Why do the Irish give Pat Kenny such a hard time?

jetsonx · 04-09-2017 08:08PM #1

Why do the Irish give Pat Kenny such a hard time?

Yes, he does not do light entertainment very well. But aside from that,
he makes an excellent interviewer who is concise and insightful.

freshpopcorn · 04-09-2017 08:11PM

He tore up The Toy Show tickets!

Barry Badrinath · 04-09-2017 08:13PM

This OP has so many lies in so little words.

He is just bland.

demanufactured · 04-09-2017 08:14PM

Because he has all the personality of an ashtray?

odyssey06 · 04-09-2017 08:15PM

Does he get such a hard time???

Does some other race or species of sentient beings not give him a hard time???

Would he not get a hard time in some other country???

Is there much criticism of him as an interviewer?

He seems to have a spectacular lack of self awareness of his own capabilities ... His Late Late Toy Shows were torture... could he not have teamed up with an RTE2 presenter who had more of a natural rapport with kids, just even for that one night???

Is he not open to feedback to that effect??

I think if a BBC Newsnight presenter tried their luck at light entertainment and crashed and burned they'd get a hammering too?

mezzz · 04-09-2017 08:16PM

dennis o brien said pat kenny gives the best hand relief

Fr_Dougal · 04-09-2017 08:17PM

Significantly better than Tubridy.

BillyBobBS · 04-09-2017 08:18PM

He goes to bat for the establishment time and again. No fairness in his interviewing style completely one sided bias to suit an agenda. Take the IW affair as an example but that's just one issue where he can't help himself but take a side. He's an interviewer and is meant to be impartial.

Rumpy Pumpy · 04-09-2017 08:22PM

Ireland's best current affairs broadcaster. Also a gent by all accounts.

Noveight · 04-09-2017 08:22PM

I actually thought he was alright. He had his faults but nothing worse than some of the other clowns clinging on to the RTE bandwagon.

degsie · 04-09-2017 08:25PM

He is overpaid, entitled, and bland. Apart from that he is sound.

dok_golf · 04-09-2017 08:25PM

demanufactured wrote: »

Because he has all the personality of an ashtray?

What have you against ashtrays??

branie2 · 04-09-2017 08:30PM

He's a plank

Bubbaclaus · 04-09-2017 08:31PM

Seinfield. Field.

mewe · 04-09-2017 08:35PM

He's a very bold boy.

demanufactured · 04-09-2017 08:39PM

dok_golf wrote: »

What have you against ashtrays??

They are disgusting....

Water John · 04-09-2017 08:39PM

All journalists and presenters should be keenly aware of their own strengths and weaknesses. They should hone their career based on their strengths. they should not burden the reader or viewer with their weakness in any area. Simply stay away from it.
PK is competent in politics. The exception being that infamous Presidential debate tweet. Very poor to use an uncolloborated source. Basic journalism overtaken by eagerness.
Good on tech.
Fairly good on radio, not so good on TV. Should never have gone near the LLS, but was driven to do so, by his ego.

Don't think he gets a hard time. The land court case, did him no favours.

RobbingBandit · 04-09-2017 08:44PM

He's a creep, just oozes nasty over entitlement which he does not deserve or have any right to. Pure epitome of Kent Brockman type media person.

Atoms for Peace · 04-09-2017 08:49PM

There was something about a field.

elperello · 04-09-2017 08:51PM

In fairness Gay Byrne was a hard act to follow.

Water John · 04-09-2017 08:53PM

Totally agree, but PK was always anxious to prove himself as competent. GB didn't always get it right, most notably the Annie Murphy interview.
But his interview of P Flynn was the best. Instead of lunging in, he sat back and left Flynn unravel before our eyes.

mewe · 04-09-2017 08:55PM

He reminded me of that robot from Lost In Space when he was on the late late.

Spider Web · 04-09-2017 08:59PM

I don't think "The Irish" (what nationality are you OP?) have given him a hard time since he stopped presenting the Late Late, and while I really dislike abuse towards people, criticism of him as that show's presenter was deserved as he was extremely unsuited to it. He gives off self important vibes too and, as said, he's not always very impartial (and I'm someone who would usually agree with the views he espouses).

He is still a very good current affairs presenter though I think.

mikeybrennan · 04-09-2017 08:59PM

Anytime I tune in to him he's on top of his game.

Wasn't there a good guy v bad guy thing with him and Gay Byrne where he was portrayed as the bad one,or am I mistaken in my recollection

myshirt · 04-09-2017 08:59PM

Hello Pat.

WoollyRedHat · 04-09-2017 09:37PM

You and Gay Byrne, bunch of arseholes.

branie2 · 04-09-2017 09:38PM

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

You and Gay Byrne, bunch of arseholes.

A break was cut to very quickly

Your Face · 04-09-2017 09:40PM

I like him on the radio.
On television he is a disaster.

Water John · 04-09-2017 09:43PM

RTE often had a strong tendency to try and stretch a person from radio to TV. They tried in many times with Gerry Ryan. It never worked.

odyssey06 · 04-09-2017 10:07PM

Water John wrote: »

RTE often had a strong tendency to try and stretch a person from radio to TV. They tried in many times with Gerry Ryan. It never worked.

The Ray Darcy show...

Dravokivich · 04-09-2017 10:08PM

Rumpy Pumpy wrote: »

Ireland's best current affairs broadcaster. Also a gent by all accounts.

Unless you're a neighbour and he has his eye on your garden.

Why do the Irish give Pat Kenny such a hard time?

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