▁of ▁the ▁production ▁staff , ▁Le anne ▁Roll ins ▁( AK A ▁Le anne ▁from ▁Y ar ck ) ▁who ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁Ton ight ▁Live ▁office . ▁On ▁the ▁second ▁show ▁a ▁guest ▁pulled ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁minute , ▁so ▁Le anne ▁was ▁ro ped ▁in ▁show ▁and ▁told ▁stories ▁and ▁showed ▁pictures ▁of ▁her ▁father ’ s ▁don key , ▁which ▁happened ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁or ▁ar ous al ▁when ▁the ▁photo ▁was ▁taken . ▁ ▁Ton ight ▁Live ▁always ▁had ▁a ▁stand - by ▁guest ▁in ▁case ▁someone ▁failed ▁to ▁turn ▁up ▁who ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁historian ▁Magn us ▁Clar ke ▁who ▁was ▁an ▁expert ▁in ▁international ▁affairs ▁and ▁who ▁got ▁made ▁up ▁and ▁sat ▁in ▁the ▁green ▁room ▁every ▁night ▁for ▁months ▁on ▁the ▁off ▁chance ▁that ▁a ▁guest ▁didn ’ t ▁show . ▁ ▁Other ▁regular s ▁included ▁Philip ▁Br ady , ▁a ▁great ▁Australian ▁ent ert ainer ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pione ers ▁of ▁Australian ▁television , ▁appeared ▁on ▁Ton ight ▁Live ▁almost ▁week ly ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁because ▁he ▁made ▁V izard ▁laugh . ▁Gl enn ▁Rob b ins , ▁Steve ▁Bed well ▁and ▁many ▁others ▁appeared ▁regularly . ▁ ▁Imp act ▁and ▁controvers y ▁ ▁Ton ight ▁Live ▁was ▁a ▁substantial ▁ratings ▁and ▁re venue ▁success ▁for ▁the ▁Seven ▁Network ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁Network ▁was ▁in ▁difficulty ▁and ▁had ▁just ▁gone ▁into ▁receiver ship . ▁The ▁show ▁extended ▁prime ▁time ▁reven ues ▁into