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.
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Dawn French
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Rowan Atkinson
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Michael Palin
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Jennifer Saunders
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Stephen Fry
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John Cleese
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Sting
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Peter Cook
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Graham Chapman
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Terry Jones
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Terry Gilliam
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Hugh Laurie
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Billy Connolly
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Alan Bennett
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Barry Humphries
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Jonathan Lynn
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Connie Booth
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Neil Innes
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Pete Townshend
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Bob Geldof
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Alexei Sayle
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Phil Collins
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John Williams
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Ruby Wax
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Jimmy Mulville
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Lenny Henry
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