- In addition to his West End and television career, he has starred as a pantomime dame in York for 34 years, writing and co-directing 32 of those shows.
- "Me babbies, me bairns!" - Kaler's catchphrase on appearance at the panto.
- He is retiring from panto after the 2018 Christmas show, titled "The Grand Old Dame of York".
- He made his York panto debut playing an ugly step-sister in "Cinderella".
- He once shared a stage with 21-year-old Gary Oldman, who played the cat in "Dick Whittington".
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