The Lucy Kennedy show!?

Heckler · 07-01-2009 10:21pm

Tuned in last night. As soon as I saw PJ Gallagher I turned off again. Nothing against him in particular although I don't find him particularly funny just the fact that it's the same faces every. ****ing. time. with these shows. You could nearly predict who is going to pop up on Kenny, tubridy, kennedy every week. Its such an incesteous (sp) pool of RTE semi-celebs.

About 10 "celebs" appearing on the main chat shows.

1. PJ Gallagher
2. Jason Byrne
3. Cecilia Aherne
4. Pauline McGlynn
5. Mario Rosenstock
6. Any older female author whose written a ****ty book. i.e. Maeve Binchy
7. Any one promoting a TV show i.e. Seoige
8. Des Bishop and his effin immersion joke
9. Dathi o shea the annoying spud munching culchie mother****er
10. Any judge on a crapassed irish "search for talent" show. See no.9 for example.

Expect to see all judges from "Ireland got talent" on said shows in the near future.

11. Shane ****ing Lynch (see above. Honourary mention)

Dudess · 07-01-2009 10:27pm

mulphisto wrote: »

Have a look at the end credits next time.
Pretty sure it said that the two Gildeas (Kevin and the sister that was on the show) were the script writers.

This explains everything.

Kevin Gildea only has to speak in order to hurt my ears - WHAT kind of accent is that?
Anne Gildea - formerly of seriously unfunny "comedy" troupe, The Nualas.

Koloman · 07-01-2009 10:29pm

Dudess wrote: »

Kevin Gildea only has to speak in order to hurt my ears - WHAT kind of accent is that?
Anne Gildea - formerly of seriously unfunny "comedy" troupe, The Nualas.

She had SCRIPTWRITERS?!

Jesus wept.

Sam Kade · 07-01-2009 10:43pm

Heckler wrote: »

Tuned in last night. As soon as I saw PJ Gallagher I turned off again. Nothing against him in particular although I don't find him particularly funny just the fact that it's the same faces every. ****ing. time. with these shows. You could nearly predict who is going to pop up on Kenny, tubridy, kennedy every week. Its such an incesteous (sp) pool of RTE semi-celebs.

About 10 "celebs" appearing on the main chat shows.

1. PJ Gallagher
2. Jason Byrne
3. Cecilia Aherne
4. Pauline McGlynn
5. Mario Rosenstock
6. Any older female author whose written a ****ty book. i.e. Maeve Binchy
7. Any one promoting a TV show i.e. Seoige
8. Des Bishop and his effin immersion joke
9. Dathi o shea the annoying spud munching culchie mother****er
10. Any judge on a crapassed irish "search for talent" show. See no.9 for example.

Expect to see all judges from "Ireland got talent" on said shows in the near future.

11. Shane ****ing Lynch (see above. Honourary mention)

You forgot number 12 Tommy (The Tool) Tiernan.
I would put on a bet that he will be on Kennedy in next couple of episodes.
He jumps around like a monkey and she laughs like a donkey it will be like an episode of animal planet.

segaBOY · 08-01-2009 12:05am

Sam Kade wrote: »

You forgot number 12 Tommy (The Tool) Tiernan.
I would put on a bet that he will be on Kennedy in next couple of episodes.
He jumps around like a monkey and she laughs like a donkey it will be like an episode of animal planet.

Well said!!

G_R · 08-01-2009 1:15am

this thread has two of the best posts i have ever read on boards.ie, well done to the authors. If ye were presenting the show it would prob be better than the job she does of it.

yamo wrote: »

whoever edited that should immediately get the head of entertainment commissioning job in RTE.

And even that was about 90 seconds too long. she is like one of those overpreened, overbearing southside twits who base their standing in life on whether or not they got into the VIP area in Krystle on Saturday night. The kind that end up in their late thirties, drinking a bottle and a half of chateauneuf du pape before lunch in their large soulless house somewhere near the Merrion Centre before their adulterous husband comes home after another day working for Daddy.....

zealberg wrote: »

Where to begin...

This was a "no-one-cares-anymore" tv show

Upon viewing I immediatly vomited on the sofa; and subsequently was overcome by dark impulses which are best left undescribed.

Sadly the 'modus-operandi' reflected in this TV show is somewhat indicitative of the entire ZEITGEIST of this entire country.

We are a constipated nation, run by a pock-faced and pencil/brass necked elite whose anorexic ****headedness has prolapsed whatever germ of originality and creativity may have been left, post christian-brother buggary.

