Podcast appearances and mentions of Alexei Sayle

Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti also discuss the inevitable humiliation or Keir Starmer, Ben Elton's distorted memories and American TV's portrayal of the UK. Pre-order Alexei's book here.Come see The Alexei Sayle Podcast LIVE with Diane Morgan at The Roundhouse, Camden on 2nd August! Get tickets here.Be a comrade and support the show! Become a Patron and get access to the video version of the podcast, live episodes and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcastSend your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.comPlease consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides and more.The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal KarkoutiMusic by Tarboosh RecordsPhotograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive  

Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti also discuss electric cars, the police and whether The Young Ones ended too soon.Pre-order Alexei's book here.Come see The Alexei Sayle Podcast LIVE with Diane Morgan at The Roundhouse, Camden on 2nd August! Get tickets here.Be a comrade and support the show! Become a Patron and get access to the video version of the podcast, live episodes and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcastSend your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.comPlease consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides and more.The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal KarkoutiMusic by Tarboosh RecordsPhotograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive  

Barry Ferns from Barry's economics joins Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti for a chat about his journey from homelessness to owning London's best comedy club, Angel Comedy, and teaches us things he learned along the way.Massive thank you to Barry and his team for hosting us, filming and even editing this podcast! Talal's been travelling a lot for work lately and this wouldn't have been possible without Barry's superb team. They filmed us with three cameras so if there was ever a time to join the Patreon and watch the full video episode, it's now! Click here to join now! Check out Barry's Economics on YouTube, learn the truth about money and stop getting your financial advice from rich w@nkers who don't give a hoot about you!Pre-order Alexei's book here.Come see The Alexei Sayle Podcast LIVE with Diane Morgan at The Roundhouse, Camden on 2nd August! Get tickets here.Get tickets to see Alexei in conversation at the Rik Mayall Festival in Droitwich Spa, 5th June here!Be a comrade and support the show! Become a Patron and get access to the video version of the podcast, live episodes and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcastSend your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.comPlease consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides and more.The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal KarkoutiMusic by Tarboosh RecordsPhotograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive  

Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti bring the podcast to the Northants May Day and Wellingborough Diggers Festival 2026!They also talk weaponising antisemitism, Russell Brand and why there is still hope.Pre-order Alexei's book here.Come see The Alexei Sayle Podcast LIVE at The Roundhouse, Camden on 2nd August! Get tickets here.Get tickets to see Alexei in conversation at the Rik Mayall Festival in Droitwich Spa, 5th June here!Be a comrade and support the show! Become a Patron and get access to the video version of the podcast, live episodes and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcastSend your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.comPlease consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides.The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal KarkoutiMusic by Tarboosh RecordsPhotograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive  

Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti also discuss Camden, Lewes bonfire night and why dartboards are the new watermelon.Pre-order Alexei's book here.Come see The Alexei Sayle Podcast LIVE at The Roundhouse, Camden! Get tickets here.Get tickets to see Alexei interview Slavoj Žižek on 6th May here.Tickets to see The Alexei Sayle Podcast LIVE in Shoreham on 30th July here and at The Wellingborough Diggers Festival on 2nd May here!And, finally, get tickets to see Alexei in conversation at the Rik Mayall Festival in Droitwich Spa, 5th June here!Be a comrade and support the show! Become a Patron and get access to the video version of the podcast, live episodes and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcastSend your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.comPlease consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides.The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal KarkoutiMusic by Tarboosh RecordsPhotograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive  

Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti also discuss Israel's ongoing onslaught in Lebanon, late-stage capitalism, whether the moon matters and if running a red light is a moral issue. Here come the links:Pre-order Alexei's book here.Get tickets to see Alexei interview Slavoj Žižek on 6th May here.Tickets to see The Alexei Sayle Podcast LIVE in Shoreham on 30th July here and at The Wellingborough Diggers Festival on 2nd May here!And, finally, get tickets to see Alexei in conversation at the Rik Mayall Festival in Droitwich Spa, 5th June here!Phew!Be a comrade and support the show! Become a Patron and get access to the video version of the podcast, live episodes and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcastSend your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.comPlease consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides.The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal KarkoutiMusic by Tarboosh RecordsPhotograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive  

Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti return for the yammiest of yams. They yam about Michael Rosen and Miriam Margolyes, Iran, Planes, Graham Greene, Orson Welles (new Alexei Sayle Film Club alert!), hobbies and the origins of the "I'm not really foreign, you know" bit from The Young Ones.Be a comrade and support the show! Become a Patron and get access to the video version of the podcast, live episodes and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcastSend your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.comPlease consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides.The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal KarkoutiMusic by Tarboosh RecordsPhotograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive  

