Graham Norton's couch

A tribute to the best Talk Show host ever. Thanks for the laughs. 

Graham Norton’s couch

How does an artist measure success?

What would you call fame?

Is it awards or trophies or just being the best?

Is it the face, the works or name?

For me, there is just one accolade,

The gauge upon which I will vouch,

I’ve finally made it, I’ve made the grade,

When I sit on Graham’s couch.

You can keep your fancy Booker Prize,

Be gone, you Academy Award,

Pulitzer, Nobel and other highs,

Tend to make me rather bored.

But lead me to this prestigious throne

No longer to grumble and grouch,

From that time on, it will always be known,

That I sat on Graham’s couch.

And of course I would have to be among

The other guests that night.

But my placing on that red chaise longue

Will not be taken without a fight.

The closest one to Mr. Norton

Is by no means any slouch,

So pause and put this in proportion,

I’m first on Graham’s couch.

The closest to this worldly host

The object of his attention,

Not just as some celebrity roast,

But an artist in ascension.

A tribute worthy of remembrance,

Not some Oscar in my pouch,

What an achievement of transcendence

When I sat on Graham’s couch.