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.

Released

2004-12-09

Genres

Comedy, Documentary

Runtime

77 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Margy Kinmonth

TMDB rating

4.8/10 from 3 votes