Huge fan of Screenwipe/Newswipe.
Clip in question: (near the end)
Brooker also does a great review of another Cowell show, the X Factor, highly recommended:
All of Simon Cowell's programmes are designed to fish as much money from viewers, create as much emotion (however artificial) and to exploit the people in the limelight as much as possible. Boyle is no exception.
The same thing happened with Paul Potts, someone apparently 'useless' suddenly able to sing. From what I can see - no one gives a damn about Paul Potts anymore.
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