Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
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.
- Year : 2004
- Country : United Kingdom
- Genre : Comedy, Documentary
- Studio : BBC Four
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- Director : Margy Kinmonth
- Cast : Dawn French, Rowan Atkinson, Michael Palin, Jennifer Saunders, Stephen Fry, John Cleese