The Secret Policeman's Ball Presents a Poke in the Eye (With a Sharp Stick): The Greatest Comedy Line-up Ever - Couverture rigide

Amnesty International

 
9780857867346: The Secret Policeman's Ball Presents a Poke in the Eye (With a Sharp Stick): The Greatest Comedy Line-up Ever
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ISBN 10 : 0857867342 ISBN 13 : 9780857867346
Editeur : Canongate Books, 2012

Synopsis

Back in the day, if you wanted to raise money you stood on street corner with a tin and a smile. That is until Mr John Cleese rounded up a few friends in 1976 for Amnesty International's first fundraising show, 'A Poke In The Eye (With A Sharp Stick)'. Since then, Amnesty has produced a dozen Secret Policeman shows, which culminated this year with a breath-taking line-up at New York's Radio City Hall. This beautifully designed anniversary anthology brings together the greatest acts from the twelve shows: scripts of the Dead Parrot Sketch; lyrics to Michael Palin's 'I'm a Lumberjack'; Peter Cook's peerless E.L. Wisty monologues; Rowan Atkinson's school-master's roll-call and on through to the latest generation led by Eddie Izzard, Dylan Moran, Frank Skinner, Alan Carr and Russell Brand. These celebrated comedy routines are accompanied by beautiful photography, specially commissioned introductions and insightful interviews from the stars involved. It is a fitting tribute to a remarkable comedy institution.

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À propos de l'auteur

Amnesty International is an international human rights non-governmental organisation with over three million members and supporters around the world. Founded in London in 1961, Amnesty draws attention to human-rights abuses and campaigns, works to mobilise public opinion and put pressure on the governments that let abuse take place, and aims to protect people wherever justice, fairness, freedom and truth are denied. The organisation was awarded the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize for its campaign against torture, and the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights in 1978. www.amnesty.org.uk

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Éditeur
Canongate Books
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0857867342
ISBN 13 
9780857867346
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
464
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Buchpark GmbH
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