Let's just say you work for Norman Foster, and he's an utter c*** just like you. Norman Foster Associates has 100s of people working for him, but they all rely on Norman Foster for their livelihoods. His name gets them work.

If Norman Foster punches his sexy secretary right in front of the whole head office on the Thames. No one rushes to the press to tell. Their pay cheques depend on him. They quite like working for Foster, even if he is an utter c***. None of them want to see their livelihoods smashed. They all know the truth about starchitecture. They see the truth.

(This is an example for thinking people. I think Norman Foster comes across as a really cool guy. I just use him as an example because I love architecture too.)

And yet Radio 4's The News Quiz (basically what spawned HIGNFY) still manages to remain topical (what else), witty and entertaining. I reckon a lot is down to the anchor. Sandy Toksvig does an excellent job keeping TNQ moving and is ably supported by Susan Calman and Jeremy Hardy with a limited number of "guests". Whereas HIGNFY seemed to go downhill once the Beeb sacked Angus Deayton and went down the "guest presenter" route

The popularity of Twitter killed HIGNFY. By the time Friday night comes around, the week's news has already been parodied, memed, Vined, dissected, chewed up and spat out. There isn't much left for the panel to say that hasn't already been said in the Twittersphere during the week. Add to that the fact that it can either be made or broken by the ever changing host and you've got a bit of a lame duck.

Yet the same doesn't happen to TNQ

He's pulled out www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32244405

He's pulled out www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32244405

There will be a fair few people wishing his dad would have with the amount of JC related crap filling the headlines at the moment.