Conversations (with friends?): The Late Late Show-Friday 13th May 2022

Pelvis Parsley

Lenny Abrahamson is working the circuit at the moment for his latest offering. To be fair, he seems to have a good track record for this kind of thing.

"As they prepare for the launch of the eagerly awaited new drama Conversations with Friends, Oscar-nominated director Lenny Abrahamson and the show's Cork-born star Alison Oliver will join host Ryan Tubridy to chat about bringing Sally Rooney's debut novel to the small screen."

As the late Meatloaf (channelling the words of Jim Steinman) once sang, two out of three ain't bad. A musical interlude this week, from Jo-hann Shee-han, Paul Brady, and, em...Mundy.

"Joining us on the show is a special musical treat from three men who share the same birthday. John Sheahan, Paul Brady and Mundy will be playing some of their biggest hits and sharing some stories along the way."

Squeezing a quart out of a pint-pot comes to mind. How the Masked Singer had a profound effect on me. Indeed.

"Westlife’s Mark Feehily will join Ryan to talk about how fatherhood has changed his life, why doing The Masked Singer had a profound effect on him, and his excitement at getting back on stage with Westlife this summer.

He'll also be performing two special songs."

Speaking of milking things, time to play the Toy Show card again-with his usual understated modesty, Hobbidy rarely brings it up, so his team have to.

"Plus, there'll be a very special performance from composer RuthAnne Cunningham and some of The Late Late Toy Show kids including Saoirse Ruane as they get ready to make a very special announcement that has been in the works for quite some time."

I leave you with news that we are not alone in noticing the black masks-Niall Boylan thinks it's all rather...creepy.

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/broadcaster-labels-rte-late-late-26902286

Hangdogroad

Boylan should look in the mirror if he wants to know what creepy looks like.

RoTelly

Speaking of milking things, time to play the Toy Show card again-with his usual understated modesty, Hobbidy rarely brings it up, so his team have to.

"Plus, there'll be a very special performance from composer RuthAnne Cunningham and some of The Late Late Toy Show kids including Saoirse Ruane as they get ready to make a very special announcement that has been in the works for quite some time."

Toy Show to become a monthly event! There is just something wrong about how the Toy Show is just a mini-version of the depressing TLLS.

StevenToast

Ryan Tubridy is a creep

amlinopta

Toy Show in May - creepy. This series has been so so bad even with 20% reduction in the program time.

HildaOgdenx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119055913#Comment_119055913

I don't watch because Tubridy is unwatchable for me.

Sadly that little girl Saoirse has recently received devastating news from her oncologist, according to this article.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/people/arid-40864700.html

Conversations with Friends 🤢

I can't stand those maudlin shoe gazey dramas filled with pretentious gobshîtes who'd eat themselves if they were bars of chocolate. A vegan chocolate.

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119057591#Comment_119057591

Just to repeat (we if RTÉ can) my Conversation with Friends Joke from that Thread

Do all beautiful people say everything in hushed voices for dramatic effect?

Mary(whispers): I want... I want... you ... you [she sighs]

John (whispers back): Go on ... you ... you ... want me to ...

Mary (sighing): to wash ... the fupan dishes..

John (angrily): YOU FAT SMELLY COW!

Mary : YOU HAVE A FACE LIKE A PAIR OF TITS!

John: Well at least we have one pair between us!

Pussyhands

I never watch Normal People but I know exactly the type of rubbish it was.

And the ads for Conversations with Friends looks equally as sh!te. A bunch of talking in whispers, stopped in their tracks staring at each other, long silences, staring into the distance deep in thought etc. "You like Melissa's husband"...."I kissed Melissa". Sounds riveting 🙄 Sounds like it was written by a leaving cert student.

Pussyhands

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119056445#Comment_119056445

It was everywhere in the media yet they never specified what the awful news was.

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119057654#Comment_119057654

And I kissed you and Melissa kissed her husband which means technically I kiss her husband as well.

Dempo1

I can see RTE re branding this show to the Mate Mate Show next season.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119056445#Comment_119056445

Terrible news. Alas osteosarcoma is a vicious cancer, it hides and returns with a vengeance even if you think you’ve won the battle. Occasionally there are cures, but too often it’s fatal.

NIMAN

I could have sworn when tubs was chatting on his radio show this morning about the little girl being on, he said we will have some encouraging or positive news on that front, or words to that effect?

JP Liz V1

Mark should have won The Masked Singer, what a voice

lukin

Conversations Filled With S###e would be a more appropriate title for it.

NIMAN

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119057654#Comment_119057654

Even Callans Kicks had a dig at it too tonight.

walshb

Sorry, folks.

After the absolute scutter that was liveline today, I’ve had enough pain this weekend already. I feel Tubridy could actually push me over the edge.

enjoy!😖

Welsh Megaman

Evening all! 😊

Atlantic Dawn

Looks like the Covid war is over in RTE, finally sense prevailed and no masks imposed on the audience this week...

Montage of Feck

Sally Rooney classic?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119058755#Comment_119058755

I heard it was an inshurdance imposition

Cody montana

I’m out.

screamer

Ugh…. Complications with friends, a modern take on circle jerk of friends…. Leave it out, hated abnormal people too and no doubt this will be rammed down our throats again like medicine you just don’t want to take

“He loves so much”

_NAGDEFY

Tubs likes seeing people's 'back teeth' was he a dentist.

_NAGDEFY

Mark has lost weight.

Atlantic Dawn

Karaoke hour?

Quantum Erasure

He's no Sinead O Connor

BlazingSaddler

Talk about butchering a classic song

_NAGDEFY

Though Mark looks a bit tired around the eyes. At some Eurovision party maybe.

Shakyfan

Did someone forget to pay the electricity bill?

Atlantic Dawn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119058772#Comment_119058772

Must have been inshured by a specialist company not covering a single pub, cinema, concert venue in this country already. I'm shure it's tremendous value for money 😁

Welsh Megaman

Sweet Christ

_NAGDEFY

He sounds gayer than he did before he came out, which I suppose isn't too surprising.

Welsh Megaman

Do we really need to hear this song again? In any form?

_NAGDEFY

Fr. Mark Fehilly.

1966

wrecked that song

Man Vs ManUre

Leona Lewis is looking a bit rough.

Ol' Donie

Ah, cool.

One of the Westlife boys getting a slot on our national broadcaster's flagship show to sing Snow Patrol in falsetto.

What's not to like.

Man Vs ManUre

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119058783#Comment_119058783

He’s just back from Turkey he got the lipo and Brazilian butt job.

Burt Renaults

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119058812#Comment_119058812

I presume at least two of the other members have had their obligatory appearances on the show at some point this year, along with the surviving members of Boyzone.

_NAGDEFY

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119058821#Comment_119058821

Right. Can you not get them done local?

_NAGDEFY

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119058821#Comment_119058821

There's a GP in Portlaoise, you go in with a bad sore throat and he wants to do botox on you and asks you about your sex life.

Ol' Donie

Aw, it's so tough when someone in a boyband gets judged by how they look.

Can't we just talk about their the musical talent that got them into the band in the first place?

Holy Christ.

Ol' Donie

It's mad that there used to be a sitcom - not all that long ago - called My Two Dads

Ol' Donie

Wowzers, the thread is as dead as I've even seen this evening.

Fair enough, I suppose.

screamer

Ugh…..

Welsh Megaman

Where's the other Kens of Westlife tonight?

Ken, Ken and Ken?

Welsh Megaman

Didn't think Mark was going to suddenly head in a death metal direction.

shearforce

Climb every mountain

Swim every ocean to be closer to you

So original