Alexei Sayle
Alexei David Sayle (born 7 August 1952) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, author and former recording artist. He was a central part of thealternative comedy circuit in the early 1980s. He was voted the 18th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-ups in 2007.[5]In the 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 absurd and surreal premises. His act is noted for its cynicism and political awareness, as well as physical comedy.
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- Born:
- Aug 7, 1952 In Anfield - Liverpool - England
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 28
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Comic Strip 1981-01-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie How The Young Ones Changed Comedy 2018-05-26
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | How The Young Ones Changed Comedy | 2018-05-26 | |
| Movie | Red Top | Colin Goodman | 2016-01-20 |
| Movie | The Itch of the Golden Nit | Planet Jimmy (voice) | 2011-06-28 |
| Movie | Tapping the Wire | Himself | 2007-07-01 |
| Movie | The Thief Lord | Barbarossa | 2006-01-04 |
| Movie | Tipping the Velvet | Charles Frobisher | 2002-10-22 |
| Series | Arabian Nights | BacBac | 2000-04-30 |
| Movie | Swing | Mighty Mac | 1999-06-18 |
| Movie | Hospital! | X Ray Operator | 1997-03-30 |
| Movie | Curaçao | Seemuller | 1993-06-27 |
| Movie | Reckless Kelly | Major Wib | 1993-04-08 |
| Movie | Carry On Columbus | Achmed | 1992-10-02 |
| Movie | Selling Hitler | Konrad 'Conny' Fischer | 1991-06-11 |
| Movie | Amnesty International's Big 30 | Self | 1991-12-28 |
| Movie | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Sultan | 1989-05-24 |
| Movie | Jake's Journey | Head torturer | 1988-01-01 |
| Movie | The Love Child | The Voices | 1988-09-22 |
| Series | Alexei Sayle's Stuff | 1988-10-13 | |
| Series | The Lenny Henry Show | 1987-10-27 | |
| Movie | Siesta | Cabbie | 1987-11-11 |
| Movie | Whoops Apocalypse | Alexei Sayle in a Hawaiian Shirt | 1986-05-06 |
| Movie | Solarbabies | Malice | 1986-11-26 |
| Movie | The Bride | Magar | 1985-08-16 |
| Movie | The Supergrass | Motorbike Cop | 1985-11-08 |
| Movie | Gorky Park | Golodkin | 1983-12-15 |
| Series | Whoops Apocalypse | Commissar Solzhenitsyn | 1982-03-14 |
| Movie | The Secret Policeman's Other Ball | Himself | 1982-03-01 |
| Movie | The Comic Strip | 1981-01-01 |