[1] The show was primarily adult-orientated, with host Norton dishing out many sexual innuendos and stories.

A staple of the show is the beginning of the programme, which involved large amounts of audience participation (named "So .

For example, John Waters only flew to England because he had been invited to appear on the show by Norton since he chose the guests himself.

[3] A running gag on the programme is Norton's obsession with Tarzan, the Ape Man star Miles O'Keeffe.

Betty Hoskins (2 August 1922 – December 2019) was an elderly woman who first appeared on the show as a contestant in one of the mini-games.