Pat Kenny is a tw@t

IamBeowulf · 31-12-2007 4:06am #1

Read this:

On November 30, 2007, while promoting Bee Movie, Seinfeld appeared on The Late Late Toy Show in Ireland. However, when Seinfeld came out on stage presenter Pat Kenny seemingly had no clue who Jerry Seinfeld was and engaged in an awkward interview for about five minutes. Kenny would go on to call Seinfeld "Jerry Seinfield" twice before the interview was over and then handed Jerry a cheaply made Superman action figure as a Christmas gift. At first, Seinfeld believed this to be a joke, due to the cheapness of the doll, but soon realized that it was meant to be a genuine gift and seemed somewhat confused. Kenny then asked Seinfeld "what's next for him?", a question generally asked to up and coming actors, not world renowned stars, such as Seinfeld. Seinfeld later stated that he found the entire incident "highly perplexing."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Seinfeld

Dudess · 31-12-2007 4:10am

Tee hee hee! Fantastic!

It is one of the great unsolved mysteries: what exactly it was that prompted the bigwigs in RTE to decide "let's give that really serious current affairs journalist a light entertainment show - yep, that would be a great idea."

ApeXaviour · 31-12-2007 4:37am

... am I missing something?

Dudess · 31-12-2007 4:47am

ApeXaviour wrote: »

... am I missing something?

It's on Jerry Seinfeld's Wikipedia page, not Pat Kenny's. And apparently Pat was so awkward and so out of his depth that Seinfeld later commented on how "perplexing" the whole episode was. Hilarious.

monkeyfudge · 31-12-2007 4:51am

But Jerry is a huge Superman fan... so he got something right.

Crumble Froo · 31-12-2007 4:54am

i'd've pretended i didnt know who he was to save the hassle of mentioning the sham that was bee movie.

monkeyfudge · 31-12-2007 4:57am

Oh it was a pretty bad film alright... The best bit in the film was when I fell asleep and dreamt I had the face of an ostrich.

Dudess · 31-12-2007 5:00am

That's pretty cool. Was it a generic angry ostrich face or a more pleasant one?

Karl Hungus · 31-12-2007 5:00am

Didn't bother watching Bee Movie myself... I'm just watching Seinfeld all over again.

monkeyfudge · 31-12-2007 5:03am

Dudess wrote: »

That's pretty cool. Was it a generic angry ostrich face or a more pleasant one?

I'd like to think it was rather calm. I was picking up gold coins with my beak and feeding them to a baby otter.

The otter's name was Talmaswitch.

Dudess · 31-12-2007 5:06am

Were the coins made of actual gold?

monkeyfudge · 31-12-2007 5:11am

Dudess wrote: »

Were the coins made of actual gold?

I believe they were... They had Isambard Kingdom Brunel emblazoned on them. I recognised his big hat.

Talmaswitch really seemed to be enjoying them... the little scamp...

Dudess · 31-12-2007 5:13am

Lol! This is insane! I'm going to sleep. Good night!

Cunny-Funt · 31-12-2007 5:17am

damn was hoping I could find that on youtube or something.

FFS though, what is wrong with Irish TV?

Does anyone...anyone here actually LIKE Pat Kenny??????

Is Irish TV ruled by auld grannies or what??

monkeyfudge · 31-12-2007 5:19am

Dudess wrote: »

Lol! This is insane! I'm going to sleep. Good night!

Yep... me too... I've off to dream of geese of who live in filling cabinets and invent tremendous new flavours of water.

Santa Claus · 31-12-2007 5:25am

Dudess wrote: »

That's pretty cool. Was it a generic angry ostrich face or a more pleasant one?

monkeyfudge wrote: »

I'd like to think it was rather calm. I was picking up gold coins with my beak and feeding them to a baby otter.

The otter's name was Talmaswitch.

Dudess wrote: »

Were the coins made of actual gold?

monkeyfudge wrote: »

I believe they were... They had Isambard Kingdom Brunel emblazoned on them. I recognised his big hat.

Talmaswitch really seemed to be enjoying them... the little scamp...

Is TCN closed for maintenance or something tonight ??

arybvtcw0eolkf · 31-12-2007 8:15am

Dudess wrote: »

Tee hee hee! Fantastic!

It is one of the great unsolved mysteries: what exactly it was that prompted the bigwigs in RTE to decide "let's give that really serious current affairs journalist a light entertainment show - yep, that would be a great idea."

I've often wondered at that little gem also.

What a wanker.

pid() · 31-12-2007 8:18am

He got everything wrong on the toy show. Couldn't use any of the toys. "This worked in rehersal".

Way to sell a product by showing it doesn't work.

Tubridy is worse though. His carry on during the Teleton was ridiculous. Forgetting people's names, forgetting the number people had to dial. "oh, I left it on my desk, but it's above my head there!"

