Pleasure at Her Majesty's

Jonathan Miller
1976-12-29


6.5
74 min

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...

Cast

Name Character Team
John Cleese Self Unowned
Alan Bennett Self Unowned
Graham Chapman Self Unowned
Peter Cook Self Unowned
Terry Gilliam Self Unowned
Barry Humphries Edna Everage Unowned
Terry Jones Self Unowned
Jonathan Lynn Self Unowned
Dudley Moore Narrator Unowned
Michael Palin Self Unowned
Tim Brooke-Taylor Self Unowned
Graeme Garden Self Unowned
Bill Oddie Self Unowned