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

sligojoek

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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Ally Dick

Joe coming out with more humorless guff again. He has no funny bone really

tylercheribini

Pelvis Parsley wrote: »

Jaysus Tubridy, can’t even allow a joke against the RTE canteen.

Company drone.

Gods Gift

Funeral blues from joe.

Expunge

Duffy with his fooking po-am. Deep.

Spanish Eyes

Deleted User wrote: »

Pat having a dig at the bland presenting style prevalent in RTE now

IMO he would be so right, but there is a time and place I suppose.m

valoren

Oh fcuk off Joe.

Andrew00

Joe always wants the attention on him

SEPT 23 1989

Duffy really is making a total show of himself since yesterday

jojofizzio

Joe just quoting “four weddings and a funeral “....nothing more profound for us Joseph??

Atlantic Dawn

Is an ad slot not a little immoral?

Rock Lesnar

Tommy on the late late is a sight i want to see alot more of, particularly on friday nights

Seamai

sligojoek wrote: »

Yup.

rte.ie/entertainment/2019/1105/1088746-late-late-remembers-gay-byrne-on-really-special-show/

The full line-up for tonight's show is:

President Michael D Higgins

Mary McAleese

Bob Geldof

Pat Kenny

Joe Duffy

Mike Murphy

Andrea Corr

Sharon Shannon

John Sheahan

Finbar Furey

Nell McCafferty

John McColgan

Tommy Tiernan

Pat Shortt

Jon Kenny

Rosaleen Linehan

Eamon Dunphy

Twink

Fr Brian D'arcy

Paddy Maloney

Donal Lunny

Nell McCafferty

Michael Carruth

Moya Doherty

RTÉ Director General Dee Forbes

Vincent Browne

Mary Black

Frank McNamara

Aonghus McAnally

Not trying to be funny but there are a few on that list that I thought had already shuffled off this mortal coil.

[Deleted User]

Andrew00 wrote: »

Gay byrne was as tight with money as they come

Came from a generation, like my parents, who were brought up in a time money was scant and you held on to everything you had for life.

alan partridge aha

Mary mental case Mcaleese and Bob I hated Ireland Geldof

Jeff2

Duffy couldn't leave books out of if.

Cut off before he could plug his own.

BorneTobyWilde

Was a poor choice of a poem in all fairness, it reads like the romantic thoughts of a lovestruck girl.

Itssoeasy

tylercheribini wrote: »

Two digs from Pat now,not bitter at all.

You know he’s been fecking waiting to get a chance to give RTE a good kicking.

lawred2

What a load of shoite.. too many self important people..

Except for Mike. He's a legend. A warm man with genuine wit.

monkey9

I don't really get the canteen jibes tonight? The main show these days can be ridiculous and proper canteen jobs.

But to be fair, this is a tribute to Gay Byrne and RTE is where he spent the majority of his life and a proxy for entering people's living rooms for decades. Of course all his old RTE mates and colleagues are going to be on.

They're hardly going to have Meryl Streep in studio with the ghost of Peter Ustinov skyping in from Heaven.

Itssoeasy

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Duffy really is making a total show of himself since yesterday

If only it was since yesterday though.

Sir Oxman

Deleted User wrote: »

Came from a generation, like my parents, who were brought up in a time money was scant and you held on to everything you had for life.

Plus wasn't the poor fecker fleeced in the early 80s by one of his best friends (grandfather of the current housing Minister)
And then got majorly wedgied during the recession.

[Deleted User]

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Is an ad slot not a little immoral?

The advertising slots will have been sold and need to be fulfilled I'd say.

embraer170

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Was a poor choice of a poem in all fairness, it reads like the romantic thoughts of a lovestruck girl.

A rather odd poem to pick.

A hidden love story no one ever knew about.

theoneeyedman

Herself is watching this, and I'm just back in the room.

Adverts...... Nice to see RTE aren't cashing in on Gaybo one last time or anything.....

Abel Ruiz

valoren wrote: »

Oh fcuk off Joe.

He is such a prcik, so annoying.

Icsics

Joe would want to shut up & let Murphy & Kenny (real broadcasters) take over. And either of them would be preferable to bloody Tubs presenting this!

Sir Oxman

lawred2 wrote: »

What a load of shoite.. too many self important people..

Except for Mike. He's a legend. A warm man with genuine wit.

Yep, I really like Mike Murphy.

Seamai

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Is an ad slot not a little immoral?

Yes it's vulgar, it's all about the money, ker ching!

Itssoeasy

So I missed Terry prone but I get the impression I missed another “contributor.” Did I ?

Skid X

Seamai wrote: »

Not trying to be funny but there are a few on that list that I thought had already shuffled off this mortal coil.

I spent most of today wondering about the lad on the RIP thread who found out yesterday that Dermot Morgan is no longer with us