House mates are watching Jeremy Kyle

Mr. Anderson · 26 Oct 2009 at 15:00

I can hear it and all it seems to be is some holier than thou person having a go at scum bags.

How much are the scum bags paid to go on the show, because they must know they are all going to be made to look bad!

MowyTone · 26 Oct 2009 at 15:02

nah its pure class seeing some of the people on there. can't help but laugh at them

Edit: " I need a DNA test because I got jiggy with 3 men in 3 hours now I dont know who the father is " I mean....how can you not laugh!?

Greebo · 26 Oct 2009 at 15:56

I caught one the other month when I was off work and switched on tv. It was a young couple whose parents claimed they had had an affair at the time one of them was born and that there was a good chance they were brother and sister so DNA test time.

Okay, bad news if you got told this and loved the person vut it came out in interview that they had being told this news 3 months earlier and they were still having unprotected sex to have a child while they were waiting for the results of the DNA test!

As it turned out, they weren't brother and sister.

MonkeyNews · 26 Oct 2009 at 16:02

Its awful TV.

Rotty · 26 Oct 2009 at 16:19

Fishfingers said:
Its awful TV.

it is but there is a morbid satisfaction to be gained from laughing at the idiots

mac1st3 · 26 Oct 2009 at 16:27

met Jezza as my ex was a big "fan" and dragged me to a book signing of his, the moron told us to move in together after we told him we'd been together 2 months, said I should "show some commitment". We just figured he wanted to sew the seeds offuture guests on his show when we move in after 3 months, have a kid after 4 months and sleep with her mum after 5 months >.<

lay-z-boy · 26 Oct 2009 at 16:30

Rotty said:
there is a morbid satisfaction to be gained from laughing at the idiots

This.

fez · 26 Oct 2009 at 16:30

Dont know why he bothered, there is an ever increasing stock of dysfunctional retards in society to keep his show going. No need to nuture any talent.

antijoke · 26 Oct 2009 at 16:35

Rotty said:
it is but there is a morbid satisfaction to be gained from laughing at the idiots

It's a modern day version of the stocks minus the rotting veg.

That gives me an idea for a new show....

JBuk · 26 Oct 2009 at 16:45

I wish the aftercare team would provide dental advice as well as that Graham bloke

V4NT0M · 26 Oct 2009 at 17:02

At the end of the day...

Azagoth · 26 Oct 2009 at 17:05

Charlie Brooker summed up Jeremy Kyle perfectly.

Raumarik · 26 Oct 2009 at 17:07

Kyle has his own problems, always makes me feel he's a bit two faced when he mentioned addictions wrecking relationships!

Mr. Anderson · 26 Oct 2009 at 17:08

Azagoth said:
Charlie Brooker summed up Jeremy Kyle perfectly.

go on....

danza · 26 Oct 2009 at 17:11

Charlie Brooker said:
Breaking a leg. Watching a burglar shoot your cat. Eating a punnet of vomit and faeces. Unpleasant experiences all - but none, surely, is quite as unpleasant as grimly chewing your way through an entire edition of The Jeremy Kyle Show

Hit. Nail. Head.

markk · 26 Oct 2009 at 17:20

semi-pro waster · 26 Oct 2009 at 17:21

danza said:
Hit. Nail. Head.

While it is a typically acerbic Charlie Brooker article it also contains the usual swearing so you might be better to remove the link. Thank you.

As for the original question, I don't think they are paid other than perhaps travel expenses and the like - I think the guests go on the show because they want their 15 minutes of fame, Mr Warhol has a lot to answer for.

danza · 26 Oct 2009 at 17:26

semi-pro waster said:
While it is a typically acerbic Charlie Brooker article it also contains the usual swearing so you might be better to remove the link. Thank you.

Oops, I skimmed through it and totally missed any nasty language. Link removed!

V4NT0M · 26 Oct 2009 at 17:27

Pfff, Charlie Brooker is obviously an idiot and missed the point.

twist3d0n3 · 26 Oct 2009 at 17:27

am i not right in thinking jezza k had/has gambling addictions, is/was a womaniser and lives in manchester when his kids live in somerset?

hypocrit springs to mind...