Biffo will be first guest on the late late show!!

skelliser

THE TAOISEACH Brian Cowen will be Ryan Tubridy’s first guest when he presents The Late Late Show for the first time tonight.

In May, Tubridy (36) was announced as the next presenter of the long-running chat show, following Pat Kenny’s decision to leave.

The nest presenter said the Taoiseach had made no demands regarding the questions to be asked. “There are a lot of people who’ll be watching the show that a year ago would have been out having pints with their friends. They can’t afford those pints now,” he said. “We have to ask the Taoiseach why is that.”

He said the 20-minute interview would be neither soft nor interrogatory. “I don’t think it would be fair for him to come on and talk about his favourite colour, or his favourite movie. He knows that we live on a different planet to the one we did a year ago and, as I understand it, he’s very much prepared to answer the questions that are going to be asked in the tone of a conversation, and not in the tone of an interrogation,” he said.

“I’m not Jeremy Paxman. I’m not a current affairs journalist. I’m the presenter of The Late Late Show which is an entertainment show first and foremost.”

Tubridy said this was the nearest we would get to a state-of-the-nation address. “It’s a big audience we are expecting and he’s a man who people want to see. I think they want to look in the whites of his eyes and say ‘what’s happening?’ ”

While the names of several actors and celebrities have been touted, the full guest list for tonight has not been released. However, the Taoiseach will be joined in the green room by actor Joan Collins “who is coming in to give us a little bit of old school glam”, Tubridy said.

The Late Late Show house band will make its debut and will be joined by members of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra for what Tubridy described as “an excited reworking” of the signature tune To Whom it Concerns.

He said a shiver went up his spine when he heard the tune being played last week when the team did a mock run-through of the show in front of a full audience. “Am I a nervous wreck? What do you think?” he asked. “I’m not a complete wreck but I’m as close as you can get to one.”

Among tonight’s 204-strong audience will be his mother, who has never come to see one of his shows before. “She’s coming in because she heard there was free stuff,” he said, before adding hastily, “I’m only joking.”

The new set was designed by Darragh Treacy who also designed the previous set. It features a walnut desk with leather chairs and a pink/purple backdrop.

The Late Late Show will not have to compete for guests with a Saturday night chat show until after Christmas at least, as RTÉ said it would not be deciding on the future of the vacated Tubridy Tonight slot until then.

Under Pat Kenny’s watch, The Late Late Show had an average audience of 682,000, compared with 517,000 for Tubridy Tonight.

Tubridy said there was only one person to blame if The Late Late Show failed. “I’ve been given pretty much everything I required. The only one who can make a mess of this now is me.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0904/1224253820581.html

hopefully someone from the crowd will run up a biatch slap these two.
right in the kisser!

anonymous_joe

I still hate Tubridy more.

In fairness to Cowen, I doubt many of us would be able to do a better job than him. Just a shame he put himself forward for a job he can't do.

Ruu_Old

We need Mr. Insufferable arsehole to make an appearance again.

I have serious doubts that Tubridy will be in any ways hard on Biffo and will more than likely treat him with kid gloves in fear of upsetting him. While I would like to watch it and see just how well it goes I imagine that gouging my eyes out with a rusty razor would be a lot more fun,

xOxSinéadxOx

oh god the late late is back already :eek:

lostexpectation

how unoriginal to do another soft interview like he did with pat kenny last summer

soundsham

hope the rest of the guests are interesting........

skelliser

Joan collins is on as well

K4t

I'm switching off if the audience give him a round of applause.

tonycascarino

Ryan Tubridy is the nephew of former MEP Niall Andrews, and former Fianna Fáil politician David

Andrews. He was also a member of the Kevin Barry Cumann of Fianna Fáil while in UCD as well as

the Dun Laoghaire branch of Ógra Fianna Fáil. Two of his first cousins, Barry Andrews and Chris

Andrews, currently serve as Fianna Fáil TDs, with the former Minister of State for Children in the

government of Brian Cowen. Tubridy's brother http://garretttubridy.ie/ also ran for Fianna Fáil in

the last election but didn't get elected.


In other words Biffo is going to get a really easy time of it...

shovelsfc

tubby ya legend, take cowen down!

JONJO THE MISER

Oh sweet Jaysus that lickarse FF supporter Ryan Turibdy will have brai cowan on, no hard question for brain cowan, so just softly soflty just like he did whe he had bertie was on ryan was licking his arse, brain cowan was thinking to himself where can i get interviewed with no hassle, weel he has found it with ryan thuribdy, that idiot cant give serious questions espically when he is a lickarse to fianna fail, he is a idiot and expect the vast majority who didnt think so before to think it tommorrow night, expect ratings of the late late show to fall five fold, can anybody find a more stupid idiotic presenter who doesnt live in the real world and ha his head more stuck up his arse that Ryan tubs:D he wont last the year on the late late.

K4t

Tubridy either sinks or swims in my estimation of him tomorrow.

