The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)
• March 1st, 1982 • 1h 30min
Comedy, Music, TV Movie
Overview
Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese, Lewis and Walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Cleese focused on broadening the comedic talent to be presented at the show. In addition to the Amnesty show stalwarts drawn from the Oxbridge/Monty Python/Beyond The Fringe orbit, he invited newcomers such as Rowan Atkinson’s colleagues from the BBC TV show Not the Nine O'Clock News including Pamela Stephenson and Griff Rhys Jones; comedian Victoria Wood and regional comic Jasper Carrott. Lewis secured a return appearance by Billy Connolly and a debut appearance by "alternative" comedian Alexei Sayle who Lewis had recently discovered and was managing. Building on the success of Pete Townshend's 1979 appearance Lewis recruited other rock musicians to perform at the 1981 show including Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Donovan and Bob Geldof.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Released on: 1977-08-10
Comedy
A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung-fu film...
Television Parts Home Companion
Released on: 1985-07-29
Comedy, Music
A 40-minute compilation of comedy skits and music taken from the series "Michael Nesmith in Televisi...
Mitzi
Released on: 1968-10-14
Music, Comedy
Mitzi Gaynor welcomes guests George Hamilton & Phil Harris (The Jungle Book) for a sparkling hour of...
Mitzi's 2nd Special
Released on: 1969-10-13
Music, Comedy
Mitzi Gaynor opens her second special with a dazzling performance of "Let Go." Additional songs incl...
Rooster Teeth Shorts - Volumes 4 & 5
Released on: 2015-01-01
Comedy
The gang is back! Rooster Teeth Productions proudly presents a collection of their hilarious live ac...
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Released on: 2003-10-26
Comedy
He's gone-but he'll never be forgotten. The best of Chris Farley's wildly funny SNL performances are...
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
Released on: 2017-10-20
Documentary, TV Movie
It had all the makings of a huge television success: a white-hot comic at the helm, a coveted prime...
Ian Dury: On My Life!
Released on: 1999-06-01
Documentary, Music, History
Autobiographical documentary in which Ian Dury, fighting a battle with cancer to which he would late...
The TV Wheel
Released on: 1995-01-01
Comedy, TV Movie
A pilot for a sketch comedy show. A single stationary camera was mounted inside the center of a larg...
All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special
Released on: 1980-09-30
Comedy, TV Movie, Documentary
Steve Martin's third NBC special serves as a salute to 1970s television commercials. Taking shots at...
And Now for Something Completely Different
Released on: 1971-09-28
Comedy
A collection of Monty Python's Flying Circus skits from the first two seasons of their British TV se...
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Released on: 1981-11-25
Comedy, TV Movie, Documentary
Steve Martin's fourth NBC special was in the spirit of his previous association with Saturday Night ...
Ali G, Aiii
Released on: 2000-11-20
Comedy
Clips from Da Ali G Show with unaired sketches from the show.
The Batguy
Released on: 2021-05-25
Comedy
A comedy mockumentary about a guy that decides to become the first real world superhero, but isn't c...
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy
Released on: 1998-02-24
Comedy
Before he was The Nutty Professor, before he was Dr. Dolittle, and even before he was the Beverly Hi...
How to Irritate People
Released on: 1969-01-21
Comedy, TV Movie
A pre-Monty Python mockumentary, written by and presented by John Cleese, that provides tips on lear...
Oh! Calcutta!
Released on: 1972-06-01
Comedy, Music
Based on the controversial off-Broadway musical comedy revue, "Oh! Calcutta!" is a series of musical...
Česká soda
Released on: 1998-03-12
Comedy
This sharp Czech soda first appeared on Czech Television screens on June 4, 1993, and for four years...