Connollys performance was again reported as one of the highlights of the show and he was prominently featured in the subsequent comedy album springtime. Secret policemans ball 1979 as member of ken campbell road show dr. It was the second of many shows to bear the celebrated secret policemans title that became the iconic series known informally as the secret policemans. Rowan atkinson performed live onstage skits also appearing with members of monty python in the secret policemans ball 1979 in london for amnesty international.
The secret policemans other ball trailer 1981 director. The music delivers performances from 1982 s second secret policeman s concert, which benefited amnesty international and featured phil collins, jeff beck, bob geldof, and sting among its headliners. 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 was the fourth of the benefit shows staged by the british section of amnesty international to raise funds for its research and campaign work in the human rights.
The secret policemans ball took place over four consecutive nights in london on 2730 june 1979. The show includes comedy skits by the members of monty python, as well as noted comedians peter cook, rowan atkinson, and others. Jan 01, 2007 the secret policeman s other ball 1981. Overview of secret policemans other ball, the, 1981, directed by julien temple, with donovan leitch, alan bennett, david rappaport, at turner classic movies. Faustus 1980 beelzebub, dick, pope adrian, and other characters cinderella 1980. In the late 1960s, he cofounded monty python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show monty pythons flying circus. The secret policemans other ball 1982 r 1h 31min comedy, documentary, music 23 september 1982 australia the film of an onstage charity benefit for amnesty international. The secret policeman s other ball 1981, at the theatre royal, drury lane, london. Rowan atkinson, john cleese, alexie sayle, sting, john wells as denis thatcher, phil collins, dame edna, jasper carrot, eric clapton, victoria wood, boomtown rats, michael palin. The secret policemans other ball by various artists album. The power vertical is a blog written especially for russia wonks and obsessive kremlin watchers by brian whitmore. It was a successor to the 1979 show the secret policemans ball. Apr 18, 2016 the secret policeman s other ball was the fourth of the benefit shows staged by the british section of amnesty international to raise funds for its research and campaign work in the human rights. The secret policemans ball 1979 was the third of the benefit shows staged by the british section of amnesty international to raise funds for its research and campaign work for human rights.
The secret policemans ball was the third of the benefit shows staged by the british section of amnesty international to raise funds for its research and campaign work in the human rights field. The secret policemans balls academic dictionaries and. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Although a longrunning supporter of the liberal democrats, in 1999 he turned down a life peerage offer from the party. A recording of the stage performance was subsequently released as live in belfast. Dec 22, 2017 the power vertical is a blog written especially for russia wonks and obsessive kremlin watchers by brian whitmore. The secret policemans ball took place over four consecutive nights in london in june 1979. In 1976, cleese cofounded the secret policemans ball benefit shows to raise funds for the human rights organisation amnesty international. Atkinson undertook a fourmonth tour of the uk in 1980.
Cleese focused on broadening the comedic talent to be presented at the show. Featuring several monty python members, rowan atkinson, and peter cook. The original uk film runtime according to sources i find on the internet 94 minutes but the version included on this compilation is only 72 minutes. The secret policeman s biggest ball 1989, at the cambridge theatre.
Other ball was the first big hit for young upstart distributor miramax, and boss harvey weinstein was already showing the editorial inclinations that would later earn him the nickname harvey scissorhands. The secret policemans other ball 1981 book containing transcripts of skits and monologues, lyrics of songs, photographs, of the 1981 show. With rowan atkinson, jeff beck, alan bennett, john bird. The secret policeman s third ball 1987, at the london palladium er. S unday afternoon, radio city music hall, and rehearsals for the secret policemans ball were in full flow. Performances include comedy skits and musical numbers by a varied cast of mostly british performers. The shows started in 1976 featuring popular british comedians but later included leading musicians and actors. The name the secret policemans ball was first used in 1979, then the secret policemans other ball followed in 1981. The secret policemans other ball trailer 1981 video. The secret policemans other ball, a various artists album.
