The Jeremy Kyle Show

Dignity is one thing that no man can take away from another, that can only be lost through great effort or an episode of spectacular moral insufficiency.  Appearing on the Jeremy Kyle Show is atop the list when it comes to ways of losing your dignity.  In the space of an hour any scrap of integrity that the guests who appear on this show may have had prior to sinking into those infamous purple chairs, vanishes under studio lights to a chorus of boos and cackles from the baiting audience.  The man responsible for this sideshow is one Jeremy Kyle.  Pretentious, arrogant and delusional Mr. Kyle seems to believe that the hordes of people who turn up to sit in the live audience are there to watch him strut around with his microphone and questionable centre parting.  The fact is however that there are far many TV personalities that would be more appropriate to present such a show.  Jeremy Kyle is not even the best 'Jeremy' to for the job.  Who reading this can honestly say that they wouldn't prefer to see Jeremy Clarkson stride onto the stage with his oversized legs and bald patch with a big stick and start poking the unfortunate creatures who crawl in from the wings and unleash a tirade of abuse in the direction of their estranged lover/mother-in-law/abusive step-father.  I'm sure Mr Clarkson himself would enjoy a break from test driving cars that he has to fold himself into to impart some wisdom upon these toothless individuals.  The Jeremy Kyle Show is a portrayal of what was left behind from the evolutionary process, those who appear on it are essentially the evolutionary equivalent to those popcorn kernels that don't pop, useless yet often hard...and yellow.  Unquestionably it is compelling viewing, one look at a tag line like, 'I wasn't cheating on you in the toilets, I was doing cocaine' or 'My daughter has been a prostitute since the age of 13' will capture the attentions of most of us instantaneously.  The bottom line is we are watching so that for an hour and a half in the morning we can feel better about our own lives by basking in the glow of misery exuding from the people on our screens.  Even the heart-warming stories turn into horror stories; it was all fun and laughter when Billy appeared on the show to be reunited with his biological father, but we weren't smiling when just weeks later he reappeared looking dishevelled and unwashed after his dad had sold him for heroin.  The entertainment value of this programme is second to none and for many of us it is our guilty pleasure, and why? For moments like this.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_pDwsCEpI8  Enjoy!