The Alexei Sayle Podcast

Alexei and Talal finish their run of live shows at the Museum of Comedy in front of a packed house! They discuss ancient myths, improv comedy, nice Tories, David Lean and much more. 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 

We are honoured this week to be joined by a British plastic surgeon who has spent much time in Gaza since this genocide began performing life-saving and reconstructive surgeries under increasingly difficult conditions - Dr. Victoria Rose. We discuss the difficult journey into Gaza, how her life back home has been affected and what the future might hold for Palestine. Alexei also asks for a new face. 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 

Young Ones writer Lise Mayer joins a grumpy Alexei and an extra loud Talal (sorry!) on stage at The Museum of Comedy to discuss how The Young Ones got made, the early days of The Comic Strip, Linda's aunt Amy, what position Alexei would hold in Jeremy and Zarah's new government. They also taste test the range of soft drinks by the Palestine Cola company! 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 

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 

Recorded on Sunday 13th June 2025, this live episode features Alexei and Talal discussing 9/11, being a court jester for Sting and what Marx would make of identity politics. Also, Alexei does crowd work for the second ever time!  Come see our upcoming live podcast tapings at The Museum of Comedy! 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  

We're back at The Museum of Comedy with a live podcast in front of a gorgeous audience. It's a shame, however, that the world is a living nightmare... Alexei and Talal talk "terrorism", bus drivers, dream guests and much more. Come see our upcoming live podcast tapings at The Museum of Comedy! 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  

Recorded the day before Zarah Sultana announced her and Jeremy's new party, Alexei and Talal speculate about said new party. They also discuss horrible politicians, soft drinks and, of course, Glastonbury. Come see our upcoming live podcast tapings at The Museum of Comedy! 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  

Alexei and Talal - outraged by the announcement that Palestine Action is to be proscribed as a terrorist organisation -  are joined by @sebbiebikes (check him out on Instagram) who tells us about his incredible mission to cycle across the world whilst highlighting the inequality and control created by borders. He's Cycling Against Borders! Check out his website and support his fundraiser here - sebbiebikes.org Don't forget to buy tickets for our upcoming live shows at The Museum of Comedy! Get tickets here. There is a 15% discount code exclusively for Patrons... 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  

We're back! Alexei and Talal have a proper yam-fest covering vast ground: Iran, Corbyn, money laundering, New York's mayoral race, new celebrity followers and Talal actually gets closer to getting Alexei to do some improv! A 15% discount code will become available exclusively to our Patrons so keep an eye out for that!  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  

Alexei and Talal, wiped out from dancing all afternoon, sit back and chat the breeze in this special, lounge edition of the podcast. No frills, no bells OR whistles. Just two tired men yamming on about billionaires, Thom York, Pier Morgan and making a deal with The Devil. 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  

Comedian extraordinaire Esther Manito joins the yam-fest to chat going viral, growing up in an army town, comedy in times of conflict and her new tour Slag Bomb! Get tickets to her tour at www.esthermanito.co.uk/tour/  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  

Alexei and Talal yam about Gary Lineker, Eurovision, Palestine and collective trauma. Also - for you comedy nerds! - Alexei breaks down the entire set list of the first ever night at The Comedy Store. 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  

Alexei and Talal are back at The Museum of Comedy one last time (for now!) to discuss dreams, Emu and Rod Hull's time in the SS, Linda's heckles and supporting Palestine. We also find out which Young Ones Alexei is - and it's not Belowski! Audio recorded and engineered by Adam Benjamin. 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  

Jen Brister joins the show to discuss how she broke into the scene, secret hotel floors for celebrity elites, Antony Worrall Thompson's underground nightclub and the price we pay for being decent human beings. Get tickets for her tour at https://www.jenbrister.co.uk/ 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  

The second in our run of live shows. This one recorded on 30th April 2025. Alexei and Talal discuss time capsules, Kneecap, The Green Party and they try out some new SEGMENTS! Audio recorded and engineered by Adam Benjamin. 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 live show was performed at the Museum of Comedy, London on Thursday 24th April 2025. Alexei and Talal discussed getting swindled, how to properly distribute pizza amongst the homeless, reality TV and space travel. 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  

Comedian, activist and lovely chap Tadhg Hickey joins the show to talk Palestine, Aldi, touring the Middle East and how Graham Linehan's downfall is just a big shart. 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  

Alexei and Talal yam on about school days, stand-up days, pubs and trying to get AI to be pro-Palestine. Also, this month's edition of The Alexei Sayle Film Club features our discussion of 1981's Mephisto. Check out Reshad Hurree's incredible hand-forged knives 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  

Alexei didn't do his homework so we'll be discussing 1981's Mephisto next week! Instead, Alexei and Talal read questions from our loving Patreon supporters... 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  

The boys are back after a week off to yam on about Gary Stevenson, Beyond the Fringe, Monty Python and inappropriate appropriations. 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