Popular cabaret artists such as Madeline Bell made occasional guest appearances on the show, attempting to perform while being distracted by a cast of oddball characters who appeared on stage one by one. These included a myopic park-keeper (played by Robin) dribbling Pot Noodle down his chin, the Milky Bar Kid (Albert, who removed his dentures to play the character) and an outsized Demis Roussos (Maurice), wearing deely-boppers which, when pulled, would launch him into the air amid clouds of smoke.