Howdy! This week Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti discuss going viral, unrecognised treason, Oxford comedy producers and listen to some listener-submitted music. Get The Bar Stool Preacher's Pick a Side here. Get Banner Theatre's Power To The Bin Strikers (Unite For Workers Rights) here. Be a comrade and support the show by becoming a Patron and getting access to full video versions of the podcast, Alexei Reacts! and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcastSend your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.comPlease consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides.The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal KarkoutiMusic by Tarboosh RecordsPhotograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive 

Have you seen The Bride yet? No, not Maggie Gyllenhaal's new film - we mean the 1985 film by Frank Roddam, director of Quadrophenia. Like Gyllenhaal's film, it's an attempt at a female-centred sequel to Mary Shelley's novel. Unlike Gyllenhaal's film, it has an actively deranged cast list including Quentin Crisp, Alexei Sayle, Ken Campbell, David Rapaport... and, as Dr. Frankenstein, Sting.Join Graham and Mark as they divide Roddam's film cleanly into the bits that work and the bits that don't, which is made surprisingly easy by its two-stranded plot. We also discuss how the film compares to Poor Things, talk about Rapaport's remarkable career, reflect on the end of Sting's movie-star dreams and play a challenging game of FMK. Plus, an appreciation of Roddam's TV work, including one of the most groundbreaking documentaries ever made and Masterchef.If you don't want to see us reduced to joining a travelling circus, you can donate to our Patreon where we're about to follow up this episode with an exclusive bonus discussion of Roger Corman's Frankenstein Unbound - and we're also about to launch two new podcasts, including Rob's They'll Love Me When I'm Dead and Graham's The Arts Hole. None of this is available anywhere else, and the same goes for our weekly written features on classic TV SF. Follow us on Bluesky, Facebook and Instagram to find out more.

Alexei and Talal Karkouti go through the archives (Wikipedia) and dissect Alexei Sayle's Stuff, his most controversial moments, winning an Emmy, Wuthering Heights and more!Be a comrade and support the show by becoming a Patron and getting access to full video versions of the podcast, live episodes and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcastSend your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.comPlease consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides.The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal KarkoutiMusic by Tarboosh RecordsPhotograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive 

Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti enjoy some alone time to revel in Keir Starmer's difficult week, give conspiracy theorists their flowers, discuss upcoming live events and remember tandem bicycles. Read the mentioned Novara Media article here!Be a comrade and support the show by becoming a Patron and getting access to full video versions of the podcast, live episodes and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcastSend your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.comPlease consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides.The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal KarkoutiMusic by Tarboosh RecordsPhotograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive 

Alexei Sayle, Talal Karkouti and the returning Stewart Lee talk comedy history, kung-fu (NOT judo!), young comics, old comic, American comics, racist comics, sexist comics, houseboats and Stewart's new tour.Go to stewartlee.co.uk for link and details of his upcoming tour and shows including next week at Alexandra Palace.Be a comrade and support the show by becoming a Patron and getting access to full video versions of the podcast, live episodes and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcastSend your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.comPlease consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides.The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal KarkoutiMusic by Tarboosh RecordsPhotograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive 

Robin Ince joins Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti to discuss Ofcom for podcasts, dragging Alexei back into comedy and Rowland Rivron's Ben Elton impression.They also explore why Robin stopped working with Ricky Gervais (spoiler: he's not a nice person) and his resignation from Infinite Monkey Cage.LAST CHANCE to vote for Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar to win a British Comedy Award by visiting comedy.co.uk and filling in the form!Be a comrade and support the show by becoming a Patron and getting access to full video versions of the podcast, live episodes and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcastSend your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.comPlease consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides.The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal KarkoutiMusic by Tarboosh RecordsPhotograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive 

Alright, so this 2026 thing is sticking around, is it? Sigh! Well here goes... Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti discuss Syria, Iran and why it's so easy to be more vocal about Palestine. They also rapid fire through some of Alexei's filmography until Ricky Gervais comes along and sucks all the joy out of the conversation.Vote for Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar to win a British Comedy Award by visiting comedy.co.uk and filling in the form!Be a comrade and support the show by becoming a Patron and getting access to full video versions of the podcast, live episodes and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcastSend your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.comPlease consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides.The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal KarkoutiMusic by Tarboosh RecordsPhotograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive 

Happy New Year and let's get this one off to a uplifting start with Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti spending way too much time talking about a very particular type of elevator. They also touch on Venezuela, Alexei's new book, the online penguin apocalypse and films to help us fight fascism.Be a comrade and support the show by becoming a Patron and getting access to full video versions of the podcast, live episodes and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcastSend your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.comPlease consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides.The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal KarkoutiMusic by Tarboosh RecordsPhotograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive 

