Film

Pleasure at Her Majesty's

1976 · 1h 14m · Comedy · Documentary

IMDb

7.3

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...

John Cleese

Self

Alan Bennett

Self

Graham Chapman

Self

Peter Cook

Self

Terry Gilliam

Self

Barry Humphries

Edna Everage

Terry Jones

Self

Jonathan Lynn

Self

Dudley Moore

Narrator

Michael Palin

Self

Tim Brooke-Taylor

Self

Graeme Garden

Self

Bill Oddie

Self

• Jonathan MillerDirector
• Roger GraefDirector
• Ernest VinczeDirector of Photography

Release date

December 29, 1976

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 14m

Genres

Comedy, Documentary