Well, after the furore last week I made a special effort to watch Jerry Springer - The Opera, and I'm still here without even a whiff of brimstone!
I personally thought it was a very clever and extremely funny parody - the tap dancing KKK troupe towards the end of the first act had me laughing so much that it hurt. Yes, there were plenty of swearwords, but none that I've never heard before - anyway doesn't the "real" Gerry Springer Show have a fair number of bleeper moments?
My thanks must go to Mediawatch UK for drawing my attention to this work - I'd have hated to miss it!
One last thought, with regard to whomever made the alleged death threats to the BBC executives. Assuming this was one of the Christian fundamentalist nutters - yes, I am talking to you, Christian Voice - doesn't your god call upon you to "Turn the other cheek"? Come to think of it, I've a feeling that there may also be something in the bible along the lines of "Thou shalt not kill"