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To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Amnesty International, the show took place in the United States for the first time on March 4, 2012 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, again with The Secret Policeman's Ball as a title.

The roughly two-and-a-half hour show featured a mix of prominent comedians from both Britain and the United States.

After a taped introduction by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the live comedy lineup included Jon Stewart, Russell Brand, Eddie Izzard, Ben Stiller, Fred Armisen, Kristen Wiig, Seth Meyers, Jason Sudeikis ( in addition to Bobby Moynihan, Jay Pharaoh, and Taran Killam from Saturday Night Live ), Rachel Dratch, Catherine Tate, David Cross & Bob Odenkirk, Hannibal Buress, Sarah Silverman, Paul Rudd, John Oliver, Rashida Jones, Chris O ' Dowd, Peter Serafinowicz, David Walliams, Jimmy Carr, Noel Fielding, Matt Berry, Micky Flanagan, Jack Whitehall, Tim Roth, Bill Hader ( as Julian Assange ), Rex Lee ( as Kim Jong-Un ), and a cameo appearance by Richard Branson.