Once again we're flying down your chimney this Christmas morning to stuff your stocking with yams-a-plenty! Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti discuss New Year plans, Randy Newman and a special Amnesty International Alternative Alternative Alternative Christmas message. We also play a round of Beat Alexei! where you at home can see if you have useless general knowledge than an aging commie comedian. Be a comrade and support the show by becoming a Patron and getting access to full video versions of the podcast, live episodes and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcast Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com Please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides. The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti Music by Tarboosh Records Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive 

Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti welcome back everybody's favourite revolutionary, Palestinian comedian Sami Abu Wardeh for a meandering journey through a plethora of pertinent topics. From P Diddy to Ken Dod's Diddy Men, Pimp My Ride to pitta bread, meatballs to the intangibility of objective truth in this post-social media, MAGA nightmare Hellscape we call modern existence. Hooray! Catch Sami's absolutely incredible, unmissable show Palestine: Peace de Resistance at London's Park Theatre from 29 Jan - 7 Feb 2026. Get tickets HERE! Be a comrade and support the show by becoming a Patron and getting access to full video versions of the podcast, live episodes and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcast Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com Please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides. The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti Music by Tarboosh Records Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive 

Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti hear Linda Sayle's report from the inaugural Your Party Conference!   They also talk Monsieur Aubergine, robotic correspondence and conclude the thrilling Cilla Black mystery. Alexei WILL be appearing in Birmingham at an event for Paul Holden's new book. Get tickets here. Be a comrade and support the show! Become a Patron and get access to the video version of the podcast, live episodes and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcast Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com Please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides. The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti Music by Tarboosh Records Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive 

Another gossipy episode this week as Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti shoot the breeze about BBC Christmas parties, nearly getting killed by Ronnie Corbett, stunt casting and masculinity within socialism. Alexei will probably be appearing in Birmingham at an event for Paul Holden's new book. Get tickets here. Be a comrade and support the show! Become a Patron and get access to the video version of the podcast, live episodes and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcast Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com Please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides. The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti Music by Tarboosh Records Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive 

Jim discusses an interpretation of a classic monster movie that made quite an impact on him when it was released in 1985 - "The Bride," starring Sting, Jennifer Beals, Clancy Brown, David Rappaport, Geraldine Page, Anthony Higgins, Alexei Sayle, Cary Elwes and directed by Franc Roddam. This retelling of the "Frankenstein" saga was not initially well-received but, has developed a large cult following the last 40 years. Find out more on MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicared To Old Monster Movies.

Jim discusses an interpretation of a classic monster movie that made quite an impact on him when it was released in 1985 – “The Bride,” starring Sting, Jennifer Beals, Clancy Brown, David Rappaport, Geraldine Page, Anthony Higgins, Alexei Sayle, Cary Elwes and directed by Franc Roddam. This retelling of the “Frankenstein” saga was not initially […] The post The Bride | Episode 491 appeared first on The ESO Network.

WARREN CUMMINGS and I, perhaps unwisely, try to analyse some TV comedy.First broadcast on FAB RADIO INTERNATIONAL at 19:00 on November 16th 2025.This week, in a show we recorded earlier in the autumn just as VISION ON SOUND returned from its summer hiatus, I welcome back WARREN CUMMINGS once again, and we took the opportunity to delve deep into an area that is always a little bit outside my personal comfort zone, as we tackle the tricky little matter of television comedy in as analytical a way as we are capable of, as we consider whether or not some of the recognised classics from the archives are as enjoyable as we like to believe they are.This was prompted by me picking up a bit of MONTY PYTHON on DVD and finding some of it to be “difficult” to watch, and WARREN throws the somewhat problematical nature of some of SPIKE MILLIGAN's television work into the mix, before we move into a broader consideration of the comedy of a different time.Over the course of this hour we'll also touch upon some radio comedy, some TV sitcoms, and the work of metaphorical comedy giants such as PETER COOK and DUDLEY MOORE, as well as talking rather fondly about shows like ALEXEI SAYLE's STUFF, VIC REEVES' BIG NIGHT OUT, THE YOUNG ONES and the more recent work of DIANE MORGAN whose PHILOMENA CUNK is one of the more successful recent comedy creations.PLEASE NOTE - For Copyright reasons, musical content sometimes has to be removed for the podcast edition. All the spoken word content remains (mostly) as it was in the broadcast version. Hopefully this won't spoil your enjoyment of the show.

