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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)
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.
Updated May 20 2020
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Michael Palin
Himself - Various Roles
Sting
Himself
Eric Clapton
Himself
John Cleese
Himself - Various Roles
Billy Connolly
Himself
Graham Chapman
Himself - Various Roles
Rowan Atkinson
Himself - Various Roles
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Crew
Bob Weinstein
Producer
John Cleese
Producer
John Cleese
Assistant Director
Oliver Stapleton
Director of Photography
Julien Temple
Director
Michael Hamlyn
Associate Producer
Harvey Weinstein
Producer
Martin Lewis
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