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.
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They Call Us The Wrong Kind of JewFilm · 2026 · as Self
Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John ClarkeFilm · 2025 · as Self
Bottom: ExposedFilm · 2024 · as Self- Censoring PalestineFilm · 2024 · as Self
Legends of Comedy with Lenny HenryTV · 2024 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode- The Big Lie II: Starmer and the GenocideFilm · 2024 · as Narrator (voice)
Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big LieFilm · 2023 · as Narrator
The Rise of the Comic StripFilm · 2023 · as Self
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, BitterFilm · 2023 · as Self
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You CryFilm · 2022 · as Self
The Fringe, Fame and MeFilm · 2022 · as Self
How to Build a GirlFilm · 2020 · as Karl Marx
MandyTV · 2020 · as Darren Dugdale · 1 episode
Sometimes Always NeverFilm · 2019 · as Bill
How The Young Ones Changed ComedyFilm · 2018 · Acting
Gloves OffFilm · 2017 · as Algy
Richard Osman's House of GamesTV · 2017 · as Self - Panellist · 5 episodes
Red TopFilm · 2016 · as Colin Goodman
50 Years of BBC Two ComedyFilm · 2014 · as Self
Alan Davies: As Yet UntitledTV · 2014 · as Self · 1 episode
For the Love of CarsTV · 2014 · as Himself · 1 episode
Rik Mayall: Lord of MisruleFilm · 2014 · as Self
30 Years of Comic StripFilm · 2012 · Acting
Celebrity Antiques Road TripTV · 2011 · as Self - Participant · 1 episode
The Itch of the Golden NitFilm · 2011 · as Planet Jimmy (voice)
The Story of Music HallFilm · 2011 · as Self- The Michael Ball ShowTV · 2010 · as Self · 1 episode
Horrible HistoriesTV · 2009 · as Dr. Ushma · 1 episode
My Dad Was a CommunistFilm · 2008 · as Self
Q&ATV · 2008 · as Self - Panellist · 1 episode
The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's MotherFilm · 2008 · as Narrator
Alternative Rebellion: The Beginning of Britain's Alternative Comedy SceneFilm · 2007 · as Self
Hitler: The Comedy YearsFilm · 2007 · as D.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tapping the WireFilm · 2007 · as Self- The Double Life of SakiFilm · 2007 · as Self
The Making of 'The Young Ones'Film · 2007 · as Self
Rob Brydon's Annually RetentiveTV · 2006 · Acting · 1 episode
The One ShowTV · 2006 · as Self · 1 episode
The Thief LordFilm · 2006 · as Barbarossa
When Comedy Changed ForeverFilm · 2006 · as Self
A Bear's TailTV · 2005 · Acting · 1 episode
The Comic Strip - A RetrospectiveFilm · 2005 · as Self
The Roots of Monty PythonFilm · 2005 · as Self
Agatha Christie's MarpleTV · 2004 · as Dr Maverick · 1 episode- Blood MattersTV · 2004 · Acting · 1 episode
Bottom Mindless ViolenceFilm · 2004 · as Billy Balowski / Jerzei Balowski / Brian Damage (archive footage)
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?Film · 2004 · as Self
The Legend of the Tamworth TwoFilm · 2004 · as Newspaper Editor
Keen EddieTV · 2003 · Acting · 3 episodes
Spine ChillersTV · 2003 · as Graham · 1 episode- Strike: When Britain Went to WarFilm · 2003 · Acting
Tipping the VelvetTV · 2002 · as Charles Frobisher · 2 episodes
Richard & JudyTV · 2001 · as Self · 1 episode
Arabian NightsTV · 2000 · as BacBac · 2 episodes
Don't WalkFilm · 2000 · as Uncle Henry
Bremner, Bird and FortuneTV · 1999 · as Pope John Paul II · 89 episodes
SwingFilm · 1999 · as Mighty Mac
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-RoundTV · 1998 · Acting · 6 episodes
ParkinsonTV · 1998 · as Self · 1 episode
What's a Carry On?Film · 1998 · as Achmed (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hospital!Film · 1997 · as X Ray Operator
Renford RejectsTV · 1997 · Acting · 52 episodes
Rhinoceros Hunting in BudapestFilm · 1997 · as Beluga
The History of Tom Jones: A FoundlingTV · 1997 · as Puppeteer · 1 episode
