 "Laugh-In" had a uniquely fast-paced stream-of-consciousness style of blackout gags, double entendre, topical satire, and catchphrases, much of it delivered by a cast of unknowns such as Goldie Hawn, Lily Tomlin, and Arte Johnson.At the center of the maelstrom stood the veterans Rowan and Martin, who amusedly made no effort to slow down the program.Martin later said, "We designed it so that we are two relatively normal guys wandering through a sea of madness," and described his comic persona as "a kind of inept lech" who could be laughed at as well as laughed with.