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Performance TitleThe Secret Policeman's Ball - The Ball in the Hall, in aid of Amnesty International
Performance Date14 October 2006
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersNatalie Imbruglia,
Eddie Izzard,
Richard E Grant,
Russell Brand,
Jon Culshaw,
Al Murray,
The Mighty Boosh,
Omid Djalili,
Chevy Chase,
David Armand,
Andrew Maxwell,
Dylan Moran,
Sarah Silverman,
Ronni Ancona,
Jo Brand,
Julia Davis,
Jimmy Fallon,
Nitin Ganatra,
Seth Green,
Shobna Gulati,
Rhys Ifans,
Graham Norton,
Jessica Stevenson,
Shaun Williamson,
Kate Isitt,
Alan Bennett,
Laura Bodger,
Sophia Bodger,
Jimmy Carr,
Jeremy Irons,
Dan Clark,
Claire Coache,
Brian Cox,
Anthony Elvin,
Michael Fenton Stevens,
Michael Fielding,
Stephen Merchant,
Howard Shannon,
Sam Spedding,
Patrick Stewart,
Jack Walters - speakers

Martha Wainwright - vocals

Voice actors, didn't appear on stage - Sir Ian McKellen, Jennifer Saunders

The Mighty Boosh (Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding),
Cast of Green Wing (Tamsin Greig, Stephen Maughan, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Michelle Gomez)
Orchestra or BandThe Zutons (Dave McCabe, Russell Pritchard, Sean Payne, Abi Harding, Paul Molloy, Boyan Chowdhury),
The Magic Numbers (Angela Gannon, Sean Gannon, Michele Stodart, Romeo Stodart)
Performance NotesThe event was held to launch Amnesty International's 'Protect the Human' week and was inspired by the success of Eddie Izzard's 'son of the Secret Policeman's Ball gig in 2001 at Wembley Arena. Re-invented and re-booted for the 21st century, the Secret Policeman's Ball featured a star line-up of comedy and musical talent. As well as stand-up and sketch comedy, new ingredients were animations featuring Patrick Stewart, Jo Brand and Brian Cox; 'dead funny' podcasts; viral films with cameos from John Hurt and chef Gordon Ramsey; simultaneous live and uncensored screenings of the show at 19 Picturehouse cinemas across the UK and a TV broadcast programme by Channel 4.

The event included 67 performers and over 3.5 million people in the UK watched the show on Channel 4, with over 4 million online views of the show, virals, podcasts, vodcasts and behind the scenes footage.

A event was recorded and released as a DVD by Warner Brothers.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/2006/149),
Digital Photographs
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/wy5wxRw27kyac
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/2006/149The Secret Policeman's Ball - The Ball in the Hall14 October 2006
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
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Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/4661Brand; Russell (4 June 1975); English comedian and actor
DS/UK/2619Fielding; Noel (21 May 1973); English comedian, writer, actor, artist, musician and presenter
DS/UK/4964Clark; Dan (1976-); English actor, comedian, writer, director
DS/UK/4965Barratt; Julian (4 May 1968); English comedian, actor and musician
DS/UK/6116Izzard; Eddie (7 February 1962-present); English stand-up comedian, actor and political activist
DS/UK/6245Norton; Graham (4 April 1963); Irish presenter, comedian and actor
DS/UK/3363Culshaw; Jon (1968-); English impressionist, comedian
DS/UK/6250Armand; David (September 1977); English comedian, actor and writer
DS/UK/7615Murray; Al (10 May 1968-); English comedian
DS/UK/7827Grant; Richard E (1957-); Swazi-born British actor
DS/UK/3365Djalili; Omid (1965 -); British Iranian stand-up comedian, actor, television producer, writer.
DS/UK/649Carr; Jimmy (15 September 1972); Irish-born British comedian
DS/UK/2838Wainwright; Martha (8 May 1976-); American-Canadian singer-songwriter
DS/UK/10614The Zutons (2001-2009; 2016; 2018-)
DS/UK/10608The Magic Numbers (2002-)
DS/UK/10609Saunders; Jennifer (1958-); English actress, comedian, screenwriter, singer
DS/UK/10610Greig; Tamsin (1966-); English actress
DS/UK/3482Tutt; Julian Rhind- (1968-); English actor
DS/UK/10613Gomez; Michelle (1971-); Scottish actress
DS/UK/10607Stewart; Sir; Patrick (1940-); OBE; English television, film and stage actor
DS/UK/10606Spedding; Sam (fl 2006); British comedian
DS/UK/10604Merchant; Stephen (1974-); English actor, comedian, writer, director, radio presenter
DS/UK/10603Fielding; Michael (1982-); British actor, comedian
DS/UK/10602Stevens; Michael Fenton (1958-); British actor, comedian
DS/UK/10600Elvin; Anthony (fl 2006-); English actor
DS/UK/10599Cox; Brian (1946-); CBE; Scottish actor
DS/UK/10598Coache; Claire (fl 2006); English actress
DS/UK/10596Irons; Jeremy (1948-); English actor
DS/UK/10594Bodger; Sophia (fl.2000s); English actress
DS/UK/10592Bodger; Laura (fl. 2006); English television actress
DS/UK/10591Bennett; Alan (9 May 1934); English playwright, author and actor
DS/UK/10590Isitt; Kate (fl 1993-); English actress
DS/UK/10588Williamson; Shaun (1965-); Englsih actor
DS/UK/10587Stevenson; Jessica (1972-); English actress, writer
DS/UK/10704Ifans; Rhys (1967-); Welsh actor, musician
DS/UK/10703Gulati; Shobna (1966-); British actress, writer, dancer
DS/UK/10701Green; Seth (1974-); American actor, voice actor, comedian, television producer, director, screenwriter
DS/UK/10700Ganatra; Nitin (1967-); Kenyan-born British actor
DS/UK/10699Fallon; Jimmy (1974-); American television host, comedian, actor, singer, musician, producer
DS/UK/10698Davis; Julia (fl 1994-); English actress, comedian, writer, producer, director, musician
DS/UK/10697Brand; Jo (23 July 1957); English comedian, writer, presenter and actress
DS/UK/10696Ancona; Ronni (4 July 1966); Scottish actress, impressionist, author
DS/UK/10694Moran; Dylan (1971-); Irish comedian, writer, actor, filmaker
DS/UK/10693Maxwell; Andrew (1974-); Irish stand-up comedian
DS/UK/10695Silverman; Sarah (1970-); American stand-up comedian, actress, writer
DS/UK/10692Chase; Chevy (1943-); American comedian, writer, actor
DS/UK/10689The Mighty Boosh; 1998-; British comedy troupe
DS/UK/10691Imbruglia; Natalie (1975-); Australian singer-songwriter, actress, model
DS/UK/10228McKellen; Sir; Ian (1939-); CH, CBE; English actor
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