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It is often considered the second film in the concert series after The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979). But in fact it is the fourth, as the first two films were not titled with any words from the phrase "Secret Policeman's Ball". The first two movies were made for television, they were Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976) and The Mermaid Frolics (1977). The movie though is the second film in the theatrical release titles, but The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979) was actually also made for TV, but got theatrically released in other territories.
The movie was released in the same 1982 year as another comedy concert film, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982). Common cast and crew who worked on both concert movies included John Cleese, Michael Palin, Neil Innes, Graham Chapman and Tim Brooke-Taylor.
The concert activated a number of musicians and performers into social activism, they being Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Midge Ure and Bob Geldof.
The The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982) stage show was made in two very distinctively different film versions, one for the UK and one for the USA.
Members of the popular TV comedy program Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979) appearing in this show included Chris Langham, Rowan Atkinson, Pamela Stephenson and Griff Rhys Jones. The only regular mainstay from the TV show who did not appear was Mel Smith.
"The Crazy Interviewer: Good evening. Tonight, we're taking a look at Beekeeping, and here to tell us all about it, we have in the studio a man who's been keeping bees for over forty years. Mr. Reginald Prawnbaum. Good evening, Mr. Prawnbaum. Reginald Prawnbaum: Good evening. The Crazy Interviewer: Tell me. What first interested you in the bee world, Mr. Prawnbaum? Reginald Prawnbaum: Well, um, even as a child, I used to... The Crazy Interviewer: Ssshh. Reginald Prawnbaum: I'm sorry, shouldn't I have said that? The Crazy Interviewer: No, of course you should have. Pay no attention, please. When I say "Ssshh", it's just a nervous mannerism I've picked up. If, uh, if I want you to be quiet, I will say "Sush". You were saying? Reginald Prawnbaum: Oh, well, even as a child, I used to wander around... The Crazy Interviewer: Ssshh. Reginald Prawnbaum: [Briefly pauses] Oh, sorry. In the fields near my home, watching the bees fly from flower to flower... The Crazy Interviewer: Ssshh. Reginald Prawnbaum: ...and taking note of the flowers that they visited. The Crazy Interviewer: Sush. Reginald Prawnbaum: Was that wrong? The Crazy Interviewer: I'm so sorry, did I say "Sush"? I meant "Ssshh". Do go on, it's most interesting. Reginald Prawnbaum: And so, I have grown to love the little... The Crazy Interviewer: Ssshh. Reginald Prawnbaum: ...creatures. I mean, nature really has produced a little masterpiece in the life... The Crazy Interviewer: QUACK! Oh, I'm so sorry. I'm afraid that's a reflex action too. I squawk whenever someone mentions the word "life"... QUACK! You see, even when I mention it myself. I should have told you. Please go on. Reginald Prawnbaum: Oh, uh, very well. Well, the bees are divided into different categories. The Crazy Interviewer: Sssssshhhhh. Reginald Prawnbaum: Uh, the Queen Bee, whose lifespan... The Crazy Interviewer: QUACK! Reginald Prawnbaum: ...whose living expectancy is only one year. The Crazy Interviewer: Ssshh."
"Reginald Prawnbaum: The worker bees, on the other hand, have a much longer... The Crazy Interviewer: Sush! Reginald Prawnbaum: Do you want me to stop? The Crazy Interviewer: Yes, you were just about to say "life"... QUACK! Reginald Prawnbaum: I wasn't! The Crazy Interviewer: [Almost laughing] Well I'm so sorry. Please, continue. Reginald Prawnbaum: As I was saying, the worker bees have a much longer life. The Crazy Interviewer: QUACK! Reginald Prawnbaum: I'm sorry! I'm sorry! It's just... you've got me rather rattled now! The Crazy Interviewer: Ssshh. Reginald Prawnbaum: Well, this is how the bee community works: the Queen Bee... The Crazy Interviewer: Ssshh. Reginald Prawnbaum: [Slightly irritated] ... stays in the hive... The Crazy Interviewer: Prrt! Reginald Prawnbaum: Is that because I said "hive"? The Crazy Interviewer: Pardon? Ssshh. Reginald Prawnbaum: Did you make that noise because I said the word "hive"? The Crazy Interviewer: Oh, no, no, no, no. Reginald Prawnbaum: Well why did you make it then? The Crazy Interviewer: I was just practising. Reginald Prawnbaum: Practising? The Crazy Interviewer: Practising for a word you're bound to say very soon. Do go on."