Alexei's worst nightmare comes true as Talal drags him kicking and screaming through his very first game of Dungeons & Dragons. Will he survive the terrors of Castle Definitely Not Spooky??! Listen and find out for yourself... IF YOU DARE! Let us know what you thought of this experiment by commenting on the YouTube video or emailing us. We'd love to know your thoughts! Be a comrade and support the show! Become a Patron and get access to the video version of the podcast, live episodes and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcast Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com Please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides. The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti Music by Tarboosh Records Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive  

Jeremy Corbyn and Len McCluskey share a passionate belief in a fairer, more equal Britain, encapsulated in Labour's 2017 election slogan ‘For the many, not the few'. This slogan, inspired by Shelley's famous poem The Masque of Anarchy, points to something else the two men have in common: a lifelong enthusiasm for poetry. Their selected poems travel over centuries and continents, with poets ranging from William Blake to Emily Dickinson, and Stevie Smith to Linton Kwesi Johnson. Featuring guest selections from the likes of Rob Delaney, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Ken Loach, Maxine Peake, Michael Rosen, Alexei Sayle, and Gary Younge. Join Corbyn and McCluskey as they discuss the poems that continue to inspire them in their political careers.

Pod Save the UK teamed up with Amnesty International UK for a powerful live recording to raise awareness and support to end the genocide in Gaza. Nish and Coco are joined by Palestinian journalist Wael Al-Dahdouh, Gaza Bureau Chief of Al Jazeera, who shares first-hand experiences of reporting under unimaginable circumstances in Gaza and the deadly toll on journalists. Comedians and activists Jen Brister and Alexei Sayle join the stage to reflect on the importance of speaking truth to power in a time of immense crisis and a dangerous escalation in the criminalisation of dissent. It's an urgent and timely discussion that delves beyond the headlines, exploring the personal stories of those that have lived through the genocide in Gaza. It highlights the devastating realities and the glimmers of resilience and solidarity that persist and the urgent need to raise our collective voices to demand an end to the genocide. The conversation is book-ended with live performances from internationally acclaimed Palestinian musician Adnan Joubran, who brings the spirit and sounds of Palestine to life through his playing. USEFUL LINKS  Sign Amnesty International's petition to demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza! https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/demand-immediate-and-permanent-ceasefire-psuk Donate here to support Amnesty's work on the ground in Gaza https://www.amnesty.org.uk/giving/donate/help-protect-civilians-gaza-POD Come to our next live show w/ Zarah Sultana and Bimini Bon-Boulash - this Sunday! https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/comedy/pod-save-the-uk/ GUESTS Wael Al-Dahdouh Jen Brister Alexei Sayle Pod Save the UK is a Reduced Listening production for Crooked Media. Contact us via email: PSUK@reducedlistening.co.uk BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/podsavetheuk.crooked.com Insta: https://instagram.com/podsavetheuk Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsavetheuk TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@podsavetheuk Facebook: https://facebook.com/podsavetheuk Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@PodSavetheUK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daniel and Jack continue to be haunted by the fetid shade of David Irving as they discuss the 1991 UK television mini-series Selling Hitler (starring Jonathan Pryce, Alexei Sayle, and various once-and-future Doctor Whos)... and also the 1986 non-fiction book by Robert Harris upon which it is based... and thus also the real-life 1983 Stern Magazine fake Hitler diaries scandal which both are about.  Content warning: Jack is very enthusiastic about this. The mini-series, free on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWzIjl-RsZKuDuoLINA6pvhzmAj_v9-eQ&si=2Q30UUkBb1_R7kyx A good article about the real event: https://www.dw.com/en/how-a-german-magazine-fell-for-fake-hitler-diaries/a-65399517 Show Notes: Please consider donating to help us make the show and stay ad-free and independent.  Patrons get exclusive access to at least one full extra episode a month plus all backer-only back-episodes. Daniel's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/danielharper/posts Jack's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4196618&fan_landing=true IDSG Twitter: https://twitter.com/idsgpod Daniel's Twitter: @danieleharper Jack's (Locked) Twitter: @_Jack_Graham_ Jack's Bluesky: @timescarcass.bsky.social Daniel's Bluesky: @danielharper.bsky.social IDSG on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-dont-speak-german/id1449848509?ls=1

Alexei and Talal discuss Israeli tourists, the beginnings of Jeremy and Zarah's new party, the new Tik Tok dance video, being a political comedian in right wing regions and we actually pick our next Alexei Sayle Film Club movie! Come see us perform a live taping of the podcast at The Museum of Comedy on Sunday 17th August! Get tickets here. There is a 15% discount code exclusively for Patrons... (it's "comrade15" - Ssshhhh!) Be a comrade and support the show! Become a Patron and get access to the video version of the podcast, live episodes and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcast Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com Please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides. The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti Music by Tarboosh Records Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive 

