There's something just a little ironic about Fox motormouth Glenn Beck coming down with appendicitis.

Beck was rushed to hospital yesterday after becoming ill during the taping of his show.

No word on what he was discussing when he was taken poorly but suffice to say he wouldn't have been espousing health care reform.

Doctors removed Beck's appendix - essentially a useless part of the body - and say he'll be back to work Monday.

And that's where the irony lies. The appendix.

The Mayo Clinic says: "This small structure has no known essential purpose, but that doesn't mean it can't cause problems."

Sound like anyone we know?