31-12-2007 8:32am

Worst thing about it is the wage that fool pat kenny is on. 2 million a year I hear and they try and make us feel ashamed of not paying it with their sneaky ad campaign. I say everyone should stand up and say no more. I'll never pay a tv licence out of respect for myself. I told a friend of mine from Canada about the tv license situation and he laughed in my face and thought i was pulling his leg, he never heard of such a joke as a license for a tv.

mikemac · 31-12-2007 8:47am

Deleted User wrote: »

Worst thing about it is the wage that fool pat kenny is on. 2 million a year I hear and they try and make us feel ashamed of not paying it with their sneaky ad campaign.

Who told you that? :rolleyes:

It's around €900,000 and in fact Wikipaedia confirms this

Kenny was the highest-paid presenter on RTÉ in 2004 [6]. His earnings of €899,000 a year were almost twice the earnings of his nearest rival Gerry Ryan. In the previous year of 2003 Kenny was paid €635,000 by RTÉ.

Sure it's high but it's less than 50% of the figure you just pulled from nowhere.
And the reason it's higher than other RTE staff is he does TV and radio.
I don't much about his performance on the Late Late show but he is damn good at politics and current affairs on his radio show.
Possibly he should stick to that

Edit: Wikipaedia gives his 2004 salary but I'm certain it's still almost the same

arybvtcw0eolkf · 31-12-2007 8:59am

micmclo wrote: »

Who told you that? :rolleyes:

It's around €900,000 and in fact Wikipaedia confirms this

Sure it's high but it's less than 50% of the figure you just pulled from nowhere.
And the reason it's higher than other RTE staff is he does TV and radio.
I don't much about his performance on the Late Late show but he is damn good at politics and current affairs on his radio show.
Possibly he should stick to that

Edit: Wikipaedia gives his 2004 salary but I'm certain it's still almost the same

I wouldn't qoute Wikipedia as fact. FACT

Now admit it, your chairman of the Pat Kenny apprication society?.

Mossy Monk · 31-12-2007 9:24am

I saw the Seinfeld interview and it was cringe worthy to say the least.

I see this turning into another tv licence thread.

mikemac · 31-12-2007 9:27am

Mairt wrote: »

Now admit it, your chairman of the Pat Kenny apprication society?.

It's true:o

In fact, this gives me a new idea for a forum.
Hell, if Chuck Norris can get a forum than Ireland's greatest presenter deserves one too!
Must put in a request for a new forum later today

jawlie · 31-12-2007 9:28am

What is it about some guys that they love to hate Pat Kenny, yet they still watch him on TV. I don't like his style of interviewing and don;t watch his tv show, and don;t understand why some feel compelled to watch it while proclaiming how awful he is. A mystery.

Hagar · 31-12-2007 9:30am

TV Licence thread? Never!

/ Shamelessly points at sig /

walt0r · 31-12-2007 1:31pm

vid of incident?

walt0r · 31-12-2007 1:37pm

Got it on rte website. My god, it was cringeworthy. Pat was so awkward and rushed it. The head on Seinfeld when he saw the superman toy lol

monkeyfudge · 31-12-2007 2:37pm

Santa Claus wrote: »

Is TCN closed for maintenance or something tonight ??

And her modship seems to have finally come through.... She should really know better than to be encouraging me.

Tha Gopher · 31-12-2007 2:49pm

IamBeowulf wrote: »

Read this:

On November 30, 2007, while promoting Bee Movie, Seinfeld appeared on The Late Late Toy Show in Ireland. However, when Seinfeld came out on stage presenter Pat Kenny seemingly had no clue who Jerry Seinfeld was and engaged in an awkward interview for about five minutes. Kenny would go on to call Seinfeld "Jerry Seinfield" twice before the interview was over and then handed Jerry a cheaply made Superman action figure as a Christmas gift. At first, Seinfeld believed this to be a joke, due to the cheapness of the doll, but soon realized that it was meant to be a genuine gift and seemed somewhat confused. Kenny then asked Seinfeld "what's next for him?", a question generally asked to up and coming actors, not world renowned stars, such as Seinfeld. Seinfeld later stated that he found the entire incident "highly perplexing."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Seinfeld

While Pat should have done his research from what Ive heard Jerry Seinfeld is a twat anyway. He didnt even invite his co stars to his wedding iirc.

whitetrash · 31-12-2007 2:54pm

It's an animated movie though, he could have made the movie without even meeting his costars :P

ejmaztec · 31-12-2007 3:07pm

What are the pre-requisites for a nobody to get a non-celebrity job at RTE? Do you have to impersonate Data from Star-Trek without the intelligence and humour? They must have a defective android shed that they draw on from time to time.

IamBeowulf · 31-12-2007 3:14pm

ejmaztec wrote: »

What are the pre-requisites for a nobody to get a non-celebrity job at RTE? Do you have to impersonate Data from Star-Trek without the intelligence and humour? They must have a defective android shed that they draw on from time to time.

Nope. You just have to have the perfect mix of obnoxiousness, self-importance, ignorance of that which does not affect you, and the drive to back-stab anyone who stands in your way. Also, being a complete @$$hole can help you on the way to victory in this country.