This week Mark continues his conversation with Alexei Sayle. If you haven't heard the first part then do go back and listen now but for the rest of you here is the second half of the interview. I you enjoyed this episode then be sure to check out Alexei's podcast and patreon page here:  www.audioboom.com/channels/5038428-the-alexei-sayle-podcast www.patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcast Want to get access to the full video interview before anyone else? why not join us on Patreon? For £4 a month you can listen to the whole interview straight away – and you'll also be able to watch it! ⁠https://www.patreon.com/wtfisgoingonpod⁠  For media, press & guest enquiries please email mikey@carouselstudios.co.uk Follow What The F*** Is Going On? with Mark Steel on Twitter @wtfisgoingonpod  Follow Mark Steel @mrmarksteel   Follow Alexei's Podcast @alexeisaylepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark is joined by legendary comedian Alexei Sayle as they discuss the world of comedy in the 80s, Working class comedians,  The problem with Labour - and what we can do to sort it all out.  You can hear the second part of the interview in next week's episode – but if you can't wait, why not join us on Patreon? For £4 a month you can listen to the whole interview straight away – and you'll also be able to watch it! https://www.patreon.com/wtfisgoingonpod  I you enjoyed this episode then be sure to check out Alexei's podcast and patreon page here:  www.audioboom.com/channels/5038428-the-alexei-sayle-podcast www.patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcast For media, press & guest enquiries please email mikey@carouselstudios.co.uk Follow What The F*** Is Going On? with Mark Steel on Twitter @wtfisgoingonpod  Follow Mark Steel @mrmarksteel   Follow Alexei's Podcast @alexeisaylepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alexei Sayle is an actor, author, stand-up comedian, television presenter and former recording artist. He was one of the leading figures in the British alternative comedy movement in the 1980s, becoming the leading performer at The Comic Strip, in Soho. In 1981, he wrote and performed the radio series, Alexei Sayle and the Fish People, for which he won a Pye Radio Award. This was followed by Alexei Sayle and the Dutch Lieutenant's Trousers, and two series of Lenin of the Rovers, a 1988 comedy about Britain's first communist football team. He returned to Radio 4 in 2016 with Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar, which has run for five critically acclaimed series so far. His first high-profile television appearances were on Central Independent Television's late-night alternative cabaret show O.T.T. and several appearance in The Young Ones. He's had his own shows, three series of Alexei Sayle's Stuff for which he won an International Emmy, two series of The All New Alexei Sayle Show (1994–1995) and one series of Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round On film he's appeared in The Secret Policeman's Other Ball, Gorky Park, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, The Supergrass, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Carry On Columbus, The Legend of the Tamworth Two, and How to Build a Girl, among others. He's also been in Dr Who, The Comic Strip Presents, Selling Hitler, Tipping the Velvet, Bremner, Bird and Fortune, Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive, Miss Marple, Horrible Histories, New Tricks, Toby City, Casualty, and lots more. He's written two short story collections, five novels, including a graphic novel and a radio series spin-off book, as well as columns for various publications. He can be heard on Alexei Sayle's Strangers on a Train on BBC Sounds Where he breaks the golden rule of travelling by train in the UK - by actually talking to his fellow passengers and his own podcast is available now, and it's called the Alexei Sayle Podacst .Alexei Sayle is our guest in episode 493 of My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he'd like to preserve and one he'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Listen to The Alexei Sayle's Podcast here - https://podfollow.com/1540500007/links .Follow The Alexei Sayle's Podcast on Twitter/X & Instagram @alexeisaylepod .Follow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter/X & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter/X: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have a very exciting announcement, We are returning for an all new and improved series of What The F*** Is Going On? starting this Saturday!! We have some incredible guests lined up such as John McDonnell, Caitlin Moran, Michael Rosen, Alexei Sayle, Matthew Norman, Jeff Innocent and many more so make sure to tune in this weekend as we to try to figure out, once again .. What The F*** Is Going On? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stand-up, philosophy and memoir from the godfather of alternative comedy, Alexei Sayle.In this episode, Alexei recalls his unorthodox upbringing in Liverpool, his subsequent move to London, and a woman called Mrs Cocker who said something that has stuck with him for ever.Written and performed by Alexei Sayle.The song was written and composed by Tim Sutton with:Sophie Creaner - clarinet and sax Tom Ellis - acoustic guitar Matt Sharp - celloProducer - Richard Morris Production Co-ordinator - Jodie CharmanA BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4.

