A Poke in the Eye is the title of the first show in what later became the Secret Policeman's Ball series of benefit shows for human rights organization Amnesty International, although it pre-dated by
The cover of the 1992 CD reissue of the live album made from the A Poke in the Eye show. The cover is based on the original artwork created for the show in 1976.
Tim Brooke-Taylor
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Timothy Julian Brooke-Taylor was an English actor and comedian. He was best known as a member of The Goodies.
A Poke in the Eye (With a Sharp Stick)
…Monty Python (with "Python girl" Carol Cleveland); Jonathan Miller, Peter Cook, and Alan Bennett of Beyond the Fringe; Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden, and Tim Brooke-Taylor of the Goodies. Solo performers included: John Fortune, John Bird, Eleanor Bron, Barry Humphries in character as Dame Edna Everage, Neil Innes, and…
Brooke-Taylor in 2014