Alexei Sayle's Cyclogeography - Comedy Store Commute: Part II

[@airquotescomedian]

If somebody told me 20 years ago that I would voluntarily choose to watch some 70 year old geezer on a pushbike regaling the audience with anecdotes, geographical information, and philosophical musings as he cycled around various UK locales, I would have said, "Yeah, that's not going to happen... unless of course it's Alexie Sayle pushing the pedals."

[@devonfilms4587]

I love this:) "Kier Starmer bastard twat estate" 😅

[@PCamb1234]

I didn't want this video to end. Keep them going,Mr Sayle

[@createmorebiz7652]

Alexei your a LEGEND! Anyone who used to... Or got used to keeping Tropical fish in his underpants deserves maximum respect along with a generous helping of nappy rash!

[@maltesetony9030]

Wonderful Mr Sayle!

[@MrBrianc1975]

Brilliant, interesting and humorous. Keep cycling.....and videoing!

[@CURVEDGLASS123]

Love these rides.

[@philanderson5138]

another great one way conversation, really enjoy it alexei. just enjoy hearing your little stories and seeing parts of london i'll never cycle.

[@verumpraevaleat8177]

OMFG ! I have not seen anything of your work since the Young Ones...I bought your 7 ' vinyl single and used to annoy the crap out of schoolmates by singing non stop ' allo john,got a new mota' and 'I lost me jumper' . Lovely to see you still going looking like a 50 year old and shaming the now young ones with your vigour and passion for life. Thanks for the great and dear memories of the 80's.

[@Resenbrink]

I was just re-reading “Selling Hitler” then looked up the series on KZbin, then looked up you & here I am watching you cycle 🙂

[@fmb636]

These cycling videos are bloomin brilliant, cheers Alexei! & hope to see you on a Critical Mass ride sometime

[@truebrit3578]

What great timing (for me) as I’m currently reading ‘Thatcher Stole My Trousers’ and it is excellent. I think I read about three pages before deciding that I then needed to get ‘Stalin Ate my homework’! That now is on its way from Amazon US to the rather Right Wing South American country I live in.

[@chrisbodum3621]

Thank you Alexei.

[@DavidWoodArtist]

You've done alright fellow Scouser 😉 Always interesting the transient between the different Urbanscapes, of mundane to highlife. Music like Jon Hassel.

[@paddybpaddyb9940]

Hey Alexei you old Commie, I loved looking at my old neighbourhood, can't afford to live there now, I'm in the People's Republic of Greece. Great job. P.S. I love your sandwich bar.

[@ramblinactivist]

You might not have been as loquacious today, but you traffic commentary was hilarious!

[@johnconroy3078]

This is wonderful. I spent many years driving round those roads in the 1980/90s. The changes happen gradualy when you're there but are vicious when not. The most striking thing to me is the North End Road having so many upmarket cars in it whilst at the same time being filled with litter. To be fair to London though, when I first arrived there it was the end of the 1970s, pre Docklands, and was best viewed through Michael Caine's eyes in Get Carter. When i left, Brick Lane was upmarket.

[@cbarronie2361]

Alexei's A-Z of Pigs at the Trough. Was spookily heartened by the existence of the toy shop in part 1. Just didn't seem possible in this day & age. Must be Russian mob ruble laundrette, only thing that makes sense. Keep peddling comrade ✊

[@benthejrporter]

It's great that there are a few things you remember that are still there, like the toy shop. I like that endurance and find it comforting.

[@junglie]

Nice to see you never sold out mate.

[@computer_in_a_cave2730]

Thanks for making this ! - grew up in London - haven't been back in Yonks - feels "Relatable" not totally alien / unrecognizable. - Nice plug for Saunders , Mayle (sp) , Edmonson (sp) et. al. / comedy history.

[@GlenJDiamond]

I think there should be an upgrade to Watch Dogs Legion - every 11th street should have a cycling Alexei

[@kimsherlock8969]

I find your bicycle history interesting enjoying your mind telling of the changing London. You are a wonderful mind and I appreciated your Cockney dancing . I feel I should go home to where I spent my childhood and do a talk tour such as yourself. Nobody would recognise me I want to see the changes from 40.000 mortgage in 1960 to 2million Reality in 2022. I think its Ethological in the future. Bless you 🙏

[@AndrewBryantPianoTuner]

I got absolutely pist in that Gay Pub after tuning a few piano's up the road back in 2005

[@FordTransitvan]

Is that a euphemism?

[@unrulycats2006]

If you're thinking of branching into 'Merch', I'd happily buy a T-Shirt with 'Kids Go! Assholes!' on it.

[@gymnosophy]

19:00 you should know where your Dad was held hostage Talal! HAHAHAHAHA

[@ChubbyChecker182]

Time for another one Alexei. I think the busy traffic put you off your thoughts somewhat in those last 2 cycles, especially after the peace of lockdown cycles... But maybe find some quieter spots to cycle for us please 😊

[@dr.chrismort8448]

I need to read some of Alexei’s books to enrich my soul. My soul is a bit flaccid at the moment and needs to be craggy. That is all I have to say.

[@4-dman464]

1:30 Houses going for 2 million....but the odd thing is, it looks like such a shit-hole. Of all the places rich people could live. Could it be that they bought into the postcode as brand name? Are areas actually brand names now, instead of communities or places to live? It may look like a shit-hole, but the brand name costs two million quid.

