Clip of the second show from the controverial Central TV show OTT. A fairly representative clip - Tiswasy desk stuff, bit of sexism, then stand up by Alexei Sayle.
What a great clip of the adult Tiswas. And to see Alexie doing his stuff as he did on the comic strip stage. Brilliant. Thanks so much for posting this.
A thoroughly, THOROUGHLY underrated comedian. He gave us possibly the best punch-line in comedy history......"I'm-a consumed with conspiracy theories. I think I'm being tracked. The BBC is nothing more than a stooge for CIA and KGB backed monitoring agencies. It's worse than I thought. Really, they could be recording me at this very time." *pauses - looks at stand-up microphone* Sayle: "BLAHHH!!!"
Alexei Sayle: "I always try to 'Buy British' and as a result, my home is filled with a load of slightly second rate crap" "Do you realise that if the British had invented the Walkman, it would be in a 6 foot tall mahogony cabinet, with a pair of headphones taken out of a Lancaster bomber" Superb.
I'm a huge Alexei Sayle fan and think his Imaginary Sandwich Shop is the funniest thing on radio or TV at the moment. But this was pretty poor. First time I've seen it I think. Never liked this show enough to watch it at the time. Clearly fairly early in his career and he's really struggling to keep his monologue going. A couple of good jokes, a lot of poor one. But my God he really did get funny as he got more experienced.
Yep, bloody brilliant. Was lucky enough to watch STUFF when I was little. Born in 1979, and I find him hard to top. It didn't do me no harm, accept I'm a healthy sense of when to say stuff like... 'stop liking cute little animals and wearing vain make up tested on animals...' we should have Alexei Sayle lessons in the school curriculum, wake up a few numties. Well done lexi!!
@Lytton333 It is dated, but at the time it was cutting edge, tirades aginst the Thatcher government, huge job losses, rioting in the streets in major cities of the UK, and of course, our American cousins. Listen carefully, and it still strikes a cord...
@AidanLunn i tyhink the term you are looking for is basterdise. but actually 'they didnt' do it... we did, well the brits that emigrated, then again its really down to a matter of education (or lack). but even that view is flawed, 'English' is not the same language as it was, the vocabulary has increased exponentily, the structure has changed and so has the meaning of most words... ...also if you believe English has ever been truely formalised you are wrong. (dictionarys dont count)
Too intelligent ;) @ GoBackToSchoolDummy: And about the American economy............what shall we say about that? And your English isn't that great either.....
Agreed, the Lenny Henry show went up a notch when it morphed from sketch show into sitcom, at my school Delbert Wilkins was probably as quoted in the playground as Little Britain was in the early 2000's. Plus he was one of the main attractions on Tiswas, probably second to Sally James' legs.
What a great clip of the adult Tiswas. And to see Alexie doing his stuff as he did on the comic strip stage. Brilliant. Thanks so much for posting this.
Ironically, Young Ones was BBC, he ended up workin' for 'em.
Fuckin' love Sayle. 🤣
Alexei is great
A thoroughly, THOROUGHLY underrated comedian. He gave us possibly the best punch-line in comedy history......"I'm-a consumed with conspiracy theories. I think I'm being tracked. The BBC is nothing more than a stooge for CIA and KGB backed monitoring agencies. It's worse than I thought. Really, they could be recording me at this very time." *pauses - looks at stand-up microphone* Sayle: "BLAHHH!!!"
I remember this. Great show. It was the adult version of TISWAS. Alexi was the only reason I ever tuned in.
Alexei Sayle: "I always try to 'Buy British' and as a result, my home is filled with a load of slightly second rate crap"
"Do you realise that if the British had invented the Walkman, it would be in a 6 foot tall mahogony cabinet, with a pair of headphones taken out of a Lancaster bomber"
Superb.
Gold
You know,there's a little row of shops inside your head,son.And they're all shut.
nice one
Lol
Glad he improved
it's not our fault that our comedy is to intelligent for the U.S to understand
@@thebeatcreeper Pedantry is such an unattractive trait!
