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The Secret Policeman's Ball is a series of benefit shows staged initially in the United Kingdom to raise funds for the human rights organisation Amnesty International. The shows started in 1976 featuring popular British comedians but later included leading musicians and actors. The Secret Policeman's Ball shows are credited by many prominent entertainers with having galvanised them to become involved with Amnesty and other social and political causes in succeeding years.

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  • Der Secret Policeman’s Ball ist eine Veranstaltung zu Gunsten von Amnesty International, die erstmals 1976 stattfand. Wie bei den späteren von Bob Geldof veranstalteten Live Aid- und Live8-Konzerten treten auch beim Secret Policeman’s Ball alle Künstler ohne Gage auf. Der Erlös der Shows ging vollständig an Amnesty International. Der Ball wurde in den Jahren 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1987–89, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2006 und 2008 im Vereinigten Königreich oder in Irland veranstaltet. Der bislang letzte Ball fand 2012 in den USA statt. (de)
  • The Secret Policeman's Balls est le nom collectif utilisé de manière informelle pour décrire la longue série de spectacles mis en scène au Royaume-Uni pour lever des fonds pour l'organisation des droits humains Amnesty International. Les spectacles ont commencé en 1976 principalement comme galas mettant en vedette de comédie populaires britanniques artistes comiques et, plus tard élargi pour inclure des artistes musicaux de premier plan. En mars 2012, The Secret Policeman's Ball eut lieu pour la première fois aux États-Unis. À l'occasion du 50ème anniversaire d' Amnesty International, l'édition 2012 du Secret Policeman's Ball eut lieu pour la première fois aux États-Unis. (fr)
  • The Secret Policeman's Ball is a series of benefit shows staged initially in the United Kingdom to raise funds for the human rights organisation Amnesty International. The shows started in 1976 featuring popular British comedians but later included leading musicians and actors. The Secret Policeman's Ball shows are credited by many prominent entertainers with having galvanised them to become involved with Amnesty and other social and political causes in succeeding years. Co-founded by Monty Python member John Cleese, campaigner Peter Luff (Assistant Director Amnesty International 1974–1978), and entertainment industry executive Martin Lewis, there have been four distinct eras of the Amnesty benefit shows. The shows of the first era (1976–1981), featuring five members of Monty Python and newcomers such as Rowan Atkinson, yielded films, television specials, home-videos, and albums that have since been widely seen and heard internationally. The three subsequent eras (1987–1989, 1991–2001 and 2006 onwards) have primarily featured locally popular British performers – and spin-off products have been released mainly in the UK. In March 2012, The Secret Policeman's Ball took place in the United States for the first time. The one-night show at New York's Radio City Music Hall on 4 March was part of Amnesty's 50th anniversary commemorations. In January 2013, the website for The Secret Policeman's Ball was set to redirect to Amnesty International's; its registration has since expired. However, in 2019, the show was adapted as The Secret Policeman's Tour, performing at Hackney Empire in London, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Manchester Palace Theatre. (en)
  • The Secret Policeman's Ball är en återkommande humorgala i London till förmån för Amnesty International. Galan hölls för första gången 1976 på Her Majesty's Theatre i London och släpptes senare som film under namnet Pleasure at Her Majesty's. Under de första åren uppträdde kända brittiska ståuppkomiker men senare kom även musikartister att medverka på galorna. Bland kända komiker som uppträtt kan nämnas Monty Python, Rowan Atkinson, Billy Connolly, Dawn French och Ruby Wax. Artister som till exempel Kate Bush, Bob Geldof, David Gilmour, Sting, Pete Townshend, U2 och Duran Duran har även de uppträtt. (sv)
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  • October 2014 (en)
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  • Comedy fundraiser (en)
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  • The Secret Policeman's Ball (en)
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  • "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". (en)
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  • citation refers to 2008 fatigue (en)
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  • — Martin Lewis, co-founder of The Secret Policeman's Ball, on Cleese instigating the benefit show. (en)
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  • Der Secret Policeman’s Ball ist eine Veranstaltung zu Gunsten von Amnesty International, die erstmals 1976 stattfand. Wie bei den späteren von Bob Geldof veranstalteten Live Aid- und Live8-Konzerten treten auch beim Secret Policeman’s Ball alle Künstler ohne Gage auf. Der Erlös der Shows ging vollständig an Amnesty International. Der Ball wurde in den Jahren 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1987–89, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2006 und 2008 im Vereinigten Königreich oder in Irland veranstaltet. Der bislang letzte Ball fand 2012 in den USA statt. (de)
  • The Secret Policeman's Balls est le nom collectif utilisé de manière informelle pour décrire la longue série de spectacles mis en scène au Royaume-Uni pour lever des fonds pour l'organisation des droits humains Amnesty International. Les spectacles ont commencé en 1976 principalement comme galas mettant en vedette de comédie populaires britanniques artistes comiques et, plus tard élargi pour inclure des artistes musicaux de premier plan. En mars 2012, The Secret Policeman's Ball eut lieu pour la première fois aux États-Unis. (fr)
  • The Secret Policeman's Ball is a series of benefit shows staged initially in the United Kingdom to raise funds for the human rights organisation Amnesty International. The shows started in 1976 featuring popular British comedians but later included leading musicians and actors. The Secret Policeman's Ball shows are credited by many prominent entertainers with having galvanised them to become involved with Amnesty and other social and political causes in succeeding years. (en)
  • The Secret Policeman's Ball är en återkommande humorgala i London till förmån för Amnesty International. Galan hölls för första gången 1976 på Her Majesty's Theatre i London och släpptes senare som film under namnet Pleasure at Her Majesty's. (sv)
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  • The Secret Policeman’s Ball (de)
  • The Secret Policeman's Balls (fr)
  • The Secret Policeman's Ball (en)
  • The Secret Policeman's Ball (sv)
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