The Alexei Sayle Podcast
If you listen to The Alexei Sayle podcast you will not be disappointed, unless you are expecting something other than an old man talking crap. Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive Music by Tarboosh Records The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti
Episodes
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 performing at Stand Up For Gaza ...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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 Mayall Festival in Droitwi...
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 h...
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!
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.
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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 - pa...
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.
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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 improv team The Bazaar's Shoreham sh...
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!
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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!
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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.
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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...
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....
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.
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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.
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Hooray!
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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.
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