Fox Afternoon Television: An Academic Study

The Jeremy Kyle Show

Jeremy Kyle

The Show: The Jeremy Kyle Show is penny in the proverbial bucket of FOX tv relationship intervention like shows that plague Afternoon television. Run out of Manchester England, Jeremy Kyle invites the scum of the UK (probably a grunge band name, if not it should be) onto his set to discuss their sexual deviance, drug abuse, personal irresponsibility and general short comings as a human being. 

The Man: Jeremy Kyle is some Brtitish ponce who acts like a psychiatrist and relationship advice specialist on stage, despite having a university background in history and being married 3 times. His work history prior to hosting his own show was as a salesman for assurance and radio advertising, so he is obviously certified. 

Quote about the show: "It seems to me that the purpose of this show is to affect a morbid and depressing display of dysfunctional people whose lives are in turmoil" - Judge Alan Berg

Why it didn't work out with his ex-wife:

His wife claims that Kyle had carefully concealed a destructive and expensive gambling habit from her over the course of their marriage. This included stealing money from her bank account, and accumulating thousands of pounds of debt to fund his habit. He is reported to have had several affairs during his short lived marriage. (Wikipedia)

Crowd Reacts to 'a' with 'b':

a) Jeremy spontaneously losing it and yelling insults at his guests.

b) Applause and cheering

Some episode titles: 

Extreme: Did my ex sleep with you, your daughter and and my Stepmum? Double DNA Results

Average: You Ran off with another man but which one of us is the dad?
Slow News Day: "Who Stole my Iphone: Three suspects, one thief! Lie detector will show the results!"

Three Signs you're watching the Jeremy Kyle show:

1) Frequently Runs out of things to say, tells the guests to talk to each other, because that's why they're there, before cutting them off when he comes up with something else. Later in the show will freak out because someone else get's cut off. 

2) Incredibly Ugly Guests

3) Host is always Crouching or lying on floor.

Oh wait, even if we get him a chair he won't use it. Some guys just like lounging on the floor I guess.

Jeremy Kyle: too cool for chairs