"An inventive, eccentric, comic intelligence."- Sunday Times "If he wasn't so profound a poet, he'd probably be regarded more seriously as a comedian, and if he wasn't such a fine comedian, he'd certainly be taken far more seriously as a poet."- Guardian "Plenty of new tricks to ensure he can still have his day."- London Evening Standard "Barking."- Independent "I love this man, who is he?"-Ilsa Yardley, Proof Reader