Secret Policeman?S Ball

How the Secret Policeman's Ball Got Rolling...

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 05.03.2012

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Gregory Weinkauf

You've heard of it. You've wondered about it. You've seen films of the classic ones on laserdiscs, VHS tapes and new-fangled DVDs. If you're really lucky there's a reasonable chance you've even attended one of them.

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Amnesty Salutes Its Secret Policemen

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paley Center for Media, Peter Gabriel, Larry Cox, Lincoln Center, Sting, Bono, John Cleese, Amnesty International, Monty Python, Martin Lewis, Bruce Springsteen, Secret Policeman?S Ball, Entertainment News
Gregory Weinkauf

The Secret Policeman's Film Festival celebrates three decades of comedy and music in service of Amnesty's efforts round the world.

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Even Bigger Balls Than Mark Sanford...

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peter Gabriel, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Absolutely Fabulous, Hugh Laurie, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Secret Policeman?S Ball, Monty Python, New York News
Gregory Weinkauf

Treat yourself and see the Secret Policeman's Film Festival.

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Smile and Say "Cleese!" - How the Secret Policeman Mocks, Rocks and Shocks

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rowan Atkinson, Peter Cook, Live Aid, Sting, John Cleese, Billy Connolly, Michael Palin, Bob Geldof, Monty Python, Amnesty International, Martin Lewis, Secret Policeman?S Ball, Home News
Gregory Weinkauf

Long ago on a smallish, awkwardly-shaped but somewhat culturally-significant island in the dismal North Sea, Peter Cook hosted a spoof awards show to anyone who featured in the 1981 Amnesty benefit show.

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