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The Alexei Sayle Podcast

The Alexei Sayle Podcast

By: Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti
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 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.

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Music by Tarboosh Records
The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti Stupid Noises Productions Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • 113: Compo Bursts Puppy (with Stewart Lee)

    113: Compo Bursts Puppy (with Stewart Lee)
    Jan 31 2026

    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/AlexeiSaylePodcast

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    The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti
    Music by Tarboosh Records
    Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive

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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • 112: Champagne for Everyone (with Robin Ince)

    112: Champagne for Everyone (with Robin Ince)
    Jan 24 2026

    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/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

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • 111: Labour Friends of Uruguay

    111: Labour Friends of Uruguay
    Jan 17 2026

    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/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

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    56 mins
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I’d never give anything but 5 stars as I love the podcast and all things Alexei, but…

The episode on Rojava totally rocked my political world. I like many had never heard of it before so must thank you for bringing it onto my horizons. I went off and read loads about the place, people and principles and, went on about it to all my friends and family until they too became fascinated. As a result I finally left the Labour Party (I am a disillusioned Corbyn supporter so it only needed a push) and joined the Greens in order to stay politically active, meanwhile continuing to read about forms of anarchism. I would love to have heard more discussion on it from other listeners as it seemed to be a real spark that Alexei himself appeared to be excited by. In Sugarfoot it was almost as if he was deliberately trying to avoid the topic, of course with humour, but by the end it felt like that exciting little spark of hope for humanity was allowed to dim. Was it just me and a girl in New Zealand who found the Rojava episode so inspiring? Please Sir, can I have some more?

Bruce

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