980
Great Railway Journeys
Self - Presenter · 1 episode
1970s
- 1979
- 1976
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self · 15 episodes
