The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball was the fourth of the benefit shows staged by the British Section of Amnesty International to raise funds for its research and campaign work in the human rights field. It was the second of many shows to bear the celebrated "Secret Policeman's" title that became the iconic series known informally as The Secret Policeman's Balls. The show took place at the Drury Lane theatre in London on Wednesday 9 September 1981. It was a successor to the 1979 show The Secret Policeman's Ball. The show was directed by Monty Python alumnus John Cleese and produced by Martin Lewis & Peter Walker (Amnesty's fundraising officer). It subsequently yielded two separate movies (one version for the UK, directed by Julien Temple, and a quite different version for the US) and two record albums (one each of comedy and music performances). The film was distributed by Miramax. The budget of the 1981 film was £125,000. The show was very influential in galvanizing rock musicians to become involved in the human rights issue and in other political and social causes in subsequent decades. Musicians who performed at the show who subsequently became activists in various fields include Sting, Bob Geldof, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins and Midge Ure.

Year:
1982
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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.


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