The secret policeman s ball was the third in a series of benefits shows organized by cleese for amnesty international, and the name was recycled for several filmed stage shows that followed. Amnesty decided not to present a benefit show in 1978 in order to consider how to make better use of the performing talent so favourably disposed to assist it in raising funds. In later years, other amnesty benefit shows also bore the secret policemans title. Billy bites yer bum live 1981 the secret policemans ball 1979.
The secret policemans other ball 1982 english movie. He appeared in the films time bandits and the bride, and television series l. In 1976, cleese cofounded the secret policeman s ball benefit shows to raise funds for the human rights organisation amnesty international. Recorded at the secret policemans ball the 1979 amnesty international comedy gala, at her majestys theatre, london on 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th june 1979 barcode and other identifiers matrix runout side a, etched. It was a successor to the 1979 show the secret policeman s ball. It was the second of many shows to bear the celebrated secret policemans title that became the iconic series known informally as the secret policemans balls. 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 campaign work in the human rights field. Statler and waldorf filmography muppet wiki fandom. Following the success of these shows, there was a substantial increase in the number of benefit shows and charity projects in the uk in the early to mid1980s for a wide variety of causes. Stings roxanne, becks crossroads, and geldofs i dont like mondays are among the albums highlights, along with collins in the air tonight. The secret policemans 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. Stars of monty python gathered onstage with such other talents as peter cook and musicians pete townshend and eric clapton.
Peter cook, john cleese, clive james, pete townshend, rowan atkinson, michael palin, john williams, sylvester mccoy, ken campbell, david rappaport, terry jones, tom robinson. The secret policemans ball 1979, back at her majestys theatre, london. After one episode on april 11, 1981, the show was shut down for the rest of the season because of the 1981 writers guild of america strike. The secret policemans ball the music 1980, vinyl discogs. The secret policemans ball 2008 was the fourteenth show in the secret policeman s balls series of benefit shows for amnesty international. In addition to the amnesty show stalwarts drawn from the oxbridgemonty. The secret policemans ball 1979 was staged over four consecutive nights, from 27th until the 30th june 1979, at her majestys theatre, haymarket in london. They are informally referred to as the secret policemans balls. It was the second of many shows to bear the celebrated secret policeman s title that became the iconic series known informally as the secret policeman s balls. The music delivers performances from 1982s second secret policemans concert, which benefited amnesty international and featured phil collins, jeff beck, bob geldof, and sting among its headliners. Russell brand was stalking the aisles and eddie izzard was lolling backstage as richard. The show also includes musical numbers by eric clapton, sting. A series of benefit concerts to raise money for amnesty international.
In march 1981, dick ebersol dismissed several of her cast members repertory players gilbert gottfried, ann risley and charles rocket and featured players yvonne hudson, matthew laurance and patrick weathers. Only two more of amnestys benefit shows in 1987 and 1989 carried a secret policemans ball related title. 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. The secret policemans ball 1979 the movie database. With paul abrahams, rowan atkinson, chris beetles, mike brearley. Between 1991 and 2001 amnesty staged four more benefit events and though they were comedy shows in the same vein as their predecessors, none of them carried the secret policemans ball title. The secret policemans third ball 1987 stream and watch. In 1981, john cleese and martin lewis invited connolly to appear in that years amnesty show the secret policemans other ball. I had previously owned the 1998 vhs release of the secret policemans ball, which was a reissue of the theatrical uk film of 1980 bearing the same name. Billy bites yer bum live 1981 the secret policeman s ball 1979. Beginning in 1976, the balls have featured the cream of britains comedians and musicians.
Currently this appears to only way to get the secret policemans ball series on dvd. It was a successor to the 1976 show a poke in the eye with a sharp stick the film of which was titled pleasure at her majestys and the 1977 show the mermaid frolics. Secret policemans third ball the kate bush encyclopedia. Law, the wizard and captain planet and the planeteers. There exist r4 versions for some of the shows, but these are no better than the r0 uk discs with one exception. 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. Eric clapton, jeff beck, monty python, pete townshend, billy connolly, sting. It is something i have always wanted to see because of its pride of place in the english comedy lexicon.
