Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976)
The first of the Amnesty International comedy benefit galas. The title is a play on the phrase at Her Majesty's pleasure (the show was performed at Her Majesty's Theatre, London). This show came to be considered part of the Secret Policeman's Ball series of shows that it inspired, although it pre-dated the first show in the series by three years. The event was organized by a team of three: Monty Python member John Cleese, Amnesty's Assistant Director Peter Luff and Transatlantic Records executive Martin Lewis. It featured the cream of Britain's comedic talent of the era, setting a precedent that would inspire many subsequent Amnesty galas...
Directors: Roger Graef, Jonathan Miller.
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John Cleese as Self |
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Alan Bennett as Self |
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Graham Chapman as Self |
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Peter Cook as Self |
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Terry Gilliam as Self |
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Barry Humphries as Edna Everage |
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Terry Jones as Self |
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Jonathan Lynn as Self |
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Dudley Moore as Narrator |
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Michael Palin as Self |
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Tim Brooke-Taylor as Self |
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Graeme Garden as Self |
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Bill Oddie as Self |
| Camera | Ernest Vincze | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Roger Graef | Director |
| Directing | Jonathan Miller | Director |
