▁Dep ard ieu , ▁ins isted ▁on ▁opening ▁bott les ▁of ▁G range , ▁which ▁he ▁and ▁V izard ▁d rank ▁on ▁air . ▁ ▁Ag ro , ▁a ▁pu ppet ▁who ▁frequently ▁uses ▁sexual ▁in nu endo ▁and ▁adult ▁humor , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁guests ▁and ▁guest ▁hosts ▁with ▁both ▁the ▁audience ▁and ▁V izard ▁himself . ▁ ▁Eric ▁B ana ▁was ▁given ▁his ▁first ▁break ▁on ▁Ton ight ▁Live . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Pa ula ▁Y ates ▁stood ▁in ▁as ▁guest ▁host . ▁The ▁same ▁night ▁her ▁husband ▁Bob ▁G eld of ▁was ▁the ▁surprise ▁guest ▁and ▁conducted ▁a ▁sur real ▁interview ▁over ▁satellite . ▁ ▁Music ▁ ▁Ton ight ▁Live ▁featured ▁its ▁own ▁in ▁house ▁band , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁years , ▁The ▁Gro ov emat ics , ▁a ▁jazz ▁band ▁led ▁by ▁ren owned ▁jazz ▁pian ist ▁and ▁composer ▁Paul ▁Grab ow sky . ▁V izard ▁and ▁Grab ow sky ▁had ▁been ▁friends ▁since ▁their ▁studies ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁V izard ▁referred ▁to ▁Grab ow sky ▁as ▁" the ▁Count ". ▁Every ▁episode ▁featured ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁live ▁performance ▁of ▁local ▁and ▁intern ation ally ▁acc laimed ▁mus icians ▁generally ▁accompanied ▁by ▁the ▁Count ▁and ▁the ▁Gro ov emat ics . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁mus icians ▁who ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁show ▁included ▁Ste phan ▁Gra pp elli , ▁Harry ▁Con nick ▁Jr . ▁and ▁his ▁Big ▁Band , ▁George ▁B enson , ▁Z Z ▁Top , ▁R andy