A darkly comic satire about an increasingly deranged leader of a Western power, tensions with Russia and the threat of World War 3 breaking out – sound familiar? That's the premise of Whoops Apocalypse, the 1986 feature film very loosely based on the sitcom of the same name, created by David Renwick and Andrew Marshall. Sadly where the film fails to imitate real life is the presence of a female President in the White House and she's the (relatively) sane one, while her British counterpart (played by Peter Cook) believes unemployment is caused by pixies and is quite happy to encourage those without jobs to leap to their deaths off Beachy Head. The film also features Loretta Swit (M*A*S*H), Richard Wilson, Michael Richards (pre-Seinfeld), Rik Mayall, Alexei Sayle, Ian Richardson, Herbert Lom and John Sessions. Last December for Goon Pod Film Club Tyler spoke to Renwick & Marshall at length about Whoops Apocalypse and how it all came about and he decided to share it with the general Goon Pod listeners as a bonus episode before world events rendered its plot totally tame and entirely plausible. Andrew and David talked warmly about the film and revealed how it was chiefly the lousy scheduling of their earlier television show End Of Part One which compelled them to write the Whoops Apocalypse sitcom, which in turn led to producer Brian Eastman proposing a big-screen repurposing, involving a new storyline and characters. They discussed the writing process, the challenges of casting, the difference between what made critics laugh and audiences laugh and things they wish had worked a little bit better. Goon Pod returns in late March. Goon Pod Film Club can be found here: patreon.com/GoonPod and you can sign up free for a seven day trial. Shows include Kind Hearts & Coronets, A Hard Days Night, Bedazzled (1967), Monty Python & The Holy Grail, Guest House Paradiso (aka the ‘Bottom movie'),Carry On Screaming, Billy Liar and, most recently, It's Trad Dad.

**DISCLAIMER - This was recorded on Wednesday 10th December and is not a source of accurate reporting about the ongoing, evolving events in Syria. Don't give us no guff! Syrians have suffered decades of torment and deserve to celebrate and have their voices heard.** Alexei and Talal yam about Syria, Sandwich Bar, The Observer and Alexei announces the next movie for The Alexei Sayle's Film Club! Buy us a coffee! Become a Patron to support the show and get access to live episodes of The Alexei Sayle Podcast and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcast Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com Please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides. The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti Music by Tarboosh Records Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive 

This month I've had the pleasure of speaking to two of the finest comedy writers of the last fifty years – Andrew Marshall and David Renwick – specifically about their 1986 film Whoops Apocalypse, which borrowed the title, a few plot elements and a handful of cast members from their 1982 one-series sitcom of the same name. The film was inspired by the events surrounding the Falklands War and the ongoing tensions between East and West and starred Peter Cook as increasingly deranged British premier Sir Mortimer Chris, Loretta Swit as US President Adams (no relation), Michael Richards (pre-Seinfeld) as international terrorist Lacrobat and a whole host of familiar faces such as Richard Wilson, Rik Mayall, Alexei Sayle, Ian Richardson, Herbert Lom and John Sessions.  

A bootleg Alexei Sayle gig tape recorded in 1991 at the Regal Theatre, Perth. Recorded by a then-17-year-old Jeffers and now released as a Podcasto Catflappo episode in November 2024. Be warned, it has industrial-strength swearing ;)   Enjoy!

This is an extended version of a programme first broadcast on Sunday 17 September 2023.Adrian Edmondson first shot to national fame in 1982, playing the studded punk Vyvyan in the TV sitcom The Young Ones, set in a seedy student flat. The cast largely came from the developing alternative comedy scene, and included Rik Mayall and Alexei Sayle. Adrian was born in Bradford in 1957. He spent time as a child in Cyprus, Bahrain and Uganda, following his father who worked as a teacher for the armed forces. He attended a boarding school in Yorkshire from the age of 11, where he often rebelled against its rules and restrictions, but enjoyed performing in school plays. He headed to Manchester University to study drama, where he soon met Rik Mayall. They bonded over their shared interests in comedy, double acts, violent slapstick and the plays of Samuel Beckett. It was the start of a long performing partnership and friendship, which included the anarchic TV comedy and long-running touring show Bottom and a production of Beckett's Waiting for Godot on the West End stage.Adrian has also worked widely as an actor and musician, including an acclaimed appearance as Scrooge for the RSC, and performances with the reunited Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. Adrian married Jennifer Saunders in 1985, and they have three daughters.DISC ONE: Downtown - Petula Clark DISC TWO: A Song of the Weather - Flanders & Swann DISC THREE: Sugar, Sugar - The Archies DISC FOUR: On My Radio - The Selecter DISC FIVE: Jole Blon - Vin Bruce DISC SIX: Saturday Gigs - Mott the Hoople DISC SEVEN: I'm Bored - Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band DISC EIGHT: Wide Open Spaces - The Chicks (formerly The Dixie Chicks)BOOK CHOICE: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett LUXURY ITEM: A tab of acid CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Wide Open Spaces - The Chicks Presenter Lauren Laverne Producer Sarah Taylor

