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The Late Late Show Tribute to Gay Byrne, Tuesday, RTÉ One, 9:35pm

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Ryan Tubridy has promised that tonight's Late Late Show tribute to Gay Byrne will be "really special".

The veteran broadcaster passed away on Monday, November 4, after a long illness.

Tubridy saluted his "great friend" and "magnificent mentor" on his RTÉ Radio 1 programme on Tuesday morning ahead of tonight's show. He described the Late Late tribute programme as "a happy wake".

Speaking to The Today Show's Brenda Donohue ahead of the show, Tubridy said: "Gay was a once off, so tonight is a once off.

"It makes perfect sense that we gather the troops, gather the family, the friends and to say a final thank you. Tonight isn't going to be maudlin, or morose, or mawkish, it's going to be upbeat, it's going to be fun."

The 90-minute live special on RTÉ One at 9:35pm will feature contributions from Gay Byrne's friends and colleagues across the world of entertainment and beyond, including Bob Geldof, Andrea Corr, Pat Kenny, John Sheahan and Mary McAleese.

Also appearing will be President Michael D Higgins, Joe Duffy, Sharon Shannon, John Sheahan, Finbar Furey, Tommy Tiernan, Pat Shortt, Eamon Dunphy, Twink and Mary Black.

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Beechwoodspark

Duffy doing his best impression of bozo the clown

Pelvis Parsley

Mike Murphy is a class act.

Atlantic Dawn

Joe might decide to re tyre.

Oberkon

AMKC wrote: »

I think Mike Murphy would have made a good Late Late show presenter and should have him taken over from Gay Byrne. He certainly would have been better than Pat Kenny and Ryan Tubridy.

Very true but he was **** cool at Murphy's Micro Quiz-M.

Yamanoto

jammiedodgers wrote: »

Michael D talks an awful lot but doesn't say much.

You'd find Mairead McGuiness hard work

bottlebrush

I just want pat short to say to joe ',put the hands down now fairly lively'

Beechwoodspark

djemba djemba wrote: »

Joe to plug his book here now

He’s hoping to shoehorn a plug in

CH3OH

I expect Joe to say that Gay was reading the buke just before he passed away

Ally Dick

I'm surprised Eamo is there. I didn't think he liked Gaybo. Remember the puppet. It was hilarious. It was culled from repeat showings of the Dunphy show. I don't know if any footage exists. Some of the stuff was hilarious. He mentioned anal sex. "Ya wha' Gay? We won't be going up that particular alleyway ever again"

Andrew00

Claire Byrne is a babe

Gods Gift

Pat was up doing the Mary of dunlow

[Deleted User]

I co-started with Mike Murphy in a road safety program. He was 19, I was less than 1. He was my stage father, my youthful pretty 42 year old mother was his stage wife.

sligojoek

Duffy: The pain for me. The hurt for me over the last three years.

I'd say it was no bed of roses for Gay either.

dmc17

Pat Kenny: I was up 'doing' the Mary of Dungloe...............being the host!

SEPT 23 1989

Duffy is like the vulture circling around the corpse

Beechwoodspark

Tubridy talking about the audience respecting him!!!

Seamai

Lilyana Icy Grouch wrote: »

Bloody wife wants to watch this. At least we're cosy in bed watching it, I'm going playing the Switch.

RIP Gay Byrne but think I'll find the RTE circle jerk a little hard to swallow.

Do what your wife wants, then she might do what you want, given ye are in bed already ye're half ways there.

Hardtochoose

Pat Kenny has had some amount of cosmetic work done. Can see the skin stretched around his ears there . 71 supposedly

[Deleted User]

Gerry died in battle... mar Shea.

Beechwoodspark

Gerry Ryan died in battle??

Nerdlingr

Gerry died in battle.....f*ck off.

Beechwoodspark

This aul bollox mccolgan

Neeson

What's joe Duffy's solpadene joke?

Skid X

Gay's one man live show was very good, it is a shame it wasn't recorded

I really enjoyed it.

freshpopcorn

When Pat Kenny and Ryan dies.
What interviews will they be remembered for?

All I can think of really is the Joe o'Reilly interview.

leahyl

Whatever you say about Pat Kenny, he speaks very well and doesn’t say too much, just enough.

FixdePitchmark

His eyes look like them funny glasses with fake eyes

vladmydad

Isn’t it ironic that Michael D talked about free speech and the censorship of the past all while our current government is drafting “hate” speech laws, that he’ll probably sign.
The more things change the more they stay the same.

Aidric

Duffy will find a 1916 angle soon. I'm sure of it.

glenfieldman

Nerdlingr wrote: »

Gerry died in battle.....f*ck off.

The battle against FARC