The secret policemans ball 1981 directed by roger graef genres comedy. The film of an onstage charity benefit for amnesty international. The secret policemans ball is still a riotous excursion into british comedy and late70s style. The secret policemans ball was the third in a series of benefits shows organized by cleese for amnesty international, and the name was recycled for several filmed stage shows that followed. The secret policeman s balls is the collective name informally used to describe the longrunning series of benefit shows staged in england to raise funds for the human rights organisation amnesty international. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing remember the secret policemans ball near you. The secret policemans biggest ball 1989, at the cambridge theatre. In addition to the amnesty show stalwarts drawn from the oxbridgemonty pythonbeyond the fringe. The secret policemans third ball 1987, at the london palladium er. It offers brians personal take on emerging and developing trends in russian. The secret policemans ball, march 9, 2012 the soup, march 21, 2012 the bachelorette, may 21, 2012, statler only tgif. David stephen rappaport 23 november 1951 2 may 1990 was an english actor with dwarfism. Apr 02, 2016 the secret policeman s ball was the third of the benefit shows staged by the british section of amnesty international to raise funds for its research and campaign work in the human rights field.
The secret policemans other ball 1981, at the theatre royal, drury lane, london. Peter luff left amnesty in 1978 and the organisation s new fundraising officer, peter walker, was deputed to work with lewis on reconfiguring the show to raise more money and greater awareness of amnesty. Recorded at the secret policeman s ball the 1979 amnesty international comedy gala, at her majesty s theatre, london on 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th june 1979 this is the companion record to the secret policeman s ball ilps 9601. The material photographed in the secret policeman s other ball is sometimes pretty funny, but it tends to get sidetracked by the lowbudget videotape recording of the show, and the result is seen. They are informally referred to as the secret policemans balls the secret policemans ball took place over four consecutive. Jun 04, 2008 the secret policeman s ball 1979, back at her majesty s theatre, london. He achieved success at the edinburgh festival fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on the frost report. Secret policemans balls, the the secret policemans balls is the collective name for the legendary series of benefit shows staged to raise funds for amnesty international.
The show includes comedy skits by the members of monty python, as well as noted comedians peter cook, rowan atkinson, and. The secret policeman s ball is a series of benefit shows staged initially in the united kingdom to raise funds for the human rights organisation amnesty international. Peter luff left amnesty in 1978 and the organisations new fundraising. The secret policemans ball shows are credited by many prominent entertainers with having galvanised.
Those looking for a visually interesting cinematic experience can just go ahead and look elsewhere this lowtech film is definitely of the point the camera and. The shows started out in the mid1970s primarily as comedy galas featuring popular british comedic performers and later expanded to. The original uk film runtime according to sources i find on the internet 94 minutes but the. The secret policemans other ball 1982 rotten tomatoes. The secret policemans biggest ball 1989 highlights of an annual benefit show for amnesty international, featuring british comics. Performers featured include members of monty python, namely john cleese, graham chapman. Pleasure at her majestys 1976, the secret policemans ball 1979, the secret policemans other ball 1981, the secret policemans third ball 1987 and the secret policemans biggest ball 1989. Recorded at the secret policemans ball the 1979 amnesty international comedy gala, at her majestys theatre, london on 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th june 1979 this is the companion record to the secret policemans ball ilps 9601.
The secret policemans ball was the third of the benefit shows staged by amnesty international to raise funds for its research and campaign work in the human rights field. Currently this appears to only way to get the secret policeman s ball series on dvd. The secret policemans other ball 1982 the movie database. To view nonr4 releases, your equipment needs to be multizone compatible and usually also ntsc compatible. Rowan atkinson, john cleese, alexie sayle, sting, john wells as denis thatcher, phil.
It offers brian s personal take on emerging and developing trends in russian. The secret policemans biggest ball 1989 movie moviefone. The show took place at the drury lane theatre in london on wednesday 9 september 1981. The music various artists on allmusic 1987 the third installment of. Being a big fan of english comedy, the secret policemans ball is a sort of holy grail type dvd.