Jon Richardson: Self

Quotes 

• Jo : Ian and Jon, take a look at this.

  [Cut to footage of voter queuing at a polling station] 

  Ian : People wanting to vote!

  Jon : Unmanageable turnout of 65%.

  [laughter] 

  Ian : What do they think this is, South Africa? Get out of there!

  [Cut to people with ballot boxes] 

  Ian : That's the Lib Dem vote being chucked in the river!

• Ian : It's very exciting. We've got a new Prime Minister - Gordon Brown. You've never voted for him before, and you didn't vote for him this time!

  [Applause] 

  Ian : So, Democracy working damn well, I think!

  Jon : Does this mean this is going to carry on?

  Ian : What, this show? God!

• Jon : [to Lembit]  It's good that you're not dwelling on it.

  Lembit : I am completely over it.

  Ian : After 19 years is it, presumably...?

  Lembit : 13 years and 4 days... roughly. I mean, I'm not counting, but...

  Paul : Somebody was!

• Jon : There is this view that families deserve all the tax breaks. They're married with kids - they've already got a reason to go home!

  [laughter] 

  Jon : The tax cuts should go to people like me, so I could buy more DVDs to forget I exist for two hours a day!