Quotes of the day

"Most comedians are borderline psychotic. It's what makes their work interesting."

Julian Barratt in conversation with the Observer's Amy Raphael. Not long now until the third series of 'The Mighty Boosh', it seems - this one set in a shop. (Incidentally, like Del I've also been enjoying what I've seen of another mixture of oddball humour and inspired songwriting, 'Flight Of The Conchords', on BBC4 recently.)

"Well, if that's the case, then my cock's a swizzle stick! And I can tell you, it's fucking not!"

Not the sort of language you normally expect from a respected BBC presenter, but that's what Miranda Sawyer overheard John Humphrys say to his producer when sitting in behind the scenes on Radio 4's 'Today' for an article commemorating its fiftieth year.