To mark the tenth anniversary of BBC sitcom Detectorists, Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones dig into archaeologists and treasure hunters on screen. Mark speaks first to stand-up comedian and actor Alexei Sayle about his small, but pivotal, role in the third Indiana Jones film The Last Crusade. Mark then talks to Italian director Alice Rohrwacher, whose recent film La Chimera is the story of a down-at-heel tomb raider, played by Josh O'Connor, looting Etruscan artefacts in 1980s Italy. Meanwhile, Ellen speaks to French-Senegalese filmmaker Mati Diop about her new film Dahomey - a docudrama that follows 26 looted treasures from the 19th century Kingdom of Dahomey, as they make their return trip from Paris to present-day Benin. And she talks to Mackenzie Crook, creator and star of Detectorists, about how an episode of Time Team inspired the series - about a pair of Essex metal detectorists hunting for long-buried treasures from the past.Producer: Jane Long A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

Alexei is joined by comedian Paul Currie who - for the first time - shares his side of a story that made headlines back in February 2024. His run at Soho Theatre came to a bitter end thanks to the slander and false accusations made by the CAA, Soho Theatre and gullible journalists - despite all the eye-witness reports and blatant absurdity of the claims. Here, for the first time, we will hear what actually happened from Paul's point of view. Please share and help spread the word! We have a new bike ride out - Cycling to Gaza with Alexei Sayle. Watch it here! Help those in Gaza by visiting map.org.uk Become a Patron here to support the show and get access to live episodes of The Alexei Sayle Podcast and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcast Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com Please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides. The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti Music by Tarboosh Records Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive 

The A-Z of Leftist Politics is back! This time Alexei sits with Fred Weston to discuss his organisation (Revolutionary Communist International) and the history and future of communism in general. Visit their website marxist.com to find out more. We have a new bike ride out - Cycling to Gaza with Alexei Sayle. Watch it here! Help those in Gaza by visiting map.org.uk Become a Patron here to support the show and get access to live episodes of The Alexei Sayle Podcast and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcast Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com Please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides. The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti Music by Tarboosh Records Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive 

5:57:33 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Pluckemin, Fotomat, driving around New Jersey, Alexei Sayle’s Stuff, This Old Engine, The People’s Almanac #3 (1981), Casey Jones synchronicity, “Fotomat Drive-Thru Movies”, I Go Pogo (1980), Howland Owl, The Phantom Menace, Fortnite, Altered TCG, the next day, the next few days, Big Big Train, […]

5:57:33 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Pluckemin, Fotomat, driving around New Jersey, Alexei Sayle’s Stuff, This Old Engine, The People’s Almanac #3 (1981), Casey Jones synchronicity, “Fotomat Drive-Thru Movies”, I Go Pogo (1980), Howland Owl, The Phantom Menace, Fortnite, Altered TCG, the next day, the next few days, Big Big Train, […]

Phil Ellis is an award-winning comedian who was nominated for Best Comedy Show at the 2023 Edinburgh Comedy Awards and won The Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality. He starred and co-wrote three series of his own BBC Radio 4 sitcom Phil Ellis is Trying, co-starring Johnny Vegas, Lolly Adefope, Amy Gledhill, Alexei Sayle, Sindhu Vee, Jack Dee, Lee Mack, Mark Lamarr and Sean Lock. The series was nominated for a BBC Audio Award in 2019. In 2014, Phil won the Edinburgh Comedy Award's panel prize with his anarchic, sleeper hit show Funz and Gamez which was broadcast as part of BBC Radio 4's Fresh from the Fest and BBC Comedy Feeds (BBC Three). He is currently on tour with his show Phil Ellis's Excellent Comedy Show . Phil Ellis is guest number 362 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he'd like to preserve and one he'd like to bury and never have to think about again .For tour tickets and everything Phil Ellis, visit - philelliscomedy.com .Follow Daliso Chaponda on Twitter: @thephilellis & Instagram: @philelliscomedy .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. Get bonus episodes and ad-free listening by becoming a team member with Acast+! Your support will help us to keep making My Time Capsule. Join our team now! https://plus.acast.com/s/mytimecapsule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2:32:07 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: In The Bronx at night with my brother John, on the train back to Grand Central, web hosting issues, London Overground, Times Square, Tamashii Nations store, horse cops, late night bus gate, gas station rebranding, Benny’s Boulevard, tteokbokki, Alexei Sayle’s Stuff, Chris Elliot: Television Miracle, […]

2:32:07 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: In The Bronx at night with my brother John, on the train back to Grand Central, web hosting issues, London Overground, Times Square, Tamashii Nations store, horse cops, late night bus gate, gas station rebranding, Benny’s Boulevard, tteokbokki, Alexei Sayle’s Stuff, Chris Elliot: Television Miracle, […]