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@3:14
I'm a huge Alexei Sayle fan and think his Imaginary Sandwich Shop is the funniest thing on radio or TV at the moment.
But this was pretty poor. First time I've seen it I think. Never liked this show enough to watch it at the time. Clearly fairly early in his career and he's really struggling to keep his monologue going. A couple of good jokes, a lot of poor one.
But my God he really did get funny as he got more experienced.
There's no laugh track, it's a real audience in there.
Yep,
bloody brilliant. Was lucky enough to watch STUFF when I was little. Born in 1979, and I find him hard to top.
It didn't do me no harm, accept I'm a healthy sense of when to say stuff like...
'stop liking cute little animals and wearing vain make up tested on animals...'
we should have Alexei Sayle lessons in the school curriculum, wake up a few numties.
Well done lexi!!
Yeah, *after* that maybe!! This must be the earliest clip of his that I've ever seen. He even has his own hair, am I right?
He's got hair!!
Like the early appearence of the "drug abuse" joke as well.
Oh, I don't know, I think that was quite good. The only thing about him was that he repeated his material rather shamelessly.
In fact I think it was a friendly audience augmented by a free bar, more likley....
British humour and American humour are different anyway it always has been
@Lytton333 It is dated, but at the time it was cutting edge, tirades aginst the Thatcher government, huge job losses, rioting in the streets in major cities of the UK, and of course, our American cousins. Listen carefully, and it still strikes a cord...
Youth Opertunities Program :) genius!!!
...What did they ever done to you? :\
For the record, I don't mean US shows, but the stuff the BBC makes themselves.
Wasn't he the alternative comedian's drug dealer?
Great stand up and very physical. Jim Carrey's muse?
ALWAYS! 🤣🤣🤣
@AidanLunn
i tyhink the term you are looking for is basterdise.
but actually 'they didnt' do it... we did, well the brits that emigrated,
then again its really down to a matter of education (or lack).
but even that view is flawed,
'English' is not the same language as it was, the vocabulary has increased exponentily, the structure has changed and so has the meaning of most words...
...also
if you believe English has ever been truely formalised you are wrong.
(dictionarys dont count)
I wish I could dissagree, but really, too many American shows are about that... :\
Hmm.. Sayle seems strangely dated now..
hmmm....that might be because it was recorded nearly fourty years ago?
Oohh...I looove his accent! *tries to copy it* you Brits got all the good stuff on the tele... ._.
laugh track...not sure u are right there...
You need to go everywhere in a football helmet. And you need special medicine to live. (tm tmwe)
I am proud to be British, How do you know so much about British T.V if it was that bad you wouldn't watch it surely???
God he was terrible wasn't he! Lovely bloke, great politics, fucking awful act.
Surprised how unfunny that was. I'm sure he used to be good.
Finding his feet.
Also cutting edge for it's time, at this point, alternative comedy wasn't even a thing
Lol @ drug abuse
Too intelligent ;)
@ GoBackToSchoolDummy: And about the American economy............what shall we say about that? And your English isn't that great either.....
Has Lenny Henry EVER been funny?
If he was I missed it
Gwrapple me gwapenuts... ??
His stuff as Delbert Wilkins was pretty good, as I recall. Shortlived series, as BBC always makes (except Dr Who).
Agreed, the Lenny Henry show went up a notch when it morphed from sketch show into sitcom, at my school Delbert Wilkins was probably as quoted in the playground as Little Britain was in the early 2000's.
Plus he was one of the main attractions on Tiswas, probably second to Sally James' legs.
Essentially; no.
Well he got the BBC/KGB connection right. Cultural marxism anybody?
"Can't we call it BBC Stalin?"
"Are you a communist?"
"This is the BBC - we're all communists, aren't we?"
"Shhhh..."
Dreadful.
Fandabbydozi brilliant stuff.