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Israel is the Jimmy Saville of nation states.

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Alexei Sayle
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 7
Comedian
Film Actor
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Writer
City of Liverpool
Alexei David Sayle
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Israel
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I like the south of Spain, notably for the Moorish influence and the weather.
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You can't do comedy with a beard.
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Most of the Communists I knew were nice people.
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Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, may have had his charms, but he really couldn't be considered hip.
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My name is Alexei Yuri Gagarin Siege of Stalingrad Glorious Five Year Plan Sputnik Tractor Moscow Dynamo Back Four Balowski. Me Dad was a bit of a Communist, know what I mean?
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I always thought communism was crap, really.
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Now, as a comic, if you're vaguely amusing you can go straight into TV, then you play the O2 and then everyone's sick of you.
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