Are chat shows a good way to get paid for publicity for celebrities or are they just late night rubbish that no one really cares about?
The Jonathan Ross Show
Usually about an hours worth of Ross chatting and answering the questions himself with only five minutes of time left between all the guests. With that in mind though it can be absolutely addictive and highly entertaining to see a famous movie star messing about on live television.
Jeremy Kyle
This show is the equivalent of Americas Jerry Springer. Kyle does not shy away from telling his guests what he thinks of them and if he is great at getting people off their backsides and back into work if they are doing nothing. This is an entertaining programme simply because it is so funny to see how badly guests have messed up their lives in a way that would seem impossible for any normal person. If you are sleeping around with lots of different partners and not using any form of protection, is it not inevitable that you will be producing dozens of children?
The Charlotte Church Show
This show is more about music than it is about chatting; at least that is what Charlotte wants to happen with the new series that is planned. She has accepted that she is rubbish at the talking part of her show and now wants to have a bit of a music themed chat show. Sounds a bit like a rip off of Jools Holland to me. Has this Welsh woman absolutely lost it? Wales itself is a lovely place to visit and can be great for one of those family days out or even UK family holidays.
Like them or loathe them, television chat shows are here to stay. Some we will be laughing at, some we will be debating and others are just so bad we might not even bother. The funny thing is we still all sit down to watch them when they are on, so we cannot complain really, can we?