Alexei Sayle
- 72 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and producer
Press clippings Page 9
Thatcher Stole My Trousers by Alexei Sayle review
Alexei Sayle revisits art school and the 80s comedy circuit in this second memoir.
Ben East, The Observer, 20th March 2016Review: Thatcher Stole My Trousers by Alexei Sayle
The latest volume of Alexei Sayle's autobiography, following Stalin Ate My Homework, takes us through the most exciting - and contrasting - years of his life. At the start he is a penniless student, at the end he is hanging out with Sting and wrestling with his politically charged conscience about success and money.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th March 2016Young people don't own comedy - and nor should they
How dull would our lives be if we, in effect, introduce a mandatory retirement age for wisecracks?
The Independent, 19th March 2016Alexei Sayle webchat - post your questions now
The explosive comedian is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat on Wednesday 16 March at 1pm GMT - post yours in the comments below.
The Guardian, 14th March 2016Thatcher Stole My Trousers, by Alexei Sayle - review
We'll probably never see anything like the alternative comedy revolution again. Even if the artform detours into another cul-de-sac of tired tropes - where you could argue mainstream stand-up has been heading for a while - the particular economic, social and political forces of the post-punk, nascently Thatcherite era are likely to be unique.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th March 2016Alexei Sayle on Labour
If Jeremy Corbyn is going to reform the party in his own kindly image, my next act is going to have to be about sandwiches.
Alexei Sayle, The Guardian, 12th March 2016Thatcher Stole My Trousers by Alexei Sayle review
The second instalment of Alexei Sayle's impressive memoirs takes him from art school to the miners' strike. His background in revolutionary politics and avant-garde theatre proved to be ideal for a new era of stand-up.
Joe Moran, The Guardian, 2nd March 2016Alexei Sayle interview
The 80s stand-up legend on drugs, communist dentists, and the comedy revolution.
John Walsh, The Independent, 27th February 2016News International gets a thorough skewering in this new instalment of the veteran satire series Comic Strip. The peerless Maxine Peake stars as flame-haired red top editor Rebekah Brooks, an "innocent and beguiling northern girl" who rises to the top of the tabloid publishing empire alongside Russell Tovey's Andy Coulson. As ever, it's a star-studded affair, with Stephen Mangan as a 70s Tony Blair and Harry Enfield as Ross Kemp, alongside top turns from Johnny Vegas, Nigel Planer and Alexei Sayle.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 20th January 2016The Red Top preview
It's 75-minutes of pure entertainment and pure escape, and if nothing else, watching Maxine Peake, Russell Tovey, Eleanor Matsuura, Johnny Vegas, Alexei Sayle, Harry Enfield, James Buckley, John Sessions, Stephen Mangan and Peter Richardson share the screen is a real joy.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 19th January 2016