The Alexei Sayle Podcast

This week Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti also discuss Satanism, American Imperialism, pacifism and unfair, Gary Stevenson criticism. They also add The Comic Strip and Whoops Apocalypse to the official Alexei Sayle filmography ranking and Alexei doesn't tell a Robin Williams story. Pre-order Alexei's book here . Come see The Alexei Sayle Podcast LIVE with Diane Morgan at The Roundhouse, Camden on...

Molly Crabapple (author of the brilliant Here Where We Live Is Our Country - link below!) joins Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti to discuss the real history of European Jews in the 19th Century. In particular, The Bund - a group who defied the Zionist mission in favour of unity, pride, socialism and determination. Get Molly's book here . Pre-order Alexei's book here . Come see The Alexei Sayle Podc...

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...

This week we're bringing you a special peek behind the Patreon curtain and releasing the latest episode of Alexei Reacts! from behind the paywall! To watch the video for free please head to patreon.com/alexeisaylepodcast or just click here ! If you like what you see, please consider joining the Patreon for as little as £3 a month to support your favourite progressive, Marxist, pro-Palestine podcas...

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.co...

Alexei and Talal are back after a brief hiatus. They discuss the reason for the break, Letter to Brezhnev and violence on TV. 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 ! Talal will be performin...

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 wit...

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...

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...

Alexei and Talal Karkouti also yam on about cars, Peter Crouch and Radio 4. Here come some 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 M...

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 Dig...

From the Isle of Man to Beirut, ham-faced Sky News presenters to Jimmy Saville and from Manx cats to Jesus Christ - what isn't discussed this episode?! Tune in to not find out! Pre-order your SIGNED copy of Alexei's new book How I've Tried To Change The World - By Walking Down the Middle of the Street Shouting here ! Check out Mark Cunliffe's movie reviews here ! Let's get him in The Guardian! Be...

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 episod...

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 podcas...

What a week! Alexei laments barely getting time to enjoy the Green victory in the by-election before the world goes back to war. He and Talal Karkouti also discuss ethno-fascist youth in Israel, Dubai, one hit wonders and Comic Strip's The Strike. 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/Al...

The President of alternative American comedy Anthony Atamanuik (30 Rock, The President Show, What We Do in the Shadows) joins Alexei and Talal Karkouti to dissect the state of the USA, how they got there and where they're going. Also, Alexei lands a plane in Singapore. Check out Tony's Patreon here  and keep an eye out for his new podcast Good Science coming in March. Get tickets for Talal's impro...

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/AlexeiSaylePodcast Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepo...

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/Alexei...

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...

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 visit...

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 Awa...

Happy New Year and let's get this one off to a up lift ing 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 po...

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....

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 a...

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...