I was in the audience back when I was 16 at one of the first tapings and we though it was a joke. Before the show, they tell the audience how to react and what to do (i.e. scream really loud and shout mild obsenities when you hate the guest, clap and cheer when you like the guest, etc.). This is probably par for the course, but it seemed rather cheap. Jono doesn't like doing that show but it's a paycheque right?
-GL