It is funny at first - and soooo many contestants get on there, and cannot carry a tune in a bucket, or try to go "hard rock" and just literally screech - and every one of them says "But everyone *loves* my singing!" What's even funnier is when they show them after they've gotten the hook - swearing, crying, screaming, finger-waving. So on top of making fools of themselves with their "talent", they confirm it with the aftermath. :D

There's really nothing on American TV either - I like shows like The Closer and Ghost Whisperer - the starring character is either quirky but competent, or there's a ghost story element. But again - they are actually telling a story! But most of the time I just have the TV on for "voices in the background".