First black person on Late Late Show?

Kavil

Im just curios who was the first black person on the late late show? also what year did she/he
appear and for what reason.

obi604

Kavil wrote: »

Im just curios who was the first black person on the late late show? also what year did she/he
appear and for what reason.

Ali G, init?

Blueshoe

Nelson Mandela I believe.

whisky_galore

Phil Lynott, at a guess.

endacl

Mary Black?

Ladybird18

Rosanna Davidson had enough St Tropez on to at least be competition.

rdhma

Don't know about the Late Late, but here is Cathal O'Shannon interviewing Muhammad Ali in 1972.

https://www.rte.ie/archives/2017/0704/887611-when-ali-met-cathal/

Hangdogroad

The majority of the 1960s and early 70s LLS were wiped so it'd be near impossible to say for sure.

Heckler

Kevin Sharkey. He was after all the first black man in Ireland. Thats a documented historical fact.

minikin

Can’t remember their name but they probably brought half pound boxes of Lyons loose tea for everyone in the audience, mammmmayyyyyy.













N.B. (This is a sarcastic comment about interesting, but now unacceptable, social values of the past - I’m not suggesting it seriously - calm your jets)

ted1

Heckler wrote: »

Kevin Sharkey. He was after all the first black man in Ireland. Thats a documented historical fact.

No it was Paul Magrath or Blackie Connors

is_that_so

ted1 wrote: »

No it was Paul Magrath or Blackie Connors

Not according to Kevin Sharkey!

minikin

minikin wrote: »

Can’t remember their name but they probably brought half pound boxes of Lyons loose tea for everyone in the audience, mammmmayyyyyy.

N.B. (This is a sarcastic comment about interesting, but now unacceptable, social values of the past - I’m not suggesting it seriously - calm your jets)

Gollywogs.

SEPT 23 1989

Sidney Poitier

Alf Veedersane

The Commitments

Hoboo

minikin wrote: »

N.B. (This is a sarcastic comment about interesting, but now unacceptable, social values of the past - I’m not suggesting it seriously - calm your jets)

COOL your jets. Not calm

the purple tin

Did they have a minsterel song and dance act on LLS back in the old days or am I mistaken. They had it on some famous chat show anyway.

Fr Tod Umptious

Lenny Henry used to be on a good bit in the 80s but I'd imagine Phil Lynnot was the first

spurious

I would have thought someone like Sidney Poitier would have guested at least once.

Actually - what about Shirley Bassey? There would have been a lot of '60s possibilities.

Shawnee Poole

Kader Asmal.
The anti-apartheid campaigner who was lecturing in Trinity College could be a contender.

Smegging hell

Shawnee Poole wrote: »

Kader Asmal.
The anti-apartheid campaigner who was lecturing in Trinity College could be a contender.

Asmal (who was Indian-South African) appeared on a panel discussion on the LLS in 1969 alongside a black anti-Apartheid activist called Chem Chenutengwedn and pro-Apartheid apologists. The footage is online on the RTÉ Archive: https://www.rte.ie/archives/2014/1205/664896-to-be-black-in-south-africa/

Mena Mitty

Samba and the Philosophers on the Late Late show.

Edit: After consulting my o/h, I'm told I'm 'way off the mark, didn't happen'

DJIMI TRARORE

Ian Paisley, oooooooh controversial

Humberto Salazar

Sammy Davis Jnr.

Shakyfan

Hangdogroad wrote: »

The majority of the 1960s and early 70s LLS were wiped so it'd be near impossible to say for sure.

I remember having a book about RTE which would have been published late 80s / early 90s which actually had lists of all the guests for each show up to that point.

yabadabado

Humberto Salazar wrote: »

Sammy Davis Jnr.

That would be who I'd guess.

Quantum Erasure

Hangdogroad wrote: »

The majority of the 1960s and early 70s LLS were wiped so it'd be near impossible to say for sure.

shure it was all black and white back then...

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Sidney Poitier

Harry Belafonte

Syncpolice

Muhammed Ali

brian_t

Shakyfan wrote: »

I remember having a book about RTE which would have been published late 80s / early 90s which actually had lists of all the guests for each show up to that point.

According to that book Kader Asmal appeared on the show 6th May 1966.

Nadia Cattouse appeared on 19th March 1966.

A lot of the names would be unknown to me.

For example on the 13th November 1965 Kevin Anyanwu was a guest. Who's he ?

brian_t

Some of the earliest ones.

Shakyfan

brian_t wrote: »

According to that book Kader Asmal appeared on the show 6th May 1966.

Nadia Cattouse appeared on 19th March 1966.

A lot of the names would be unknown to me.

For example on the 13th November 1965 Kevin Anyanwu was a guest. Who's he ?

Do you have the name of the book? I'd love to be able to track it down1

elperello

Kavil wrote: »

Im just curios who was the first black person on the late late show? also what year did she/he
appear and for what reason.

Sorry I can't help you, I'm colour blind.

brian_t

Shakyfan wrote: »

Do you have the name of the book? I'd love to be able to track it down1

It's called "The RTE Book" published by Town House in 1989.

The link below was found by Googling and has no connection to me.

https://www.abebooks.co.uk/RTE-BOOK-COADY-Treasa-ed-Town/8245529711/bd