Amnesty first started doing these fund-raising shows in 1976. The instigation came from John Cleese who wanted to help out. And he did it in the only way he knew how. Which was to put on a show with what he described as "a few friends". Who of course transpired to be his colleagues in Monty Python and other luminaries of British comedy.
right
Άγγλος κωμικός και ηθοποιός
İngiliz komedyen ve oyuncu (d. 1939)
presenter
britský herec, komik, spisovatel a filmový producent
cyfarwyddwr ffilm, cynhyrchydd, sgriptiwr ffilm ac actor a aned yn Weston-super-Mare yn 1939
John Cleese
pemeran laki-laki asal Britania Raya
John Marwood Cleese
שחקן בריטי
brittiläinen näyttelijä
acteur britannique
존 클리즈
English comedian and actor (born 1939)
Actor
ޔޫކޭއަށް އުފަން އެކްޓަރެއް
英格兰男演员
английски актьор
Клиз, Джон
producer
잉글랜드의 배우
جون كليز
brit komikus, író és producer
นักแสดงตลกและนักแสดงชาวอังกฤษ
Awards for John Cleese
— Cleese on Chapman in The Pythons Autobiography by The Pythons .
Τζον Κλιζ
He was the greatest sounding board I've ever had. If Graham thought something was funny, then it almost certainly was funny. You cannot believe how invaluable that is.
britu komiķis un aktieris
còmic i actor britànic
ബ്രിട്ടനിലെ ചലച്ചിത്ര അഭിനേതാവ്
Джон Кліз
diễn viên hài và diễn viên người Anh (sinh năm 1939)
британский актёр, сценарист и комик
Brits acteur en komiek
Cleese in 2023
— Martin Lewis, co-founder of The Secret Policeman's Ball, on Cleese instigating the benefit show.
screenwriter
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England
yes
约翰·克里斯
comedian
attore, comico, sceneggiatore, scrittore e produttore cinematografico britannico
brittisk komiker, skådespelare, manusförfattare, regissör och filmproducent
angielski aktor komediowy, członek grupy Monty Python
britischer Schauspieler und Comedian (geboren 1939)
ジョン・クリーズ
aisteoir agus fuirseoir Sasanach
Jennifer Wade
The biggest influence was The Goon Show. Kids were devoted to it. It was written by Spike Milligan. It also had Peter Sellers in it, who of course is the greatest voice man of all time. In the morning, we'd be at school and we'd discuss the whole thing and rehash the jokes and talk about it. We were obsessed with it.
ممثل إنجليزي
Cleese with a microphone
actor británico, miembro de Monty Python