[@dambrooks7578]

Great seeing you recount as you ride past empty homes that must look fabulous as a property portfolio, ideal when there is a problem with homelessness...

[@Mick_Holland]

You alright Alexei? You were blowing a bit in this one. Cheers 👍🏼

[@Akstergrind]

You know, having watched a couple of episodes from Season 2, I have to say that you seem a lot more relaxed and laid back now than you seemed then. It's in the eyes, I think. Anyway, it's fun to compare and contrast the Alexeis!

[@Akstergrind]

Also, talking about dull anecdotes, I used to work on the Clem Atlee estate back in the 90s...in Edith Summerskill House, to be exact.

[@alexwood3251]

As a user of Exhibition Road I can say that it’s awful to drive on because it’s difficult to know where it’s ok to be; awful to cycle in because of the confused drivers and pedestrians; and terrible to walk along because of the cars cutting corners and the confused cyclists. I don’t like bike lanes either; as a cyclist I find the constricting and a bit slow.

[@FUNKINETIK]

Yo Alexei, just watched your chat with Arthur Smith at the Tring book ting, no need to shoot Boris in the back now I’m sure someone else is going to do it soon. Wow the smoke looks so quiet. Enjoyable watching you on KZbin, I saw you on the tube many years ago. Mid 80’s I was on my way to SouthBank Poly on the Victoria line, there was one other person in the train carriage a woman sat a few seats to my left. The train stopped at Kennington tube station and who should get on wearing Dr Martin boots and sit opposite between the other passenger and myself? I really wanted to say hi and something stupid like ‘your dog’s made a mess on the carpet’. I could see the reflection of the woman sat to my left, she was reading a newspaper and every 10 seconds or so would lower it below her eye level to have a little glance at you. I got off a couple of stops later at Stockwell annoyed with myself for not acknowledging you. Really enjoyed your chat you had with Stewart Lee, he’s a really well crafted comedian. One last thing, it’s worrying what you said to Arthur S about comics being frightened…. I really want to hear someone ripping into the ( fuck,, I’m too frightened to say) Anyway I’m starting a secret society and I would like to invite you to join. . . just go to .com for details. P E A C E : )

[@RoboticPolishingBuffingDeburr]

great, first one I've watched

[@entlim]

I used to live 50 yards from that Co op in Fulham...surprised that Patrick's is still trading

[@JB-ek4yx]

Santander/Boris/Ken/Sadiq bikes are having electric assisted versions added to their fleet, that could be why those folks were quick on theirs?

[@tenpole41]

Princes salmon hahahaha!

[@RoboticPolishingBuffingDeburr]

the guy preaching has cracked me up ha ha

[@paulvbennett]

Do you enjoy cycling around the capital? I quite like watching.

[@markofsaltburn]

You don’t get 40 minute videos of a morose John Rogers calling a bunch of kids areshoels.

[@iant5222]

your vids are a walkabout with your village elders to beat the bounds

[@Dingo8MyMalloCup]

Your old tower block still shows up on Google Maps.

[@lylahale5284]

at what point did the "squalid" London turn into the oppulant miilionaire paradise London ?, the freedom a bicycle gives you is incredible particulary in queuing built up traffic London, the amount of nooks and crannies you can ride down to see parts of London is recommended...

[@gymnosophy]

@16:20 AHAHHAHAHAHHAA

[@andyb7339]

All of those zebra crossings yet you never see a zebra crossing, confusing 🤔

[@ronaldm8235]

White elephant. The mound I mean.

[@DamoSuzuki66]

Also known as 'Kencycles'!

[@billyjo1148]

Should stop at a pub and have a pint

[@LoneKharnivore]

Is that Ken "Hitler would support Israel" Livingstone?

[@user-uh8rt8pz9e]

Alexei what are you opinions on the current war? Will sanctions hurt the innocent non-millionaire folks in Russia and Belarus? Alexei the youth need your wisdom and rationale. You know the history better than most of the population.

[@junglie]

of course they will just as in iraq & vensuala

[@MrJohnQCitizen]

It's the way London moves: she's a beauty!

[@LoneKharnivore]

A supposedly devout socialist refusing to tell an anecdote for free but instead insisting people go out and buy his book, presumably printed by a large corporation, from a major store or online retailer, also a major corporation. Classic.

[@toddt1754]

ρгό𝔪σŞｍ 😢

[@Frank_Nemo]

This was a pretty boring cycling episode, Alexei.

[@SimonNuttall]

It was a really boring video and I only watched half of it so far. But it was even more annoying that the inset was in a stupid place.

[@simonbowlzer9046]

Love these vids!. Inset is in the best place . You silly sausage

[@SimonNuttall]

I’m interested in the cycling surface at least as much as the narrator’s musings of the good old days and the old haunts. Why not have the inset at top dead centre?

[@Talalaban]

@@SimonNuttall not a terrible idea actually. However, I put it where it is after trying lots of different ideas and there are many reasons why I chose this final placement. You should always assume some thought has gone into these things

[@SimonNuttall]

@@Talalaban Yes I do appreciate that you have thought about it. If the inset was placed at top dead centre the skyline is not really lost as it can be seen in the distance before it becomes occluded. Whereas at bottom dead centre the detail of the cycling surface is annoyingly obstructed. When I’m cycling that’s exactly where I’m looking which may be why I am exercised by this issue. I did go to the comedy store in 1982 I think. I went up in that four person lift. The act I recall was Fish Fantastic, surreal.