Alexei Sayle

British marxist satirist best known for his "Who's that fat bastard?" tagline.

Didn't you kill my brother?

Also portrayed the character "Brian Damage" in an episode of "The Young Ones."

Actually, he played half a dozen characters in "The Young Ones" -- Brian Damage, their landlord, the South African vampire, etc. He doesn't have nearly enough exposure in the US.

See also: http://us.imdb.com/Name?Sayle,+Alexei

(to the tune of 'Mickey Mouse')

  Alexei Sayle, Alexei Sayle,
  We love to hear him swear on the TV-hee-hee-hee,hee-hee-hee
  Whose a big fat bastard and as fat as he can be?
  A-L-E, X-E-I, S-A-Y-L-E.

"laugh?... laugh? i nearly went to etheopia. second class of course"

"Hello John Got a New Motor!?"

His book "Train to Hell" is also hilarious in parts (especially the illustrations). Since my job involves me dealing with mortality statistics the A.S. sketch that sticks in my mind is the show which starts off with him discussing heredity and mortality; "So, you are most likely to die from what ever your grandparents died of. This makes me perfectly safe unless I get met by a horde of rampaging cossacks."

(The end of the sketch is predictable)

"Do you like sponge. I like sponge. The doctor says I can't eat anything that's sharp."

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