Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? (2004)
The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters - from Python and Beyond the Fringe - and performers then relatively unknown, like Rowan Atkinson. Narrated by Dawn French, the programme includes interviews with many of the comedians and musicians who took part: John Cleese, Stephen Fry, Michael Palin, Sting, Lenny Henry and many more. The shows and their stars had a huge effect on modern British comedy. There are few comics today whose careers have not been heavily influenced by the anarchic and surreal humour of these events.
- Date of release
- 2004-12-09
- TMDB
- 4.8 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Genres
- Comedy, Documentary
- Director
- Margy Kinmonth
Casting
- Dawn French — Self - Narrator
- Rowan Atkinson — Self
- Michael Palin — Self
- Jennifer Saunders — Self
- Stephen Fry — Self
- John Cleese — Self
- Sting — Self
- Peter Cook — Self (archive footage)
- Graham Chapman — Self
- Terry Jones — Self
- Terry Gilliam — Self
- Billy Connolly — Self
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