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Alexei Sayle
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<p>Alexei David Sayle (born 7 August 1952) is an English actor, author, <a href="/facts/Stand-up_comedian/XtAEICIV">stand-up comedian</a>, television presenter and former recording artist. He was a leading figure in the British <a href="/facts/Alternative_comedy/urfUpyr2">alternative comedy</a> movement in the 1980s. He was voted the 18th greatest stand-up comic of all time on <a href="/facts/Channel_4/qosXcrpc">Channel 4</a>'s <a href="/facts/100_Greatest_(TV_series)/mj22hCsb"><i>100 Greatest Stand-Ups</i></a> in 2007. In an updated 2010 poll he came 72nd. </p><p>Much of Sayle's humour is in the tradition of <a href="/facts/Spike_Milligan/wSdXl4XE">Spike Milligan</a> and <a href="/facts/Monty_Python/tNPcRLty">Monty Python</a>, with riffs based on often absurd and <a href="/facts/Surreal_humour/zaXzBGfA">surreal</a> premises. His act is known for its cynicism and political awareness as well as <a href="/facts/Physical_comedy/uxjK1lUs">physical comedy</a>. </p>