Late late show audience member

lauraelaine

Hi everyone, me and my partner have been fortunate enough to get tickets for the late late show 23rd may:) wondering would anyone know a few things .. Anyone who has maybe been before or knows someone or the like ?

Firstly I have been told to arrive at 8-8:30pm for wine reception, just wondering should we arrive much earlier due to crowding or anything?

Anyone know what this wine reception is like . Is it one small glass each and then ushered into studio ?

What is the likelihood me and my partner won't be seated together? It stated in email that this could happen

When the show is over is it all out of studio? Or does anything happen after??

Can we use toilet in ad breaks?

Thanks and sorry for all the questions can't find any info online at all and just want to be prepared!! Also if anyone does have any of the answers to these questions, any other useful info would be much appreciated

amdublin

Not for the late late but for other shows, so I'd assume the same:

Arrive the time they suggest.
You'll be in a longish room with high tables (like bar tables).
Someone pours wine at a kind of a bar thingie. It's been plastic glasses any time I've been in rte but maybe for the late late they spring for glass Doubt it though...
I'd think it'd be v unlikely you'll be split up...but I suppose it could happen...
After the show it is over and home!
No toilet breaks I'd imagine unless emergency!

lauraelaine

Cool thanks for reply
I don't drink wine, so no toilet breaks shouldn't really be a problem for me

amdublin

They do soft drinks as well iirc.

Enjoy! Hope you get some good guests!

lauraelaine

Thanks a lot
And some good freebies too haha

Skid X

amdublin wrote: »

Someone pours wine at a kind of a bar thingie. It's been plastic glasses any time I've been in rte but maybe for the late late they spring for glass Doubt it though...
I'd think it'd be v unlikely you'll be split up...but I suppose it could happen...
After the show it is over and home!
No toilet breaks I'd imagine unless emergency!

Still the small plastic glasses, and we were told specifically that we would have to bring our glasses back to be refilled, they would not give us fresh glasses!

Try and go to the toilet before the show, they really don't like you going in the breaks. You might not get back in.

lauraelaine

Oh I thought it would just be the one drink each anyway !
Partner will be glad of the refill :P
Is it just wine or soft drinks, yea?

Skid X

lauraelaine wrote: »

Oh I thought it would just be the one drink each anyway !
Partner will be glad of the refill :P
Is it just wine or soft drinks, yea?

I think they have water, I'm not sure what else.There is definitely at least one non-alcoholic alternative.

The wine isn't great but at least it's free

You should come on the Late Late Show Thread after your visit (or here) and let us know how you got on.

lauraelaine

Thanks a lot

Yea il defo visit the Lls forum afterwards

Skid X

lauraelaine wrote: »

Thanks a lot

Yea il defo visit the Lls forum afterwards

That's good, I hope you enjoy the Show. I was at the Saturday Night Show last night, it was good fun

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=90440029&postcount=172

lauraelaine

Oh cool !! Have never been to anything like this before so quite looking forward to it thanks again

hmmm

Bring your happy pills. You'll need it after the cancer/horrible illness/dead child spot to get you through the interview with some nobody socialite/footballer wife.

lauraelaine

hmmm wrote: »

Bring your happy pills. You'll need it after the cancer/horrible illness/dead child spot to get you through the interview with some nobody socialite/footballer wife.

Horrible comment

amdublin

lauraelaine wrote: »

Horrible comment

Oh dear...you don't watch the lls very often do you.

Prepare yourself, it follows a very similar slant every week:
Famous(ish) person
Rte person with book out or else rte person with new show
Misery slot (sick/dying/dead)
Music from famous(ish) person/band
Random rte person

lauraelaine

amdublin wrote: »

Oh dear...you don't watch the lls very often do you.

Prepare yourself, it follows a very similar slant every week:
Famous(ish) person
Rte person with book out or else rte person with new show
Misery slot (sick/dying/dead)
Music from famous(ish) person/band
Random rte person

I do watch it.
Just didn't see any reason for that comment as it is clearly not the info I requested.
And regardless I am looking forward to it

amdublin

lauraelaine wrote: »

I do watch it.
Just didn't see any reason for that comment as it is clearly not the info I requested.
And regardless I am looking forward to it

That's true

manlad

How much do RTE pay people to be part of the audience? Obviously it would mean giving up your evening and missing the Graham Norton Show.

john kinsella

lauraelaine wrote: »

Cool thanks for reply
I don't drink wine, so no toilet breaks shouldn't really be a problem for me

You will be fine with regard to the toilets.

