Humphries describes Sandy, originally called Dusty, as an "elderly, childless man" living in the suburbs of Melbourne.
[3] One of Sandy's monologues was part of the recording A Nice Night's Entertainment, which was particularly enjoyed by Humphries' friend, Peter Cook.
Barry Humphries sometimes used the character to balance pathos with humor or satire: in one monologue having the ghost of Sandy Stone recall his four-year-old daughter who died in the 1930s and how his wife then suffered a breakdown.
The Australian columnist Peter Craven commented that Humphries in his Sandy Stone persona could "reduce an audience of young unbelieving cynics to tears with material that might have been written by James Joyce - delivered with wan, uncomprehending wonderment".
The character is featured in the track Sandy Agonistes on Humphries' comedy recording Moonee Ponds Muse, Vol.