Graham Norton to inject some much-needed camp into the crushingly hetero Eurovision Song Contest

The BBC has confirmed that gay comic Graham Norton will be stepping into the sparkly hosting shoes of the Gayest Show on Earth, the Eurovision Song Contest.

Graham takes over for Sir Terry Wogan, who has hosted the show for a whopping 35 years. Last year Wogan notably made critical comments following the poor voter turnout for UK acts this past year, saying that the contest was no longer about music but about who can dial more telephones. Sound familiar, American Idol?

Upon the announcement of his succession, Norton commented, "I can't wait to get to Moscow. With a combination of cheap vodka and a language barrier what could possibly go wrong?" With that attitude (and his trademark razor-sharp wit), the music competition that launched ABBA in to the global consciousness just got a much-needed shot in the arse.