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

I think Donie and the family would be an addition to any talk show.

Can you think of some reasons why that might be that have nothing to do with the Late Late Show?

Perhaps you can ask your 'very good authority'. They should be able to fill you in.

I only popped on to see what the crack was and instead I find there's a slagging match going on. Better entertainment on here than the LLS.

Yeah sounds like Tyler is micromanaging and overruling senior producer(s) on everything from set to *guests to even questions asked and in what setting (panel thing or one-on-one)

*I'm not a fan of the Donie CNN guy and definitely no interest in his family but after booking him and spending 4 figures on a return flight + probably hotels (RTE had 'no comment' surprise surprise) I don't get the 2 Johnnies replacement which the source says was Tyler's decision.

@Sorolla Back in May, it was reported he would be flying back to the UK. But RTE wanted to restrict amount of air travel, so it was agreed to do his radio show from Belfast: - https://evoke.ie/2023/07/01/entertainment/patrick-kielty-commute

Yeah- while I didn’t read the Sindo looks like The Sun are taking a similar view- if Kielty doesn’t have a say in how the show is produced (Gay Byrne was producer if I remember correctly giving him massive control) - then it will be down to “trust”, which basically means the show is fcked if it continues under the control of Tyler who is treating the show like any other light entertainment programme - bad move Tyler .

https://www.thesun.ie/tv/11444774/rte-late-late-patrick-kielty-chaos-frampton-boss-quits/amp/

Pedant alert - Belfast is in the UK.

The spelling in the Evoke article is atrocious.

I wouldn’t call a Senior producer responsible for the relaunch of the LLS quitting a “run of the mill” event- and regardless of what’s going on behind the scenes, the shows presenter and producer need to act as one entity- otherwise the show itself suffers- while I’m giving it time to find its own feet rookie mistakes have been made and it’s impacting the shows credibility and viewership - it’s great to have a panel of guests but interview each individually first like LLS of old or Parky or Wogan - and also ask the tough questions that need to be asked

The indo and in particular that clown fionnan sheehan has been leading the one man choir to gets tubs back in rte.

the media just don’t get that the general viewership for the late late is old ,greying and slipping off this mortal coil

When PK was announced as presenter he publicly stated he would be commuting from London and that he declined RTE's offer to cover his expenses.

No need for a source when it came from the horse's mouth.

my sources tell me he takes the motorway to Belfast after the LLS - and after his BBC radio show on Saturday morning he then flies to London

Can't believe that they were paying for him to fly from the US to talk about reporting on politics. Who is actually meant to be interested in watching this guy? People are fed up with having this political agenda shoved down their throats. It's always one sided and we're meant to think that O'Sullivan is some type of hero. I'm glad that Kielty is standing up to this nonsense.

So here is my take.

RTÉ are redeveloping TLLS. Older RTÉ staff don't like change.

Older RTÉ staff think Donnie (a minor CNN report) needs another outing on TLLS (they book flights for him, got a hotel for his family, and got a hotel for him also no doubt), and we wonder why TLLS can afford bigger celebrities ?

The report in the indo yesterday was just RTÉ staff complaining that things are changing, and they don't seem to realize the sh1t they have put the company in.

Staff in RTÉ IMO are just as much a problem as the head honchos in RTÉ.

Where is Emma Kelly? Holding out for the JC results?