Nicholas Parsons 4 June 2018 (when regular guest Gyles Brandreth replaced him for 2 episodes), and has presented the show in six different decades. The programme's longevity is arguably due in part to the host's ability to be a chairman, create laughs and to act as a straight man to the comedians who participate. In the 1950s, Parsons provided the non-singing voice of Tex Tucker in the children's TV puppet series "Four Feather Falls" at the suggestion of his then wife, actress and voiceover artiste Denise Bryer, who was in the show. During the late 1960s he created and presented a satirical
Cultural impact of the Guitar Hero series has turned down opportunities to have his music in the series, stating that he felt that it was "more important that kids learn how to actually play the guitar". "Guitar Hero" has made several appearances in popular culture. "Guitar Hero II" is the centerpiece of an episode of "South Park" titled "Guitar Queer-O", in which Stan and Kyle overindulge in "Guitar Hero II" and become treated as though they were real-life rock stars. The episode was first broadcast on November 7, 2007, ten days after the American release of "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock". "Metalocalypse" (created by Titmouse Studio,