I was offered a couple of standby tickets not so long ago and presumed we wouldn't get a seat so myself and my mate made sure we took full advantage of the wine. Then we were given a couple of seats (together).

After about 10 mins I was dying for a wee and just went during the ad break along with many others.

There were even a few people leaving to go during the filming!

You will be fine, don't worry

dixiefly

manlad wrote: »

How much do RTE pay people to be part of the audience? Obviously it would mean giving up your evening and missing the Graham Norton Show.

I can see your point but I have to say that the one night that I attended the LLS it was great. I think we were lucky as it was the night of the Brendan Grace tribute and Michael Buble was on as well as Rob Brydon.

We even had Dickie Rock and Ronan Collins doing an impromptu version of Suspicious Minds during the break!

Not everyone's cup of tea but we had a great evening.

However, the proof is in the pudding. I havent watched the LLS once for more than 30 minutes this season. I think that the most I watched was Tom Gilmartin's son's interview on RTE Player. Graham Norton's show is hugely more entertaining.

lauraelaine

dixiefly wrote: »

I can see your point but I have to say that the one night that I attended the LLS it was great. I think we were lucky as it was the night of the Brendan Grace tribute and Michael Buble was on as well as Rob Brydon.

We even had Dickie Rock and Ronan Collins doing an impromptu version of Suspicious Minds during the break!

Not everyone's cup of tea but we had a great evening.

However, the proof is in the pudding. I havent watched the LLS once for more than 30 minutes this season. I think that the most I watched was Tom Gilmartin's son's interview on RTE Player. Graham Norton's show is hugely more entertaining.

And what freebies dd u get

Welsh Megaman

OP, are you a fan of Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum?

Mick Murdock

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

OP, are you a fan of Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum?

Live on screen in studio. Pre-recorded?

Welsh Megaman

Mick Murdock wrote: »

Live on screen in studio. Pre-recorded?

Leg-breaker Tubridy cryptically could neither confirm or deny they would be on Friday's show...most likely to be pre-recorded if they are.

lauraelaine

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Leg-breaker Tubridy cryptically could neither confirm or deny they would be on Friday's show...most likely to be pre-recorded if they are.

Doubt it they r flying in Friday so

furiousox

There is only one "late late show audience member" :eek:

Skid X

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Leg-breaker Tubridy cryptically could neither confirm or deny they would be on Friday's show...most likely to be pre-recorded if they are.

Their Dublin premiere is on Friday Evening, so they might well be live.

manlad wrote: »

How much do RTE pay people to be part of the audience? Obviously it would mean giving up your evening and missing the Graham Norton Show.

How is that a useful comment?

Someone comes on asking about the LLS audience and you start ranting about another programme? Which, incidentally, is repeated about 26 times during the week. :rolleyes:

lauraelaine

Fukkin delighted with the line up folks

Lookin forward to an amazing night

Welsh Megaman

lauraelaine wrote: »

Fukkin delighted with the line up folks

Lookin forward to an amazing night

Have a good one

''So Channing, are you related to the O'Tatum's from Ballincollig?''

Funnyonion79

You're in for a treat - I heard Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill are going to be on it!!! Hopefully it's not a pre-recorded interview.

lauraelaine

Funnyonion79 wrote: »

You're in for a treat - I heard Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill are going to be on it!!! Hopefully it's not a pre-recorded interview.

Yea they are and I don't think its pre recorded either

Larianne

Lucky you!
I had Brendan Grace and some people on talking about Angels when I went.
:mad:

Larianne

manlad wrote: »

How much do RTE pay people to be part of the audience? Obviously it would mean giving up your evening and missing the Graham Norton Show.

It's an experience.
Not many people get the chance to sit in a TV studios and see how things work.
I got tickets for myself, my parents and my aunt for the experience. Wouldn't do it again, but it was interesting all the same.

