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

Totally agree

I'd expect a retiring Irish rugby player or 2 to be making an appearance in the coming weeks.

Brendan O'Carroll got huge profile from being on LLS in Gay Byrne's time. He seemed to be on every few months.

Tommy Tiernan was on also quite often, once it became clear he could cause controversy or offence.

I predict Dawn French next week. She's really pushing her book. She's already told the exact same stories on GN and BO'C in the last couple of days.

Review of TLLS 13.10.23

Guests: Stilled and stifled and lacking star power

Music & Comedy: One Singer she seemed grand, but no comic

Host: Opening Monologue missing, final touching monologue. Overall holding the show together on a shoe string and a prayer.

Studio Audience: They are much livelier and they seem happy, I think the hosts helps with this part.

PK2 needs a set of comic writers, he opened by a straight introduction to the show. No time for a bit of his own batter or a few scripted jokes. His first 2 guest weren't as bad as suggested, but Brendan O'Carroll's lived experiences should have allowed for an interview of his own, and then bring on the 2 other guests. I have forgotten the name of the person who wrote the book.. Ros Pursell... nice looking girl and seem to enjoy the interview but really she is a z-list Irish celeb, the book looks good.

Sports people to talk about the match, at least PK2 has an interest in sport and is able for the conversation. It wasn't too long before the 3rd part of the show...

And then we are into the ad breaks, audience participation and product placement! They really need to break this up a little better it seems just dumped at this point in the show.

The final guest is just someone I'd never watch and find to be as he describe himself, I just have very little interesting in sports so no sports stars are going to keep me watching. Again PK2 at least has that interest allowing for the guest to talk. A bit of a heckle about RTÉ ... but how much are these pundits getting something all these people complaining or heckling RTÉ seem to avoid talking about. We've seen that Ciaran Malooly took his Involuntary Redundancy and is now on the RTÉ rampage.... I digress.

And the final monologue .... It was grand but why not put the credits over this ... or as had been pointed out over the week here prior to the show ... if you are deciding to talkabout this subject matter why not have a debate on the show about the conflict?

Overall as other posters have pointed out the show needs at least one major star, a conversationalist (Brendan O'Carroll forced on the Byrne wasn't good), another comedy act to play out the show (though not this week due to the monologue given). The host needs an opening monologue and the ability to introduce a new or current comic act at the end, or even a musical act to play out the show.

Improvements even without the star power could massively help the show out.

What about Galway dude?

Yawn.. the shine has worn off and much the same old stuff.

I agree - they'd gone so far down the line with Donie they should have brought him on, for variety from the usual RTE heads if nothing else. He couldn't be any poorer a guest than some we have seen.

Re: Branding, yeah I get the impression many of the show slots are being used merely to promote some other RTE show rather than because the guest is interesting in their own right. And that's taking into account higher profile international guests would be using it to promote book \ film etc.

It was the new head of entertainment that vetoed Donnie according to the papers. This after him supposedly agreeing to it, flights booked and all.

His involvement in everything is why that producer left, but I doubt she'll be much loss. Crew not wanting their names on credits. Why he's getting so involved in the show is another matter, I agree with her there

Van Damme, who is often referred to as "The Muscles from Brussels", is in Ireland this week, launching his own Irish whiskey brand.

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/1019/1411836-jean-claude-van-damme-confirmed-for-late-late-show/

@odyssey06

€40,95 for the 3 year age bottle. Product placement? Will there one for everyone?

I always thought getting a drop of the craythur was more likely to lead to unrest than not getting it 🙂