Despite the show often making jokes about terrorist group "ISIS", presenter Adam Hills said that they were forced to take extra security measures when making jokes about pop group "One Direction".
Throughout the series run, there is often lovingly comedic references to Josh and Alex's implied homo-erotic bromance.
Alternative names for the show, put forward by Channel 4 executives before they settled on The Last Leg included: Ampu-tea and Scones; The Foot and Mouth Outbreak; Legless, Not Lazy; Blind Men Can Jump; 'Armless When Legless; Give Them All A Hand; Dwarves Aren't Magic and Mobility Scooters are for Fat People.
Originally ran alongside the 2012 Summer Paralympics.