Two MinutesFilm · 1997 · as Bernie
MoonlightersFilm · 1996 · as Narrator (voice)
Never Mind the BuzzcocksTV · 1996 · as Self · 2 episodes
Sorry About Last NightFilm · 1995 · as Andy Carolides- Sorry About Last NightFilm · 1995 · Writer
ParisTV · 1994 · as Alain Degout · 6 episodes
Room 101TV · 1994 · as Self · 1 episode
The All New Alexei Sayle ShowTV · 1994 · Acting · 12 episodes
The Greatest F***King Show on TVFilm · 1994 · as Self
The Unpleasant World of Penn & TellerTV · 1994 · Acting · 6 episodes
CuraçaoFilm · 1993 · as Seemuller
I Was That MonsterFilm · 1993 · as Himself
Queen of the Wild FrontierFilm · 1993 · as Inspector
Reckless KellyFilm · 1993 · as Major Wib
Rubbish, King of the JumbleTV · 1993 · as Rubbish (voice) · 1 episode
Selling HitlerFilm · 1993 · as Konrad 'Conny' Fischer
Carry On ColumbusFilm · 1992 · as Achmed
Red Nose of CourageFilm · 1992 · as Dad
'ItchFilm · 1991 · as Rittblatt- 'ItchFilm · 1991 · Writer
Amnesty International's Big 30Film · 1991 · as Self
Meeting VenusFilm · 1991 · as Von Schneider (dubbing - voice only) (uncredited)
Selling HitlerTV · 1991 · as Konrad 'Conny' Fischer · 5 episodes
Have I Got News for YouTV · 1990 · as Self · 2 episodes
Les DogsFilm · 1990 · as Bride's Father- Night VoiceFilm · 1990 · as Clarence Flamer
Spaghetti HoopsFilm · 1990 · as Mog
The Gravy TrainTV · 1990 · as Vlad Milcic · 4 episodes- 4 PlayTV · 1989 · as Rittblatt · 1 episode
- 4 PlayTV · 1989 · Writer · 1 episode
Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeFilm · 1989 · as Sultan
Just Like That!Film · 1989 · as Self
Alexei Sayle's StuffTV · 1988 · Acting · 18 episodes
Didn't You Kill My Brother?Film · 1988 · as Carl Moss/Sterling Moss- Didn't You Kill My Brother?Film · 1988 · Writer
Jake's JourneyFilm · 1988 · as Head torturer
The Love ChildFilm · 1988 · as The Voices
The StrikeFilm · 1988 · as Paul
Mister Corbett's GhostFilm · 1987 · as Toll Gate Keeper
SiestaFilm · 1987 · as Cabbie
The Lenny Henry ShowTV · 1987 · Acting · 13 episodes
Up LineFilm · 1987 · as Melvin Coombes- Up LineTV · 1987 · as Melvin Coombes · 4 episodes
CasualtyTV · 1986 · as Anton Malinovsky · 2 episodes
LovejoyTV · 1986 · as Freddy Reeve · 1 episode
ScreenPlayTV · 1986 · as Clarence Flamer · 1 episode
SolarbabiesFilm · 1986 · as Malice
Whoops ApocalypseFilm · 1986 · as Alexei Sayle in a Hawaiian Shirt
Doctor Who: Revelation of the DaleksFilm · 1985 · as DJ
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help BritainFilm · 1985 · as John Bull
The BrideFilm · 1985 · as Magar
The Caucasian Chalk CircleFilm · 1985 · as Lavrenti
The SupergrassFilm · 1985 · as Motorbike Cop
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and MuscleFilm · 1984 · as Frank
Gorky ParkFilm · 1983 · as Golodkin
The Alexei Sayle Pirate VideoFilm · 1983 · as Self- The Alexei Sayle Pirate VideoFilm · 1983 · Writer
O.T.T.TV · 1982 · Acting · 3 episodes
The Comic Strip Presents...TV · 1982 · as Carl Moss/Sterling Moss · 1 episode- The Comic Strip Presents...TV · 1982 · Writer · 1 episode
The Private Life of the Ford CortinaFilm · 1982 · as Self - Presenter
The Secret Policeman's Other BallFilm · 1982 · as Self
The Young OnesTV · 1982 · as The Balowski Family · 12 episodes- The Young OnesTV · 1982 · Writer · 12 episodes
Whoops ApocalypseTV · 1982 · as Commisar Solzhenitsyn · 4 episodes
The Comic StripFilm · 1981 · as Compere- The Comic StripFilm · 1981 · Writer
WolcottTV · 1981 · as Speaker in Market · 1 episode
Boom Boom... Out Go the LightsTV · 1980 · Acting · 2 episodes
Great Railway JourneysTV · 1980 · as Self - Presenter · 1 episode
Question TimeTV · 1979 · as Himself - Panellist · 1 episode
RepeaterFilm · 1979 · as 2nd Detective
The Secret Policeman's BallTV · 1976 · as Self · 15 episodes
Doctor WhoTV · 1963 · as D.J. · 2 episodes
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