To avoid overloading the main page, all the parody stars (and their Real Life equivalents) are listed here instead. For ease of organisation, the parody TV shows mentioned in the fake TV listings guide in the instruction manual are listed beneath them.
Hireable acts
- Alison Nightmare (Alice Cooper)
- Annie Smallpox (Annie Lennox from Eurythmics)
- Bill Collins (Phil Collins)
- Bimbo Baggins (Kylie Minogue, a rather mean spirited Take That! about her petite frame and supposed lack of intelligence.note )
- Bonehead (Bono from U2)
- Bruce Stringbean (Bruce Springsteen)
- Bryan Nylon (Bryan Ferry from Roxy Music)
- By George (Boy George from Culture Club)
- Cod (Fish from Marillion)
- Crispy Rind (Chrissie Hynde from Pretenders)
- Derek Clapout (Eric Clapton)
- Dick Knackered (Mick Jagger from The Rolling Stones)
- Dingo Strapp (Ringo Starr from The Beatles)
- Dorrissey (Morrissey from The Smiths)
- Dozy Trowell (Drummer Cozy Powell from Rainbow, Black Sabbath and many others)
- Eddy Quicksilver (Freddie Mercury from Queen)
- Elvin Dwight (Elton John)
- Frank Zipper (Frank Zappa)
- Freddy Grunt (Eddy Grant)
- Gracey Chapperson (Tracy Chapman)
- Harley Wotts (Charlie Watts from The Rolling Stones)
- Harry Human (Gary Numan)
- Harvey Headband (Mark Knopfler from Dire Straits, based on his tendency around the time when the game was written to wear a headband to disguise his receding hairline.)
- Iggy Carrust (David Bowie, a parody of his "Ziggy Stardust" persona.)
- Izzy Azbeen / Hazzy Hasbeen (Ozzy Osbourne)
- Jane Jet (Joan Jett)
- Jason Doner-Kebab (Jason Donovan, his parody name is derived from a popular late night food choice
for inebriated people in the UK.) - John-Michael Jarrs (Jean-Michel Jarre)
- Kate Bushed (Kate Bush)
- Lumme (Lemmy Kilmister from Motörhead)
- Maradonna (Madonna)
- Meat Head (Meat Loaf)
- Michael Gorge (George Michael from Wham!)
- Midge Sewer (Midge Ure from Ultravox)
- Mince (Prince)
- Peter Gobsmacked (Peter Gabriel)
- Rick Ghastley (Rick Astley)
- Rodney Holder (Noddy Holder from Slade)
- Rotton Johnny (Johnny Rotten from The Sex Pistols)
- Rupert Beetle (Paul McCartney from The Beatles)
- Sado (Sade Adu from Sade)
- Scratch 'n' Sniffa / Sam 'n' Ella (Salt-N-Pepa)
- Sidney Sparkle (Gary Glitter)
- Sneezy Wonderful (Stevie Wonder)
- Snoozy Sue (Siouxsie Sioux from Siouxsie and the Banshees)
- Stiff Pilchards (Cliff Richard)
- String (Sting from The Police)
- Ted Newsagent (Ted Nugent)
- Tina Turnoff (Tina Turner)
- Titchy Blackhead (Ritchie Blackmore from Deep Purple, Rainbow and others.)
- Wacky Jacko (Michael Jackson)
- Witless Houston (Whitney Houston)
Acts mentioned on the charts, elsewhere in the game or in the documentation.
- Bazoomarooma (Bananarama)
- Dross (Bros, a now forgotten Boy Band popular at the time.)
- Deaf Leper (Def Leppard)
- Metagalactic Heat Death (Megadeth)
- The Rent Shop Boys (Pet Shop Boys)
- Simply Deaf (Simply Red)
- Sweat Sweat Sweat (Wet Wet Wet)
- The Flatulent Hipsters (The Tragically Hip)
- ZZZ Top (ZZ Top)
There are various others such as Startled By Midgets, Deaf Squad and Tone Deaf and the Eh? who are either just generic parody names or who parody obscure acts around in the UK at the time of writing the game but who've since faded from the limelight to such an extent that the parodic intent has been lost.
Parody TV shows and their real life equivalents:
- Young Neighbours From the Eastend Of Dallas (References to the soaps The Young Doctors, Neighbours, Eastenders and Dallas, all popular in the UK at the time of the games release.)
- Celebrity Toilets (Probably a reference to Through The Keyhole)
- Carry on Hamsters (A fictional film ostensibly part of the Carry On... Series.)
- Captain Ratarse (Unknown, but probably a parody of various inane British children's television shows.)
- Storytime (Jackanory)
- Kiddies News (Newsround)
- Blue Pestered (Blue Peter)
- Wigan (Wogan, a chat show hosted by Terry Wogan popular in the UK at the time of the games release.)
- Top of the Flops (Top of the Pops)
- Masterbrain (Mastermind)
- Hello Mum (Unknown, but probably a parody of various awful British situation comedy shows.)
- Thugwatch with Nick Gross (Crimewatch)
- Night of the Living Y-Fronts (Night of the Living Dead (1968))
- The Dullivans (The Sullivans, a less than riveting soap about an Australian family during World War II.)
- Snot the Dog (Spot the Dog)
- She-Man (Presumably a cross between He-Man and She-Ra)
- The All-New Doggie-Doos Show (The New Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo Show)
- Betablockbusters (Blockbusters, referring to "beta blocker" drugs for treating heart issues and high blood pressure.)
- Windscale Farm (Emmerdale, known as Emmerdale Farm at the time, and a reference to the controversial Windscale nuclear power plant.)"Matt finds a sheep with five legs, Amos grows a third head."
- That's My Kidney! (A parody of inane celebrity panel game shows.)
- Constipation Street (Coronation Street)
- Deaf O'Connor Tonight (Des O'Connor Tonight, a long running variety show.)
- First Among Sequels (First Among Equals, a mini-series based on a popular novel by controversial author Jeffrey Archer.)
- The Spy Who Came In With A Cold (The Spy Who Came in from the Cold)
- Songs of Joy (Songs of Praise)
- The Computer Show (The Computer Programme)
- Rebel Without a Brain (Rebel Without a Cause)
- Ffloyd on the Ffloor (Various series starring celebrity chef Keith Floyd who was known for his fondness for a tipple while cooking.)
- The Food Show (Food and Drink)
- The Wonderful World of Wildlife (Various nature themed documentary series of the time.)
- The Wiltons (The Waltons)
- Abbott and Costello Meet God (Supposedly their final film, parodying their Abbott and Costello Meet... series.)
- My Friend the Martian (Probably My Mother the Car)
- Mr Ned the Talking Brick (Mr. Ed)
- Bedazzled (Bewitched and Bedazzled (1967))
- Brickside (Brookside)
- Planet of the Hamsters (Planet of the Apes)
