Trubridy’s Final Late Late Show EVAH! Special Thread 26th May

Just have Mario Rosenstock and Oliver Callan on and they can be all the guests.

RTE is no longer relevant, they did not move with the times - still back in the '70's I hardly ever tune in to that station an haven't for years. As for Tubridy he's just unbearable, hope tonight marks is his last appearance on any TV screen. But I fear he'll be back and will eventually have to be carried out of the place, zimmer frame & all, like Gay Byrne, Larry Gogan etc. etc. working or should I say being on RTE's payroll for life....means literally for life😉

How can RTE, who claim to be cash strapped, justify paying him and the likes of Ray Darcy, Joe Duffy etc. eye watering amounts for below average run of the mill sh*t programmes. We're fortunate that there's a good selection of local / commercial radios available.

And, if you recall, it was very underwhelming. The last time was about a decade ago when he filled in on the Chris Evans breakfast show.

He ended being eclipsed by the personalities of the sports and traffic presenters. His name registered with zero listeners to Radio 2.

It was a great achievement by Noel Kelly to get him that gig but when it became obvious that this lad was far from a new Terry Wogan, there were no further invitations.

A story was put about that he was "too busy" to take up any further gigs.

Maybe. I'm just not so sure there's any great interest in him anywhere to do any of those things - outside of Montrosia.

He's a most unremarkable TV star- if that's what he is. This guy did not do the hard yards as a younger man. Not like Norton, Wogan, Ross, Ant & Dec, Stephen Mulhern, Gay Byrne etc. Not at all an entertainer. He was more or less dropped from almost nowhere into the best know variety TV show in Ireland by one or two RTE executives. And for me it shows - still, 14 years on.

I may be totally wrong but I can't see him having an international broadcasting career. Making documentaries like "How my Grandad ripped up the Railways" and "How my Grandad tried to sack Gay Byrne" are all that's left for this non-entity, who happens to be Ireland's biggest media star.

Amazing.

The Ryan Line is Closed

So here we are, after a long 14 years  

Nights of laughs, great wine and beers  

The only way to ever watch, The Late Late show

Was on here on Boards – during the many high and low

Ryan when he started – was youth, full of fun

Finding his feet – he had a great early run

But, the too usual they came – Shortt , OShea, Bannon

Byrne – O’Donnell- Rosestock and the very funny Callan  

But about 7 years in, it got all a bit stale.

Same guest and issues – and the too sad, misery tale

We are too small a country – and too many staff

Friday night, I’m depressed – is it the red wine or just daft ?  

But on Boards – we laughed and made it our own

Laughed at the over seriousness and “CAARRk” again on the phone

The crazy shows like valentines – country and toys

The singing and dancing the Xmas show joys

With amazing posters like,   Walsh Megaman, walshb, Niman

– you could stay up laughing with martingriff till Atlantic dawn

There was plenty of s*it poetry – and horrible songs

And us all here calling out, the rights and the wrongs

Then along came great trolls – saying your sad here, get a life

How can you sit here on a Friday, listening to strife?

They were right in a way – but missing the point

The show was not the attraction – it was the thread and a pint

So we now move on – and we will think of the sad time  

Poor Aslan’s Christy and Vicky – and the unique Gerry Ryan

Ireland is a very unique strange place

A small community and connection – a brilliant race

But it is time for a change in a new Ireland now

More open , diverse + a new direction and show

A nod to look out – be more entertaining and fun

No longer, a ballot in one hand, the other a gun

So Ryan, I genuinely thank you – an incredible tough job

A show that is bonkers – when you are facing a mob

You absolutely nailed “the covid” – you gave it your all

But at what cost we don’t know – stand proud and tall

To Boards , I feel, a new time, a change

The shift of social media – and to other exchange

But for the old school like us – we loved it all here

A forum is more deep  - more time and more layer

So we drive on in hope – say goodbye to the thread cats

Hope Patrick works – or it could be -That is that

We had a great time – on our Boards Late Late thread.

But it is time for, the owl and Ryan to hit a much needed bed.

Fix 

Catriona Perry leaving RTE News today as well.

I predict this: Catriona and Ryan elope to the US and start a new cable chat show, maybe on CBS, which lasts one series.

"put a late movie of some quality from 11pm to 1am."

Ahahahahahahaha

Had to dig this one out!