How I've Tried to Change the World
By Walking Down the Middle of the Street Shouting
$38.99
- Hardcover
208 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2026
Summary
So, this is the story I wish to tell, the story of the Left and the world it tried and is trying to change, a struggle that I have been involved in my whole lifetime…
‘I love Alexei, I love his comedy and I love this book. What more can I say? Marvellous’ LEE MACK
‘For years, we have wondered where exactly did Alexei Sayle’s outbursts come from. Finally, right here, he reveals the secret to his exploding brain’ MICHAEL ROSEN
Born in working-class Liverpool in …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399629140 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 139962914X |
| Author: | Alexei Sayle |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2026 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 136mm x 218mm |
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Critics Review
More than ever before we need the beautiful fury of Alexei Sayle’s voice. This isn’t just a brilliant book. It’s a necessary one – FRANK COTTRELL BOYCE
For years, we have wondered where exactly did Alexei Sayle’s outbursts come from. Finally, right here, he reveals the secret to his exploding brain – MICHAEL ROSEN
I love Alexei, I love his comedy and I love this book. What more can I say? Marvellous – LEE MACK
The reason that Alexei has remained a hero to many of us for so long is all in this book - it is the passion, the fury and the funny. One moment a beautiful absurd image, the next a brilliant evisceration of the greedy and the hypocritical. No one moves as adeptly as him from laugh out loud funny to stomach churning outrage at those who smash up our world and our humanity – ROBIN INCE
Alexei Sayle
Alexei Sayle is a comedian, writer, actor, and presenter. In 1979, he became the first MC of the original Comedy Store in Soho, becoming a central figure in the Alternative Comedy movement of the early 1980s.
On television, he starred in and wrote for:
- The Young Ones
- Alexei Sayle’s Stuff
- The Comic Strip Presents
On radio, Alexei Sayle’s Imaginary Sandwich Bar is approaching its sixth series.
He has written many books, including two bestselling volumes of memoir. In 2025, his TikTok videos, which fuse interpretive dance with Marxism, went viral and are now approaching thirteen million views worldwide.
He is also the host of The Alexei Sayle Podcast.
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