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.
The veterans Rowan and Martin were at the center of the chaotic program, showing no intention to slow down its pace. Martin later explained that they had intentionally designed their roles to appear as ordinary individuals amidst a whirlwind of absurdity, characterizing his comedic persona as an "inept lech" who could elicit laughter through both ridicule and amusement.