Alexei Sayle

“I was the first person to do stand-up in a suit, in Britain.”

“The Tories are a bunch of terrifying cunts. I mean that in the nicest possible way.”

“What's the difference between a politician and a fridge? The fridge doesn't fart when you pull the meat out.”

“If you're a comedian, you are looking for instances of bad behaviour, things that are forbidden.”

“I thought if I was going to be a comedian, I should be a political one. It was all about changing the world.”

“Comedy is the new rock and roll.”

“The great thing about being a Scouser is that you're born with a great sense of humour.”

“It's a class war, and it's a war that we're losing.”

“The thing is, I'm a very good actor, but I'm not a very good cage.”

“I am the first of the new wave of comedians. I am the first of the new wave of comics.”

“My parents were communists and that was the faith I was brought up in. It was a big thing in my life, a very important thing.”

“I'm not a nostalgic person. I don't look back.”