Andy de la Tour stars in a new drama by Ian Billings about the politically volatile period that saw the rise of the alternative comedy movement.Based on true events, the story follows the fate of fictionalised comedy duo, Erica and Ernie, an anarchic, free-form homage to Morecambe and Wise, who are about to make their performance debut.Comedy Club ….. Andy de la Tour Ernie ….. James McNicholas Erica ….. Emma Sidi Tommy ….. Don Gilet Ernie's mum ….. Rhiannon Neads Ronnie Williams ….. Samuel James Chicken Shop Owner ….. Tyler Cameron Mr Melter ….. Zachary Lowe-McAlley Anthony ….. Josh Bryant-Jones Marxist Juggler ….. Ian Billings Welsh Gwen ….. Carys Eleri TV Presenter ….. Rosie MellettPiano and trumpet played by Peter RingroseDirected by Gemma JenkinsAndy de la Tour, one of the original performers at The Comedy Store, acts as a guide through this chaotic world.Deftly blended into the drama are the archived voices of: Eddie Izzard, Arthur Smith, Ben Elton, Ade Edmundson, Arnold Brown, Alexei Sayle, Harry Enfield, Helen Lederer, Cliff Shaw, Tony Allen, Pauline Melville, Jenny Éclair, John Dowie, Jo Brand, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Nigel Planer and Rik Mayall.This drama was originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

Comedy writer Andrew Marshall is this week's special guest. Andrew, along with former writing partner (and Goon Pod guest) David Renwick, wrote for Spike Milligan in the eighties but is perhaps best known for the television programmes 2.4 Children, Alexei Sayle's Stuff, Whoops Apocalypse (and its film spinoff), Hot Metal and The Burkiss Way for radio. More recently he and Rob Grant have created the Quanderhorn series for Radio 4. He talks about the relationship he and David developed with Spike and what influence Milligan has had on him. Having sold his first comedy idea at a very early age, Andrew has barely stopped working and we discuss many of the best-known (and some lesser-remembered) projects he's been attached to. Andrew talks about the sheer joy he experienced making Alexei Sayle's Stuff, the relative freedom he was given to make 2.4 Children and the challenges he, cast and crew faced making Health & Efficiency in the early nineties. He also acknowledges his own unwitting contribution to the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy universe, his friendships with both Douglas Adams and John Lloyd and speaks at length about his working relationship with David Renwick. And fans of the film Wilt will be pleased to hear that we talk about that too!

Adrian Edmondson first shot to national fame in 1982, playing the studded punk Vyvyan in the TV sitcom The Young Ones, set in a seedy student flat. The cast largely came from the developing alternative comedy scene, and included Rik Mayall and Alexei Sayle. Adrian was born in Bradford in 1957. He spent time as a child in Cyprus, Bahrain and Uganda, following his father who worked as a teacher for the armed forces. He attended a boarding school in Yorkshire from the age of 11, where he often rebelled against its rules and restrictions, but enjoyed performing in school plays. He headed to Manchester University to study drama, where he soon met Rik Mayall. They bonded over their shared interests in comedy, double acts, violent slapstick and the plays of Samuel Beckett. It was the start of a long performing partnership and friendship, which included the anarchic TV comedy and long-running touring show Bottom and a production of Beckett's Waiting for Godot on the West End stage. Adrian has also worked widely as an actor and musician, including an acclaimed appearance as Scrooge for the RSC, and performances with the reunited Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. Adrian married Jennifer Saunders in 1985, and they have three daughters. DISC ONE: Downtown - Petula Clark DISC TWO: A Song of the Weather - Flanders & Swann DISC THREE: Sugar, Sugar - The Archies DISC FOUR: On My Radio - The Selecter DISC FIVE: Jole Blon - Vin Bruce DISC SIX: Saturday Gigs - Mott the Hoople DISC SEVEN: I'm Bored - Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band DISC EIGHT: Wide Open Spaces - The Chicks (formerly The Dixie Chicks) BOOK CHOICE: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett LUXURY ITEM: A tab of acid CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Wide Open Spaces - The Chicks Presenter Lauren Laverne Producer Sarah Taylor

Art historian Kate Bryan and comedian Mark Steel talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books. Kate loves Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency by Olivia Laing, an inspiring collection of essays which make a case for why art matters. Mark is a big fan of Stalin Ate My Homework by Alexei Sayle, a comedic memoir about growing up in a Jewish atheist communist family in Liverpool. And Harriett puts forward Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss, in which a present-day story converges with ancient rituals to provoke a discussion about how far we have come from the “primitive minds” of our ancestors.Comment on instagram: @agoodreadbbc Produced by Becky Ripley

Art historian Kate Bryan and comedian Mark Steel talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books. Kate loves Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency by Olivia Laing, an inspiring collection of essays which make a case for why art matters. Mark is a big fan of Stalin Ate My Homework by Alexei Sayle, a comedic memoir about growing up in a Jewish atheist communist family in Liverpool. And Harriett puts forward Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss, in which a present-day story converges with ancient rituals to provoke a discussion about how far we have come from the “primitive minds” of our ancestors. Comment on instagram: @agoodreadbbc Produced by Becky Ripley