Anecdotes

Although aimed at a teenage audience, some of the topics discussed by Craig Charles are perhaps a little unsuitable for a pre-watershed, 6:25pm timeslot.

This includes Charles miming a "catch" position as the babysitter of Eric Clapton (Clapton's four-year-old son had died the previous year after falling from a window) and a routine about "brewer's droop" ("[...] my willy doesn't get hard sometimes, you know.")

Charles acknowledges the arguable time-insensitive nature of his discussion by later saying: "I do a routine about vaginas, you know... I don't know if we can say this when this show goes out."

Although generally quite a pleasant atmosphere, the traditional "grilling" of the teenage audience does start to bring out a testier side to Charles's nature towards the end of the programme, particularly after one audience member suggests "Maybe it's just because you're a failure".

After questions about whether he's a "professional Scouser" and a girl suggesting he needs to be more optimistic, Charles sarcastically says "Thanks for the advice".

The topic of Ben Elton comes up several times throughout the episode, with Charles regretting being involved with programmes such as Saturday Live (1985) where the previous generation of comedians (predominantly northern and working class) were slated by the "alternative" movement. Charles avoids being drawn into too much detail, acknowledging that he dislikes comedians criticising other comedians, so is bound by his own rule, but the audience continue to ask questions about Ben thereafter.