I don't know who the American equivalent of Mike Read would be. Who was your lamest, least charismatic, easy listening radio DJ of the 80's?
His biggest claim to fame was probably his crusade to get Frankie Goes To Hollywood's Relax banned, because he had some crazy notion that it was about gay sex.
Video's down, but I'm going to assume this follows in the tradition of British panel shows where they invite an attractive woman on to not say anything while trained comedians crane their necks to talk around her.