You could see she was in awe of Ryan Tubridy (in itself a damning indictment), who had a smug "i'm used to this sort of thing" veneer going on.

The comedians may have had 'current', forward-swept haircuts but even this could not detract from their brutality.

I felt like i was eating three weetabix with no milk.

Liam Byrne · 08-01-2009 1:26am

Maybe I'm going against the grain here, but here's my 4 main points (some plus, some minus):

1) It was better than a lot of stuff on RTE
2) The guests were FAR too incestuous, and was it REALLY her da on the piano ?
3) While it was the cause of the odd cringe, it was strangely watchable and slightly quirky - a lot more than can be said for Dan & Becs or Kathryn Lynch or a lot of "comedy" that RTE puts on
4) I still would

G_R · 08-01-2009 1:30am

Liam Byrne wrote: »

4) I still would

ha ha:D

AnonoBoy · 08-01-2009 1:33am

Liam Byrne wrote: »

4) I still would

The same could be said for you and anything with a pulse though, yeah?

As for comparing it to Dan and Becs - well it's not in the same category. Whatever about what you think of the two shows - Lucy Kennedy's chat show is light entertainment and Dan and Becs is comedy.

Liam Byrne · 08-01-2009 1:47am

AnonoBoy wrote: »

The same could be said for you and anything with a pulse though, yeah?

Nice try!!! And I can 100%, undeniably and categorically say "Nope! You're wrong".

Then again, that "no" is facilitated because you said "anything with a pulse", which would include animals and men! :eek:

In all fairness, though - I've been known to have SOME standards, and sometimes they are reasonably high; there've only been a few WTFWITs.

AnonoBoy wrote: »

As for comparing it to Dan and Becs - well it's not in the same category. Whatever about what you think of the two shows - Lucy Kennedy's chat show is light entertainment and Dan and Becs is comedy.

Wasn't really talking about categories - just that I stayed watching the LK show while I switched off D&B after 2 or 3 mins.

Wonder what Gaybo was like on his first ever LLS ?

elshambo · 08-01-2009 1:52am

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Wonder what Gaybo was like on his first ever LLS ?

He may not have been 100% polished
but I bet he wasnt like this either:

monkeyfudge wrote: »

A national treasure if ever there was one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So5Klwahk_8

1.God my 500th post was about that bint

2.God ive 500 posts, when that happen, need to get out more

Liam Byrne · 08-01-2009 1:59am

To be fair, that's not a clip from the show in question.

Also, Gaybo would have had an ACTUAL celebrity to work with, not a son of one who's actually a nobody himself but has been hyped up as a somebody by tabloid TV.

elshambo · 08-01-2009 2:00am

Liam Byrne wrote: »

To be fair, that's not a clip from the show in question.

Also, Gaybo would have had an ACTUAL celebrity to work with, not a son of one who's actually a nobody himself but has been hyped up as a somebody by tabloid TV.

No, it was humour, and a dam good go at it too, even if i say so myself!:eek:

lostdoggy999 · 08-01-2009 2:50am

elshambo wrote: »

Seeing as i started the thread i thought it would be rude not to turn it on;)
I lasted 2 mins, same sh*t different shovel

Who were the comedians?
The guy from the kit kat add is actually funny if you see him live

If they were all doing xmas stuff it was probably under orders
Suprissed they didnt just tell RTE to fu*k off

Guess Bill Hicks was right, once you do an advert you sell your soul:D

That's mad, I just seen this guy in the comedy club in the international bar earlier tonight and he was hillarious. I saw him do the support of podge and rodge in Vicar St and he blew them off the stage. The mad thing is, someone in the audience was heckling about being in the kitkat adverts and he took it really well, he came back with some very quick putdowns. How mad is that? I want a bobble head Ray please.
I also found some of the ads on youtube and they are funny as fuk
here they are
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=dLXU0k82xDQ
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=8uYTbYUnICE
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=9uzO82Ko-Hc

Yakuza · 08-01-2009 3:06am

spadder wrote: »

I’m not great with maths, but how many permutations could there be of every minor Rte celebrity interviewing each other on their own chat show?

N *(N-1) / 2, where N = the number of minor rte celebs

For 10 "celebs" (ahem), that would be 45 different interviews, at 15 mins a pop that would be 11¼ hours of ..err..quality programming:eek:

johnfurlongfrom · 08-01-2009 3:13am

Yakuza wrote: »

N *(N-1) / 2, where N = the number of minor rte celebs

For 10 "celebs" (ahem), that would be 45 different interviews, at 15 mins a pop that would be 11¼ hours of ..err..quality programming:eek:

wow, my head hurts trying to do those numbers. how are you so brain active right now? Ouch!....but yes I agree rte minions getting to chat to each other. If I paid a licence fee I would go berserk, but I don't, so I won't.

