The Secret Policeman's Ball
- TV stand-up
- Channel 4 / ITV1
- 1976 - 2012
- 1 series
Amnesty International's fundraising shows featuring comedy and music stars.
Amnesty International Presents A Poke In The Eye (With A Sharp Stick): The Greatest Comedy Line-up Ever
Back in the day, if you wanted to raise money you stood on street corner with a tin and a smile. That is until Mr John Cleese rounded up a few friends in 1976 for Amnesty International's first fundraising show, A Poke In The Eye (With A Sharp Stick). Since then, Amnesty has produced a dozen Secret Policeman shows, which culminated this year with a breath-taking line-up at New York's Radio City Hall.
This beautifully designed anniversary anthology brings together the greatest acts from the twelve shows: scripts of the Dead Parrot Sketch; lyrics to Michael Palin's 'I'm A Lumberjack'; Peter Cook's peerless E.L. Wisty monologues; Rowan Atkinson's school-master's roll-call and on through to the latest generation led by Eddie Izzard, Dylan Moran, Frank Skinner, Alan Carr and Russell Brand.
In a collection edited by Graham McCann, these celebrated comedy routines are accompanied by beautiful photography, specially commissioned introductions and insightful interviews from the stars involved. It is a fitting tribute to a remarkable comedy institution.
First published: Thursday 4th October 2012
- Publisher: Canongate Books
- Pages: 464
- Catalogue: 9780857867346
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