I wouldn't have cared how he performed in general but if he lets this bollocks off the hook I'm finished with Tubridy.

JONJO THE MISER

shovelsfc wrote: »

tubby ya legend, take cowen down!

Your having a laugh, thuribdy cant interview serious people and he is a lick arse finna fail supporter, why d you think Brian cowan is going on , because he knows he wont be asked tough questions,the irish people will see rayn for the fool he is.

skelliser

also his brother tried a failed to get elected in the recent local elections, for fianna fail of course

JONJO THE MISER

K4t wrote: »

Tubridy either sinks or swims in my estimation of him tomorrow.

I wouldn't have cared how he performed in general but if he lets this bollocks off the hook I'm finished with Tubridy.

Please of course he is gonna let him off the hook why do you think cowan has let him interview him, he looked for the biggest idiot with the most easiest questions, by tommorrow night and in the papers saturday Ryan tubs will be a laughing stock.

shovelsfc

poor ryan!!

JONJO THE MISER

The whole nation will be laughing at the big nosed fool when he takes it easy on Brian Cowan and also looks so uncomfotable in front of the camera, as one american friend said to me where did ye get this guy, he would not even be left on local cable tv in the states, typical RTE fianna fail puppet idiot. God help us when people like ryan thubs the most public face of celtic tiger Ireland. When he interviewed George lee, poor old george was in shock with the stupid irrevalnt question he was asking.
Now think back to when Ryan was doing the rose of Tralee, there was uproar because he was so bad , the same will happen tommorrow night.

JONJO THE MISER

Yeah sure he's radio show might be okay but please can you honestly say he is good in front of the t.v? he cant interview serious people only celebs which is not okay when you are presenting the late late show alo he looks so ackward in front of the camera and gives anybody in finna fail a easy time, he is light entertainment pure and simple and thats why Brian Cowan is going on because he knows that its going to be easy for him, the young celtic tiger cubs might swallow it but the older more mature audience of the Late Late show will not.

lostexpectation

denzel washington for taoiseach

angel01

I can't bear Tubridy, such a smarmy smug git. Add Cowen to the mix and I certainly will be giving it a big heave ho... the thoughts of it :eek:

arse..biscuits

Imagine anyone on holidays here watching it.
"who are these two fools?"
Oh thats the best TV presenter in the country and the other one runs the country.

Biggins

skelliser wrote: »

Joan collins is on as well

Jeassus, talk about digging up the dead.
Typical Late Late, same old, same old...

aligator_am

Who was the Irish female reporter that demolished George Bush in an interview on RTE a few years back? not heard a lot of her since she would be perfect to interview that fat joweled pig biffo.

EDIT:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jTE3Yw11Ok

SEPT 23 1989

It really is like Soviet Russia,FF patsy interviewing the Boss
on the State run television station:mad:

TheZohanS

I'd be pretty sure Cowens PR people will have pre-written questions and will have informed the producers that he will not take questions from the audience.
Just like the last time:

Irish Times regarding his previous interview:

THE Late Late Show made a promise that Taoiseach Brian Cowen would not be subject to a "rigorous" or "stern" interview before the Fianna Fáil leader agreed to take part in the programme.


An exhaustive list of possible questions along with the other guests that would feature on the show was also sought by the taoiseach's advisers before the appearance two months ago.

Biggins

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

It really is like Soviet Russia, FF patsy interviewing the Boss on the State run television station:mad:

Speak of the devil, the set even looks like it!

See here:

Its like a trip back to the 1970's! Jeasus!!!
No wonder Joan Collins is appearing. She will feel right at home.
Depressing typical boring schite from RTE.

ronbyrne2005

Expect some of this from Cowen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSHaCzb3yYk
And this from Tubbers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lQ8r62xd-s

Aidric

This could be the making of Tubridy if he conducts the interview in the way the Irish public want it conducted. No soft touches but it doesn't need to be a hot grilling either. He needs Cowen to show some remorse for the fcuk up's and give some clarity on the pain to come. In other words some bloody straight talk and no waffle.
The fact that he isn't a current affairs specialist could blow these chance, however.

Handsome Bob

If it is a one-on-one interview then forget about it, Tubridy will pander to Cowen and will sickeningly try to make a martyr out of Cowen.

However if it is for the debate segment of the Late Late then Cowen could well get a much deserved roasting. I'm pretty sure though that it won't be a debate segment.

I just hope none of the public buy any crocodile tears from Cowen, like they did when Ahern turned on the waterworks live on RTE in order to get the oul ones onside.

IvyTheTerrible

This is just going to be a kiss-arse interview of train-wreck proportions. Tubridy might pretend to ask a few "hard" questions but in the end nothing really difficult will be asked and so the RTE-Fianna Fail circle-jerk continues.

(I would really love to be proved wrong on this, btw)

Handsome Bob

He'll ask "hard" questions alright, but they'll only be "hard" questions that Cowen will have a pre-written answer to by his spin doctors.

genericguy

imagine though if ryan rubbery surprised us all and turned around and did a proper hatchet job on the fat cnut.