I see it's online now, I will give it a watch and see do my vodka eyes make it a good show.

http://www.rte.ie/tv/lucykennedy/archive.html

Hugh_C · 08-01-2009 10:34am

spadder wrote: »

I’m not great with maths, but how many permutations could there be of every minor Rte celebrity interviewing each other on their own chat show?

enough to fill a schedule?

Hugh_C · 08-01-2009 10:35am

Little Shyte wrote: »

She has a failure of a chest

Huh?

Little Shyte wrote: »

no personality , no humour and I would give her about a year.

It's a 5 show pilot.

Pianist2891 · 08-01-2009 10:38am

Cross post this thread to my blog?

IT would be cheaper for RTE to just put a 24 hour camera in the canteen, its not as if we get anything other than RTE morons interviewing each other and the general back slapping mediocre garbage! Tubridy, Kenny, Ryan, Flood, Morahan, Courtney, Ormond, and now the dumbest person to grace our screens - Lucy! Barf barf barf!

lostexpectation · 08-01-2009 12:06pm

we asked for pilots and now there using, the its only pilot excuse.... for everything , 5 shows is not a pilot.

CDfm · 08-01-2009 12:44pm

lostexpectation wrote: »

ah now they using, the its only pilot excuse.... for everything , 5 shows is not a pilot.

its just an orange stick to beat us with

Is it a rip off of Alan Partridge.

elshambo · 08-01-2009 2:34pm

lostdoggy999 wrote: »

That's mad, I just seen this guy in the comedy club in the international bar earlier tonight and he was hillarious. I saw him do the support of podge and rodge in Vicar St and he blew them off the stage. The mad thing is, someone in the audience was heckling about being in the kitkat adverts and he took it really well, he came back with some very quick putdowns. How mad is that? I want a bobble head Ray please.
I also found some of the ads on youtube and they are funny as fuk
here they are
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=dLXU0k82xDQ
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=8uYTbYUnICE
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=9uzO82Ko-Hc

That mad alright paddy!:eek:;)

zealberg · 08-01-2009 6:29pm

there was a script?

grenache · 08-01-2009 6:38pm

I really didn't see a point to her show. Tubridy is on the tele every Sat night and the radio every day - is there any need to interview him? And the 4 goons sitting around the table - again was there a point? Did i detect some humour there? - no! I won't be watching again.
I'm sure she's a nice girl, but she's got no talent as regards television presenting.

Leaderbored · 08-01-2009 7:31pm

Bondvillain wrote: »

Jesus.

Ryan Tubridy has a slot on Rté where he interviews Gerry Ryan.
Gerry Ryan has a slot on Rté where he interviews Blaithnaid Ni Choifaigh.
Blaithnaid Ni Choifaigh has a slot on Rté where she interviews Grainne Seoige.
Grainne Seoige has a slot on Rté where she interviews that chap off the National lottery farce who looks a bit like Dermot O Leary.
That chap off the National lottery farce who looks a bit like Dermot O Leary has a slot on Rté where he interviews Lucy Kennedy, now,
Lucy Kennedy has a slot on Rté where she'll interview Ryan Tubridy.

Of course we need another chat show presented by another Rté loose end. It's vital we know what the Rté staff do in the hour or so per week that they arent interviewing each other.

This should be printed out and sent to Rte by everyone in the country every day until the hurt stops.

keefg · 08-01-2009 8:04pm

Heckler wrote: »

Tuned in last night. As soon as I saw PJ Gallagher I turned off again. Nothing against him in particular although I don't find him particularly funny just the fact that it's the same faces every. ****ing. time. with these shows. You could nearly predict who is going to pop up on Kenny, tubridy, kennedy every week. Its such an incesteous (sp) pool of RTE semi-celebs.

About 10 "celebs" appearing on the main chat shows.

1. PJ Gallagher
2. Jason Byrne
3. Cecilia Aherne
4. Pauline McGlynn
5. Mario Rosenstock
6. Any older female author whose written a ****ty book. i.e. Maeve Binchy
7. Any one promoting a TV show i.e. Seoige
8. Des Bishop and his effin immersion joke
9. Dathi o shea the annoying spud munching culchie mother****er
10. Any judge on a crapassed irish "search for talent" show. See no.9 for example.

Expect to see all judges from "Ireland got talent" on said shows in the near future.

