At the center of the maelstrom stood the veterans Rowan and Martin, who bemusedly made no effort to slow down the program. Martin later said, "We designed it so that we are two relatively normal guys wandering through a sea of madness," and described his comic persona as "a kind of inept lech" who could be laughed at as well as laughed with.
At the heart of the chaos were veterans Rowan and Martin, who made no effort to slow down the program. Martin later stated that they had designed it so that they appeared as "two relatively normal guys" amidst a sea of madness, describing his comedic persona as an "inept lech" who could be both ridiculed and enjoyed.