Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

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• Genre(s): Comedy, Documentary
• Language(s): English
• Director(s): Margy Kinmonth
• Cast(s): Dawn French, Rowan Atkinson, Michael Palin, Jennifer Saunders, Stephen Fry See all Cast & Crew

• Duration: 1h 17min
• Similar To: Piece by Piece, Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer
• Story:
  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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