11. Shane ****ing Lynch (see above. Honourary mention)

Let's not forget the ever "entertaining" :rolleyes: Brendan O'Carroll

Liam Byrne · 08-01-2009 10:35pm

I've a question. When Ryan Tubridy (or any of the others mentioned above) are "guests" on a show like this, are they "working" and therefore paid ?

Aidric · 08-01-2009 10:52pm

Liam Byrne wrote: »

I've a question. When Ryan Tubridy (or any of the others mentioned above) are "guests" on a show like this, are they "working" and therefore paid ?

Doubt it. RTE's cost cutting/lazy measures are killing its viewers.

mcscrub · 09-01-2009 9:11am

johnfurlongfrom wrote: »

wow, my head hurts trying to do those numbers. how are you so brain active right now? Ouch!....but yes I agree rte minions getting to chat to each other. If I paid a licence fee I would go berserk, but I don't, so I won't.

I see it's online now, I will give it a watch and see do my vodka eyes make it a good show.

http://www.rte.ie/tv/lucykennedy/archive.html

I haven't seen it yet.... and guess what, it seems like it's no longer available! From what I've read on this forum though, it doesn't seem like a major loss!!

Shane10 · 09-01-2009 9:15am

i think lucy is getting a hard time on here, i quite like her. at least she natural in front of the camera. ya ok the show the other night was a bit dodgy but she just seemed nervous. and as for that pj gallagher, so bloody annoying jeezus.

ben bedlam · 09-01-2009 10:42am

Shane10 wrote: »

i think lucy is getting a hard time on here, i quite like her. at least she natural in front of the camera. ya ok the show the other night was a bit dodgy but she just seemed nervous. and as for that pj gallagher, so bloody annoying jeezus.

WTF? A 'natural'? Lucy Kennedy has all the stage presence of a tangoed Pat Kenny. That coupled with her man voice and witch cackle is unbearable. There is nothing in any way appealing about her as a female tv presenter. Look at some British counterparts: female presenters like Holly Willoghby have style, grace and likeability, everything a presenter should have. RTE somehow seem content in rewarding mediocrity. Whats next- Lucy Kennedy doing the Late Late?

ronnie3585 · 09-01-2009 10:55am

ben bedlam wrote: »

Whats next- Lucy Kennedy doing the Late Late?

Or the Six One news. She could talk about farts with Dobbo.

Natural me arse.

Elmo · 09-01-2009 11:01am

ben bedlam wrote: »

WTF? A 'natural'? Lucy Kennedy has all the stage presence of a tangoed Pat Kenny. That coupled with her man voice and witch cackle is unbearable. There is nothing in any way appealing about her as a female tv presenter. Look at some British counterparts: female presenters like Holly Willoghby have style, grace and likeability, everything a presenter should have. RTE somehow seem content in rewarding mediocrity. Whats next- Lucy Kennedy doing the Late Late?

HOLLY WILLOGHBY????? Xtra factor presenter???? God you could have choosen anyone, and you went with Holly Willoghby????? (I hope she is the person I am thinking of) Annoying girl.

As for Lucy Kennedy

This is RTÉ's version of Lily Allen's BBC THREE show. :eek: Why bother? Oh look I am on a couch and I am flurtasious, If Lily Allen's show wasn't bad enough.

ben bedlam · 09-01-2009 11:09am

Elmo wrote: »

HOLLY WILLOGHBY????? Xtra factor presenter???? God you could have choosen anyone, and you went with Holly Willoghby????? (I hope she is the person I am thinking of) Annoying girl.

As for Lucy Kennedy This is RTÉ's version of Lily Allen's BBC THREE show. :eek: Why bother? Oh look I am on a couch and I am flurtasious, If Lily Allen's show wasn't bad enough.

It was just an example of how most female presenters in other countries wheter you personally like them or not, are more graceful and competent

Shane10 · 09-01-2009 11:17am

holly is a babe but its not a competition. im willing to give lucy some time to see how it goes.

Elmo · 09-01-2009 11:20am

ben bedlam wrote: »

It was just an example of how most female presenters in other countries wheter you personally like them or not, are more graceful and competent

Holly Willoghby is a fake, perhaps she suits Xtra Factor but is is dreadful as was the original host of XFactor how always seem to run people of the stage and had no time for the contestants IMO.

Holly Willoghby is anything but stylish, gracful or likeable. She is more stlyed, nicey-nicey and annoying. Sorry, IMO.

But you are right there are better presenters out there then Lusy Kennedy. But the show like all RTÉ Entertainment show falls flat due to lack of research, writting and proper guests.