I also got my face on TV
(Note: I do not wear glasses. :pac: )

Elmo

Some audience members are great. Like last week there was a girl in the audience who was really trying not laugh or smile because they were taking about homeless. They should just stick the camera on the audience for the duration of the show, because that would be more interesting.

amdublin

You got some great guests lauraelaine

Don't forgetnto come back in here and give us a little trip report

strandsman

lauraelaine wrote: »

Hi everyone, me and my partner have been fortunate enough to get tickets for the late late show 23rd may:) wondering would anyone know a few things .. Anyone who has maybe been before or knows someone or the like ?

Firstly I have been told to arrive at 8-8:30pm for wine reception, just wondering should we arrive much earlier due to crowding or anything?

Anyone know what this wine reception is like . Is it one small glass each and then ushered into studio ?

What is the likelihood me and my partner won't be seated together? It stated in email that this could happen

When the show is over is it all out of studio? Or does anything happen after??

Can we use toilet in ad breaks?

Thanks and sorry for all the questions can't find any info online at all and just want to be prepared!! Also if anyone does have any of the answers to these questions, any other useful info would be much appreciated

you want to go to the LLS? sorry for your troubles...

evolving_doors

Larianne wrote: »

Lucky you!
I had Brendan Grace and some people on talking about Angels when I went.
:mad:

Ya thats highly unlikely ever to happen again is it.

I see dead people waaaa

gormdubhgorm

If Tubridy is anything like Gay Byrne was you might get a little speech about trying not to make it a long trickle of people to the toilets and try to make it a little trickle.
You might be lucky and one of the guests might be giving away free stuff.
Linford Christie gave away an Olympic Pack the one and only time I was there.
I seem to remember they tell you not to make faces at the camera or they will quickly move the camera and they wont show you again.

Mr. Talk

I have applied for 4 tickets. I can only apply once every year and this is my first time. What are the odds of me being picked out by random?

brian_t

Mr. Talk wrote: »

What are the odds of me being picked out by random?

Impossible to say without knowing the total of number of people who have applied for tickets and the number of tickets been given out over the season.

darkdubh

furiousox wrote: »

There is only one "late late show audience member" :eek:

And thanks to those spoilsports at RTE you can't watch this anymore.They should have him on every week and leave the viewers guessing as to when he appears.In the middle of Twinks monthly appearence all of a sudden sinister music and creepy audience man does his stuff to the camera.

ghiertal

I've entered for the show. Do people get notified around now if they are successful or do RTE just contact you at short notice that you won tickets for a certain night?

NickMondo

won tickets for this.....somebody else applied i can't stand the show. However, the freebies are enticing, can't find the history of them online thought to see if their worth going for? anyone any incite into what's normally given out? it's not like 2 days in cavan(no offence) or something is it?

amdublin

NickMondo wrote: »

won tickets for this.....somebody else applied i can't stand the show. However, the freebies are enticing, can't find the history of them online thought to see if their worth going for? anyone any incite into what's normally given out? it's not like 2 days in cavan(no offence) or something is it?

Imo the prizes tend to be two nights away in cities - Galway, Cork etc.
Or "pamper packages" or hampers of products.

Here is some info from when I was in the lls audience:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057293738

NickMondo

Ugh yikes, I don't how why somebody applied for me to go to this. But a box set and hamper.....not exactly oprah. Cheers for the info

Mr. Remote Control

In my day, on arrival, you were given a box of Jacobs USA Biscuits and a bottle of beer. I just made that up.

FloatingVoter

To answer those questions, I'd need a free house on Vico Rd. (one going spare atm), and some sort of pill to keep me awake for the duration of the show.
Maybe a free woman to stop from attacking Kenny (he is still the host, right ?).

Mr. Remote Control

FloatingVoter wrote: »

...Kenny (he is still the host, right ?).

I f***ing wish he was!!

NickMondo

Tickets aren't transferable either i'd imagine?

Mr. Remote Control

NickMondo wrote: »

Tickets aren't transferable either i'd imagine?

I f***ing wish they were!!















Apologies for my profuse language.

lauraelaine

hi all,
when we went may last year guests were amazing, however freebies were woeful!!
a hamper of love heart sweets and love heart merchandise pure crap!
also tickets to the taste of dublin, i think it was called .. we didnt attend!! haha
every time i have watched it since the freebies have been 100x better so you may well get lucky!!

also the boyfriend is from cavan so extremely relieved to have not got the 2 nights in cavan as mentioned above

NickMondo

Good stuff, if I heard of one decent freebie it would help, love hate box set and that doesn't sound worth it!