Mossy Monk

Great news. Tonight I get to see how Ryan Tubridy handles serious topics. I will know within hours if I will watch again or not. If he goes easy on Cowen then **** him and the Late Late Show

General Zod

oh god, This is the final nail in the coffin. The country has suffered enough, but this really takes the cake.

NEver mind the recession.
Never mind the most inept presenter on RTE getting the longest running Chat show in the world.....



It's going to be the fcuking Camenbert Quartet as the RTE "house band".

peasant

This could be a win-win situation.

With those two twats tippy-toeing around each other while licking each others behinds ...I predict that the audience is just going to loose it, storm the set and kill them both

IvyTheTerrible

General Zod wrote: »

oh god, This is the final nail in the coffin. The country has suffered enough, but this really takes the cake.

NEver mind the recession.
Never mind the most inept presenter on RTE getting the longest running Chat show in the world.....



It's going to be the fcuking Camenbert Quartet as the RTE "house band".

Oh my god NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

My f-ing ears. :mad:

Daroxtar

Does anyone really give a fuk about this anymore? Brian Cowen is probably the only guest he'll have on for the next 6 months who's not selling a book ,doing a gig or appearing on a reality Tv programme. Its just a 2 hour long product placement for agents to pimp their latest celeb.

I wont be watching as i'll be playing some thumping techno live on the Kitchen-sync (Internet radio by the Boardsies for the Boardsies) from 9 till 10 followed by Bohsboys old skool set till 11:)

/ooooh the irony

IvyTheTerrible

peasant wrote: »

This could be a win-win situation.

With those two twats tippy-toeing around each other while licking each others behinds ...I predict that the audience is just going to loose it, storm the set and kill them both

We can dream...

Noffles

It'll be a big pile of pandering ****... as the entire show has been and always will be... it's the old style Irish show that seems to wallow in the daft idea that all is well and it's great to be irish... **** OFF!

Lord Trollington

always think of the joke Ryan Rubbery is a cross between peter crouch and a ladder.. ha ha

this interview will make or break tubby and the interest thats going to be in the late late show in the future.
This will decide whether people will have repspect for him , after tonight i dont think many people will.

Aidric

General Zod wrote: »

It's going to be the fcuking Camenbert Quartet as the RTE "house band".

I wonder what they'll play as the intro tune for Cowen? 'Road to Nowhere' by the Talking Heads, perhaps?

thomond2006

This interview will be interesting, to say the least.

Euro_Kraut

I wonder could this be Tuburdy's Frost V Nixon moment? Cowen will totally underestimate him ala Nixon.

El Siglo

FFS, this is totally f*cked! F*cking Cowen bastard, turns my stomach!

SEPT 23 1989

peasant wrote: »

This could be a win-win situation.

With those two twats tippy-toeing around each other while licking each others behinds ...I predict that the audience is just going to loose it, storm the set and kill them both

stranger things have happened

johnmct77

i only hope ryan goes rambo on cowen's ass, and he shocks us with his adept political and terrifying:pac: interrogation skills (cos thats what he needs 2 do 2 hold viewers) and set the tone 4 his tenure, i actually like tubs anyway!:o

lucylu

I hope Tubridy's new take on the Late Late allows for Guest and audience participation like that of Graham Norton shows

Wouldn't it be nice to have the audience tar and feather the Biffo

Is my distaste for the Biffo evident enough?

limklad

K4t wrote: »

I'm switching off if the audience give him a round of applause.

A slow in sequence clap together by the Audience will sent a very clear signal to the Taoiseach..

skelliser

whilst biffo is hanging out with celebrities tonight knocking back the pints 315 more people will be joining the dole.
tens of familes willl be facing an unsure future tonight when they sit down to watch the LLS, they will be joining the 440,000+ other people who are in the same boat.


this event has to be the ultimate insult to the people who have lost there jobs since this whole thing began.

seriously tho would you expect anything less?


http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0904/teva.html

Teva to axe 315 jobs in Waterford
Friday, 4 September 2009 11:03

Workers at Teva, one of the biggest pharmaceutical factories in Waterford, have been told that 315 jobs are to go at the plant.

The plant manufactures inhalers and tablets.

It is understood that tablet production will cease at the factory within 12 months with the loss of the jobs.
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There are around 730 people employed at the Waterford facility, which is on the IDA Industrial Estate.

Teva is owned by an Israeli consortium, and was formally known as IVAX.

FIANNA FAIL NEED TO BE DESTROYED. THEY ARE THE VESTED INTEREST PARTY. THEIR OWN INTERESTS COME FIRST.

Saibh

Haven't watched The Late Late Show in years, but I'm nearly tempted to watch it tonight to see what sort of questions are really asked.
But I will probably end up turning it off after a few minutes and reach for a bottle of wine....