The Cafe is better then this late night chat show.

Shane10 · 09-01-2009 11:22am

Elmo wrote: »

Holly Willoghby is a fake, perhaps she suits Xtra Factor but is is dreadful as was the original host of XFactor how always seem to run people of the stage and had no time for the contestants IMO.

Holly Willoghby is anything but stylish, gracful or likeable. She is more stlyed, nicey-nicey and annoying. Sorry, IMO.

But you are right there are better presenters out there then Lusy Kennedy. But the show like all RTÉ Entertainment show falls flat due to lack of research, writting and proper guests.

The Cafe is better then this late night chat show.

oh dont get me started on that aiden power, such a ......................

ben bedlam · 09-01-2009 11:27am

Elmo wrote: »

The Cafe is better then this late night chat show.

Easy now. I dont even consider that a show

Elmo · 09-01-2009 11:47am

ben bedlam wrote: »

Easy now. I dont even consider that a show

I did say that the cafe is even better then Lucy. I wasn't suggesting that the cafe is good.

Shane10 · 09-01-2009 11:52am

Elmo wrote: »

I did say that the cafe is even better then Lucy. I wasn't suggesting that the cafe is good.

maybe if laura came back and power was ran outa RTE.

Elmo · 09-01-2009 5:01pm

Climate Expert wrote: »

Lucy Kennedy is typical of the obnoxious bogger that you met back in college. The sort that thought she was a big deal in her village of ten people thought the rest of the world would think the same.
She is unfunny, graceless and dumpy looking, How did she get all these gigs on RTE?

Is she not from Dublin?

dodgyme · 09-01-2009 5:18pm

yes - her guests next week are those 2 buets 'colin and jim jim':o

Pigman II · 09-01-2009 5:20pm

dodgyme wrote: »

yes - her guests next week are those 2 buets 'colin and jim jim':o

The unholy trinity of RTE arseheads ..... all on one show? Surely this is an event that will herald the apocolypse?

Climate Expert · 09-01-2009 5:24pm

Pigman II wrote: »

The unholy trinity of RTE arseheads ..... all on one show? Surely this is an event that will herald the apocolypse?

It really is a trio that would take some beating.
Surely now a watertight legal defense to not paying your tv license. No judge in the country is going to convict when he is shown two minutes footage of this show.

CDfm · 09-01-2009 9:13pm

Any Lucy n fart jokes?

CDfm · 09-01-2009 11:21pm

Sam Kade wrote: »

Just like all Dub's.

Wasnt she the straight man to two puppets

TheBlock · 09-01-2009 11:31pm

I know it's no reason to have your own show but I'd pump the clown.

peanuthead · 10-01-2009 2:58am

basquille wrote: »

I saw Ryan Tubridy in the background.. and I'm far from a fan but thought even he's too good for this.

I know, tragic!!

I mean, when she was interviewing Tubridy he totally stole her thunder, he was a far better guest than she was presenter, don't like tubridy either now, but yeah, he was too good for that. It was awful. Awful!!

murpho999 · 10-01-2009 2:59am

Well I forgot about the show last Monday, but after all the complaining here I watched the repeat tonight.

By no means would I call it a great show, but it's not the worst I have seen either.

I really think the nerves got the better of her, and I am willing to give her time to settle in and see how the show goes.

Tubridy and PJ Gallagher did their best for her, but she didn't really ask any great questions or engage them in a way to make them interesting. Think she should scrap the chat with 3 'comedians' to allow more time for her future guests to shine.

Regardless of how interesting a guest she has in she will not be able to make the most of a guest as she does not have them on the show long enough.

She does need to ensure that her show guests are not just 'RTE Celebs' or it will fall flat on the face,but with this being Ireland, she will not have her pick of guests the way Jonathan Ross does, and will have to play 2nd fiddle to Late Late & Tubridy, so I think she may struggle.

To be honest I love using boards forums for lots of info, but I find that the TV forum is being destroyed by people who just bash RTE at every opportunity, and then go even further with the presenters, as in this thread.
All in all, I have found the comments here by boarders to be insulting and far too personal. Calling her flat chested and a donkey etc, are not really mature levels of criticism are they?
I would love to see some of the people who post here present a show, and realise it's no easy job.

Mr E · 10-01-2009 3:40am

Lads by all means talk about the merits or problems about the show and and the presenter, but don't lower yourselves to personal insults about the presenter herself just because you don't like her. I've deleted some posts from this thread for this reason. Some of the comments are just nasty for the sake of being nasty.

The Lucy Kennedy show!?

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