I hate Ireland and what it's come to. Our media icons are nothing more than big, overpaid and underachieving wasters who preach to us like we're gombeens, yet they don't bear a word of truth.

ejmaztec · 31-12-2007 3:19pm

IamBeowulf wrote: »

Nope. You just have to have the perfect mix of obnoxiousness, self-importance, ignorance of that which does not affect you, and the drive to back-stab anyone who stands in your way. Also, being a complete @$$hole can help you on the way to victory in this country.

I hate Ireland and what it's come to. Our media icons are nothing more than big, overpaid and underachieving wasters who preach to us like we're gombeens, yet they don't bear a word of truth.

I think that sums it up nicely, except you haven't mentioned that they think of themselves as gods.

wheres me jumpa · 31-12-2007 3:42pm

I saw the interview that night alright and thought it was painful, just like most Pat Kenny interviews.

My problem with him is that he seems to have a set list of questions, lets say 10 for each guest. The guest comes on and all he can focus on is getting his ten questions across. Where as most good interviewers try to relax the guest and get them to talk themselves/lead the interview.

He cuts people off way too much by cramming too many guests onto the show. Where as other shows would get a big star in and have them present for the night, Kenny gets a number of guests in and gives them each ten minutes.

The really sad part about all this, is that Ive watched the late late for a number of consecutive weeks now.....that is a line I never thought Id say!

GhostInTheRuins · 31-12-2007 4:13pm

wheres me jumpa wrote: »

I saw the interview that night alright and thought it was painful, just like most Pat Kenny interviews.

My problem with him is that he seems to have a set list of questions, lets say 10 for each guest. The guest comes on and all he can focus on is getting his ten questions across. Where as most good interviewers try to relax the guest and get them to talk themselves/lead the interview.

He cuts people off way too much by cramming too many guests onto the show. Where as other shows would get a big star in and have them present for the night, Kenny gets a number of guests in and gives them each ten minutes.

The really sad part about all this, is that Ive watched the late late for a number of consecutive weeks now.....that is a line I never thought Id say!

That's it exactly. It's like he doesn't even listen to what his guests say, he justs waits for them to stop talking to ask another planned question.

IamBeowulf · 31-12-2007 4:29pm

He has no people skills. Working in radio only increased his ability to detach from humanity. He's more machine now, than man *strokes Jedi beard ruefully*

Toto Wolfcastle · 31-12-2007 4:33pm

Weeks later and people are still talking about the Seinfield incident. And on Wikipedia too, where millions of people will read about it! Maybe RTE will finally get a clue!

And while we're on the subject of Pat, did anyone see his interview with Richard Atanborough? Boooo....

leninbenjamin · 31-12-2007 4:35pm

while i think Pat is an absolutely woeful interviewer, i actually think that Jerry Seinfeld is an even worse interviewee. I've seen a few interviews with him now and he always seems to make it his personal agenda to try and make the interview as difficult as possible for all and sundry involved, he's just weird.

Pigman II · 31-12-2007 4:59pm

I'm sure you meant "Pat Kenny is a tw@"

humbert · 31-12-2007 5:03pm

leninbenjamin wrote: »

while i think Pat is an absolutely woeful interviewer, i actually think that Jerry Seinfeld is an even worse interviewee. I've seen a few interviews with him now and he always seems to make it his personal agenda to try and make the interview as difficult as possible for all and sundry involved, he's just weird.

I agree with this. Even on Jonathan Ross I thought he came across as an awkward arrogant bugger. However someone accepting the amount that Kenny gobshite is getting paid should be able to handle that sort of guest with ease. Simple truth is that he's pretty crap at his job.

wheres me jumpa · 31-12-2007 5:06pm

D.T. Jesus wrote: »

That's it exactly. It's like he doesn't even listen to what his guests say, he justs waits for them to stop talking to ask another planned question.

Exactly! And dont even get me started on the toy show!

IamBeowulf · 31-12-2007 5:09pm

Pigman II wrote: »

I'm sure you meant "Pat Kenny is a tw@"

Was gonna, but PC-illiterates wouldn't get it:) It'd all be "Wha'?!"

Terry · 31-12-2007 5:32pm

Absolutely shocking stuff altogether.

Eoin · 31-12-2007 9:53pm

IamBeowulf wrote: »

Seinfeld later stated that he found the entire incident "highly perplexing."

I wouldn't have thought an unfunny and awkward to watch few minutes on TV would be a new experience for Seinfeld.

Dampsquid · 31-12-2007 11:10pm

FFS the toy show was on a month ago...

thefinalstage · 31-12-2007 11:34pm

ejmaztec wrote: »

What are the pre-requisites for a nobody to get a non-celebrity job at RTE? Do you have to impersonate Data from Star-Trek without the intelligence and humour? They must have a defective android shed that they draw on from time to time.

Those life forms do do do do, those tiny little life forms.

That no talent arse hole Seinfeld can feck off. He unfunny and a bigger plant and Kenny. (Thats very hard to do)

Pat Kenny is a tw@t

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