PK@rte.ie (again). The All New (Patrick Kielty) Late Late Show Thread

If they bring back the country music special, then they are just trying to retain the current older demographic and not looking to add viewers. I know country music has a huge following but it's very divisive. You either love it or loathe it.

Even the toy show is long past it's necessity. It is watched out of tradition only.

The guest choice is terrible. I know people only turn up to flog their crap on a bigger audience but please look beyond RTE canteen.

Deliberately missed most of it, but tuned in twice for a few minutes each time and was not impressed. First time to see some rugby supporters getting drunk in Paris, so what, it would be different if the team won the world cup or something.

Second time saw his last guest, Holohan, what did he ever achieve? Anyone ask why all the mistakes made in the HSE, why it costs the taxpayer here so much more per head than the NHS does in the UK yet gives worse results, long waiting times, high charges, inaccurate results etc? There are a lot of very very highly paid managers in the HSE, serious questions need to be put to them instead of treating them like stars or celebrities on the Late Late.

Even simple questions need to be asked about the handling / management of the covid crisis was why were outdoor construction workers not allowed work during the first loonnnggg lockdown, when some outdoor workers were working in other countries? We could have done with those 5000 extra houses now.

Caught the first 10 minutes or so last night - Vogue in a flouncy birdy outfit, celebrity Baz, a buddy. Same old stuff

It's the primary feature of most chat shows since the dawn of telly - most guests are invariably selling something, that's true especially of the Norton variety of chat show.

The Late Late is probably unique in that it will often feature people just to tell their stories. That can too often be misery slots but it's a feature I hope isn't completely lost to ratings.

Due to a mix-up in bookings, the country music special will double as the Eurovision selection competition... we couldn't do any worse :)

The pet special is an idea that could work. There could be social media promotion as well for funniest \cutest pet video alongside to drum up interest.

"Anyone ask why all the mistakes made in the HSE, why it costs the taxpayer here so much more per head than the NHS does in the UK yet gives worse results, long waiting times, high charges, inaccurate results etc? There are a lot of very very highly paid managers in the HSE, serious questions need to be put to them instead of treating them like stars or celebrities on the Late Late."

Why would you ask the former CMO about problems in the HSE?

How are these measured? Somebody above said they flicked in twice, hardly a viewer. And RTE don't have technology surely that can tell if a TV has the late late on.

It was odd, he made a point of looking at the set and the audience in a dickhead way and then in faux sad face he made a comment like "it was 14 years" in regards to tubridys tenure and then said something about it "feels different" but alluding to "not better"

Because the CMO is the most senior government advisor on health-related matters. It is a government post as the lead medical expert in the Department of Health. If he does not have a take on the HSE, who the F+++ has?

What a kip of a country if everyone of them is highly paid but nobody takes any responsibility whatsoever.

Vogue (and Joanne McNally) now has a series on E4, inexplicable I know :)

I think the bigger issue is how often she seems to appear on LLS.

You're a little late to the party , there's previous posts

BAZ was there on merit - he is an Emmy award winner.

I thought that read "Celebrity Hooker". That might have been worth a watch