Eric claptons crossroads with jeff beck simply blew us away. Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to amnesty from the spinoff movie, tv special and record albums cleese, lewis and walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Billy connolly, eric clapton, jeff beck, monty python, pete townshend, sting official content from mgm home. The show includes comedy skits by the members of monty python, as well as noted comedians peter cook, rowan atkinson, and others. Stars of monty python gathered onstage with such other talents as peter cook and musicians pete townshend and eric clapton. The secret policemans other ball was the fourth of the benefit shows staged by the british section of amnesty international to raise funds for its research and. White cassette shell with blue text on two panel, doublesided foldout jcard sleeve recorded live at the secret policeman s other ball the 1981 amnesty international gala at the theatre royal, drury lane, london. Amnesty internationals fundraising shows featuring comedy and music stars. The secret policemans other ball 1982 film deutsch.
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The secret policemans ball is a series of benefit shows staged initially in the united kingdom to raise funds for the human rights organisation amnesty international. The secret policemans third ball the secret policemans. With rowan atkinson, jeff beck, alan bennett, john bird. A guide to the secret policemans ball, the 1976 2012 channel 4 tv standup. It showed us how to do it in a way that wasnt patronizing. The secret policeman s other ball is based on video recordings of two benefit concerts given in london a year or two earlier on behalf of amnesty international thus the secret policeman of the title. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
As the title suggests, the secret policemans third ball was preceded by two other amnesty international benefit shows coordinated by john cleese, with several more to. The secret policemans ball shows and their spinoffs are credited by many prominent entertainers with having galvanised them to become involved with amnesty and other social and political causes in succeeding years. Phil collins piano in the roof is leaking made me cry. The secret policemans other ball library of congress. Label on side two is left blank so that the owner can tape over it should they wish.
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I remember martin lewis who invited me to do the thing in the first place. The film of an onstage charity benefit for amnesty. The material photographed in the secret policemans other ball is sometimes pretty funny, but it tends to get sidetracked by the lowbudget videotape recording. The secret policemans other ball 1982 english movie. However, by this 1982 film, some changes had occurred.
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