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129: Andy Burnham, Arturio Ui and Bobby Chariot
Jun 20, 2026
53m 09s
128: David Hockney, Defence Budget Drama, and Alexei Reacts! Ep11 PATREON PREVIEW
Jun 13, 2026
33m 15s
127: The Damned, Antisemitism in the NHS (?) and Not Being a Creep
Jun 6, 2026
50m 01s
126: Aladdin, Drones and Jason Statham
May 30, 2026
50m 04s
125: Privilege, the Psychology of Economics and Moral Licensing (with Barry Ferns)
May 17, 2026
1h 05m 26s
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| 6/20/26 |  129: Andy Burnham, Arturio Ui and Bobby Chariot | 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 | 53m 09s | ||||||
| 6/13/26 | 128: David Hockney, Defence Budget Drama, and Alexei Reacts! Ep11 PATREON PREVIEW✨ | David HockneyDefence Budget+5 | — | PatreonTarboosh Records | The Roundhouse, Camden | David HockneyDefence Budget+5 | — | 33m 15s | |
| 6/6/26 | 127: The Damned, Antisemitism in the NHS (?) and Not Being a Creep✨ | antisemitismNHS+4 | — | NHSTarboosh Records+4 | — | antisemitismNHS+5 | — | 50m 01s | |
| 5/30/26 | 126: Aladdin, Drones and Jason Statham✨ | comedyTV violence+3 | — | Letter to Brezhnev | BrightonDroitwich Spa | Alexei SayleTalal Karkouti+3 | — | 50m 04s | |
| 5/17/26 | 125: Privilege, the Psychology of Economics and Moral Licensing (with Barry Ferns)✨ | privilegepsychology of economics+4 | Barry Ferns | Angel ComedyBarry's Economics+3 | — | privilegeeconomics+5 | — | 1h 05m 26s | |
| 5/4/26 | 124: Diggers, Palestine Marches and Tommy Robinson✨ | antisemitismcomedy+3 | — | Tarboosh RecordsThe Roundhouse+1 | NorthantsWellingborough+1 | Alexei SayleTalal Karkouti+5 | — | 1h 00m 12s | |
| 4/25/26 | 123: Bullfighting, John Hamm and more Touch of Evil✨ | bullfightingCamden+5 | — | — | CamdenLewes | bullfightingCamden+5 | — | 49m 23s | |
| 4/18/26 | 122: Top Supermarkets, Prepping and Touch of Evil✨ | supermarketsprepping+3 | Slavoj Žižek | Radio 4Patreon+3 | ShorehamDroitwich Spa | supermarketsprepping+3 | — | 1h 07m 10s | |
| 4/11/26 | 121: Trump's Threats, Kanye West and The Bund✨ | Trump's ThreatsKanye West+3 | — | Patreon | IsraelLebanon | TrumpKanye West+5 | — | 51m 20s | |
| 4/4/26 | 120: Cycling, SNL UK & Evangelicals✨ | cyclingSNL UK+4 | — | Sky NewsHow I've Tried To Change The World - By Walking Down the Middle of the Street Shouting | Isle of ManBeirut | cyclingSNL UK+6 | — | 59m 00s | |
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| 3/28/26 | 119: Ambulances & Returning Marxist Dance Videos✨ | comedypolitics+3 | — | The Young Ones | — | Alexei SayleTalal Karkouti+5 | — | 51m 13s | |
| 3/14/26 | 118: More War, Israeli Shawarma & Protest Songs✨ | warmusic+3 | — | The Bar Stool PreacherBanner Theatre+4 | — | warIsraeli Shawarma+3 | — | 57m 00s | |
| 3/7/26 | 117: From Green Party Victory to War in Iran✨ | politicswar+3 | — | Green PartyComic Strip's The Strike | IsraelDubai | Green Partywar in Iran+5 | — | 56m 54s | |
| 2/28/26 | 116: The Inevitability of Trump and Why Improv Sucks (with Anthony Atamanuik)✨ | American comedypolitics+4 | Anthony Atamanuik | 30 RockThe President Show+6 | — | Trumpimprov+6 | — | 1h 13m 08s | |
| 2/14/26 | 115: Waiting for Podot✨ | archivescontroversial moments+3 | — | PatreonApple Podcasts+2 | — | Alexei SayleTalal Karkouti+5 | — | 1h 02m 16s | |
| 2/8/26 | 114: Dicky Bird✨ | politicsconspiracy theories+3 | — | Novara MediaPatreon+4 | — | Keir Starmerconspiracy theories+3 | — | 59m 18s | |
| 1/31/26 | 113: Compo Bursts Puppy (with Stewart Lee) | 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 | 1h 20m 06s | ||||||
| 1/24/26 | 112: Champagne for Everyone (with Robin Ince) | 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 | 1h 10m 26s | ||||||
| 1/17/26 | 111: Labour Friends of Uruguay | 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 | 55m 34s | ||||||
| 1/10/26 | 110: Plucky Little Lift | 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 | 1h 07m 23s | ||||||
| 12/25/25 |  109: It's Behind You! | 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/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 | 35m 44s | ||||||
| 12/20/25 | 108: My First Lesbian Wedding (with Sami Abu Wardeh) | 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/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 | 1h 04m 47s | ||||||
| 12/9/25 | 107: Socialism Will Solve Everything A.K.A. It's A Cat! (Your Party Conference Analysis) feat. Linda Sayle | 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/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 | 1h 03m 40s | ||||||
| 11/29/25 | 106: The Banality of Genius | 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/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 | 59m 59s | ||||||
| 11/22/25 | 105: Locas Corrupti (with Paul Holden) | Alexei welcomes author and investigative journalist Paul Holden to the show to discuss corruption and deceit in the Labour Party - and boy, oh, boy is there a lot of it! All this and more is discussed in brilliantly shocking detail in his new book. Buy Paul's book The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy here: https://orbooks.com/catalog/the-fraud/ 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 | 1h 07m 22s | ||||||
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