The comedy equivalent of Woodstock — but with more silly walks and human rights.
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.
Acting
Rowan Atkinson before he was Mr. Bean — raw and electric.
Writing
Sketches that reshaped what British humor could say.
Director
Margy Kinmonth
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