简介：PleasureAtHerMajesty'swasthenamegiventothefilmedreleaseofAPokeInTheEye(WithASharpStick),thefirstoftheAmnestyInternationalcomedybenefitgalas.ThetitleisaplayonthephraseAtHerMajesty'sPleasure(theshowwasperformedatHerMajesty'sTheatre,London).InAmerica,thefilmwasoriginallycalledMontyPythonMeetsBeyondtheFringe. ThisshowcametobeconsideredpartoftheSecretPoliceman'sBallseriesofshowsthatitinspired,althoughitpre-datedthefirstshowintheseriesbythreeyears. Theeventwasorganizedbyateamofthree:MontyPythonmemberJohnCleese,Amnesty'sAssistantDirectorPeterLuffandTransatlanticRecordsexecutiveMartinLewis.ItfeaturedthecreamofBritain'scomedictalentoftheera,settingaprecedentthatwouldinspiremanysubsequentAmnestygalas,aswellasComicRelief.Theconceptwasalsotheinspirationofsimilarevents,alsoinaidofAmnestyInternationalincountriesaroundtheworldasfarawayasAustralia,inthecaseoftheStandUpForYourRightsComedyGalas. Thefilmconsistsofbothon-stageandback-stagefootage,takenfromallthreenightsoftherun(1–3April1976). LuffandLewiscollaboratedonproducingthesuccessorshow-video-tapedin1977asTheMermaidFrolics.ThenCleeseandLewisteamedup(withAmnesty'snewfundraisingdirectorPeterWalker)in1979tocreateTheSecretPoliceman'sBall-thefirstshowtocarrywhatbecametheiconicSecretPoliceman'sBalltitle. (fromwikipedia)…