Just a Minute competitors in the show's history: Freud and Nimmo appeared from the first programme in 1967, while Williams joined in the show's second series in 1968. Jones made his début in 1971. After Williams' death in 1988, Merton (a long-time fan of the show) contacted the producer at Nicholas Parsons' suggestion and was invited to participate during the following year. Nimmo died in 1999, Jones in 2000 and Freud in 2009, leaving Merton as the only regular, albeit he is not in every edition. Each of the regulars brought their individual style to playing the game. Clement Freud liked to make
Richard Vranch their cartoons published in "Maxim", "Punch", and "The Spectator". He presented the children's shows "Let's Pretend" on ITV and "Jackanory" on BBC One, and was a contestant on a charity special of "The Weakest Link" in 2005. He guested on BBC Radio 4's long-running panel game "Just a Minute" in 1999. In 2002 he was commissioned by Tamasha Theatre (East is East) as a writer for their show "Ryman and the Sheik" and worked for a few years as an Artistic Associate of the company. Vranch had a previous career as a research physicist, and has appeared on the panel