Ryan Tubridy to step down from Late Late role when season ends

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120365578#Comment_120365578

Which women would deserve it on merit, and what merits are they?

DenMan

Will he come back for the Toy Show I wonder.

The thread title should say Tubridy axed, anyone who believes that he volunteered to step down would believe anything

HBC08

Baz as an outside shot would be decent.

Anyway,we'll get somebody who won't rock the boat and will tow the RTE line.

Tommy Tiernan is too much of a risk.

I'd say it'll be Brendan o Connor (imagine at one point he was considered a bit of a rebel in RTE? Now he can't get out a sentence out without apologising in case it causes offence or legal troubles)

Or more likely Claire Byrne because it has to be a woman.

I'd still be happier with either of those over Tubridy and his genuinely creepy misery fascination.People will look back in years to come and think what the fook was that all about?

AllForIt

Tubs in convo with Claire Byrne just now playfully suggests she might consider going back to TV presenting.

AJB39

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120365613#Comment_120365613

And she said let’s not go there!

Lol 2 weeks ago https://extra.ie/2023/03/03/entertainment/ryan-tubridy-leaving-late-late

Galwayguy35

Its been nothing but misery porn since he took over, someone who is dying as a guest or talking about something horrible that happened in some part of the world.

And he was in his element when he had a politician on as a guest.

We have enough current affairs programmes for all of that depressing stuff, a chat show should be light hearted like what Norton has going on across the pond.

Be right back

Lads, we better make the most of the Ryan Tubridy pointing thread!

Galwayguy35

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120365592#Comment_120365592

He is the highest paid presenter in RTE, do employers usually pay people they are not happy with the best salaries?

I'm just wondering is there a better offer on the table outside of RTE which allows him to keep the radio gig.

archfi

Good suggestion on the LLS thread -

John Creedon.

That's a good call though the format would have to drastically change (fingers crossed)

FortuneChip

Never have particularly liked him. Always found his interviews more like bullet-point questions.

Show needs a shake-up. It's just too often has fallen into faux sincerity monologues, overly-heavy grieving segments, grovelling at celebs when they say they're an Irish connection, and anyone from RTE.

I don't know what route might work, but something needs to change. Norton has the celeb-only light fluff corner covered.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120365660#Comment_120365660

Its very simple,Since the end of Covid, tlls ratings have gone off a cliff, RTE have come up with the bright idea that changing host will reignite things

JoeA3

I could see them offering it to Sarah McInerney. Yes, her forte is current affairs but from what I've seen of her in other domains (social media, etc), she seems very witty and personable.

She'd be perfect too for the serious debates, something that was a key component of the LLS back in the Gay Byrne times.

Spanish Eyes

Do many people actually sit in on a Friday night to watch this? What is the demographic ? It's no use aiming this show at a generic audience since the young ones will be on the tear, and the ahem, more mature ones maybe don't need any more misery or boring young frivolous presenters either.

Should be done away with IMV. Long past its sell by date and is very stale.

But since I don't watch TV anymore, who am I to say what would work anymore.

Lil Fred

Hopefully Ray Darcy will get a shot. He was badly let down by his production team ok his last TV talk show

He actually admitted to being “not very intellectual”. He’s intellectually lazy more than anything, doesn’t want to put in the yards to research and learn new stuff and never wants to stray from his pet subjects. That’s what’s needed to make a great general broadcaster and interviewer, someone who is evidently broadly curious.

nullzero

There needs to be a rule that no foreign guests should ever be asked about their "Irish connections".

Makes the country look like a backwater every time its asked.

Foxhound38

They're going to give it to Vouge Williams, aren't they...

freshpopcorn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120365695#Comment_120365695

Younger people might tune in for The Toy Show, a special or they knew somebody on it.

In my experience Ryan's biggest fans are ladies over 55.

nullzero

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120365711#Comment_120365711

They could rename it "My life is better than yours".

Galwayguy35

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120365687#Comment_120365687

She would end up annoying the guests in any serious debate the way she goes on constantly cutting them off before they have a chance to answer, thats all right with TDs and Ministers but a guest on a chat show wouldn't put up with that kind of thing.

Trampas

One thing for sure it’ll be nk person. So they’ll probably make their recommendation

freshpopcorn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120365700#Comment_120365700

The Ray D'Arcy Show was so stuck for guests I was invited on it to discuss my petition to end the Fair City story about Katy being locked in her box.

Terribly embarrassing on my behalf I know.

Be right back

Joanne McNally?!

Spanish Eyes

A different presenter every week some known, some unknown. Would be entertainment in itself.

tjhook

I'd watch it if Roy Keane was presenting.

Will_I_Amnt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120365687#Comment_120365687

Sarah McInerney is the best talent RTE has. If it's Miriam O'Callaghan, I'd never watch it again. While I know they wont do it, the serious debates should be dumped altogether. But it will be M O'C, Claire Byrne, Brendan O'Connor or Joe Duffy. Angela Scanlon a long shot. It won't be Tommy Tiernan - him on live TV would terrify them - and there's nobody from Virgin Media worth poaching - not that an inbred organization like RTE would anyway.

whisky_galore

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120365708#Comment_120365708

Indeed, and get rid of 'rare disease of the week' slots and other gratuitous misery slots which seem to be an Irish media obsession. We have misery every day of the week on the news.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120365731#Comment_120365731

Iol, IIRC rte tried to spin that your petition was about wanting to get Katy home safely rather than the fact that you were pointing out all the holes in the plot and how long they dragged it out