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

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  • #902
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 21,291 ✭ [Deleted User]


    tylercheribini wrote: »
    Bar sporting events, communal viewing like the scale of LLS is gone for good which is a pity.

    Yes, there would be family viewing, maybe a neighbour, friend or auntie in, and mother would serve a supper. There’d be comment, grunts of disapproval etc. nowadays that’s been replaced by ourselves fathered here.


  • #903
    [Deleted User]
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    sligojoek wrote: »
    My father told it to me.



    .

    What was the punch line?


  • #904
    Skid X
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,444 ✭✭✭✭Skid X


    Nerdlingr wrote: »
    Pity no one in the audience got out of their seats to give Gay a standing ovation. Surprised it didn't happen tbh.


    In fairness, he had a very long standing ovation at the start of the show

    I'm a cynical hoor but there was a lot of love for him in that room


  • #905
    Sittingpretty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,872 ✭✭✭Sittingpretty


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    What was the punch line?

    Two ugly sisters.


  • #906
    donkeykong5
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    paleoperson wrote: »
    Honestly Nell was a confused old woman 10 years ago, doubt she would have something interesting to add now.

    She was bloody amazing a few years ago when she confronted Tim Allen face to face about his disgusting activities.


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  • #907
    FixdePitchmark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,932 ✭✭✭✭FixdePitchmark


    Ryan did a good job, very little time to over think, was more go with flow.


  • #908
    jippo nolan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,548 ✭✭✭jippo nolan


    donkeykong5 wrote: »
    She was bloody amazing a few years ago when she confronted Tim Allen face to face about his disgusting activities.

    Shhh, don’t be saying that, you’ll ruin the family business!


  • #909
    Nerdlingr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭Nerdlingr


    Skid X wrote: »
    In fairness, he had a very long standing ovation at the start of the show

    I'm a cynical hoor but there was a lot of love for him in that room

    Sorry, missed the start of it.


  • #910
    jk23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 877 ✭✭✭jk23


    The thing I remember as a kid watching the late late as an anxious enough child I would be scared listening to some of the news or stories but when Gay would talk about and rationalise it on his show I felt safe it sounds weird but it was part of my childhood.

    I appreciate that he was so good at his craft and am glad he is so fondly remembered by many on boards too...


  • #911
    sligojoek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    tylercheribini wrote: »
    Bar sporting events, communal viewing like the scale of LLS is gone for good which is a pity.

    I Worked in a few rural and small town pubs through the early to mid 80s. The telly was always turned off after the 9.00 news and weather. Except for Saturday, and later, Friday nights. Sometimes it was Meh but a lot of the time the whole place would be glued to it and there would be people shusshing.
    Deleted User wrote: »
    What was the punch line?

    They both have two ugly sisters.

    I'm taking a card for you Mena. You owe me one.


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  • #912
    Skid X
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,444 ✭✭✭✭Skid X


    Nerdlingr wrote: »
    Sorry, missed the start of it.


    Worth a look back, it genuinely looked spontaneous


  • #913
    sligojoek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    donkeykong5 wrote: »
    She was bloody amazing a few years ago when she confronted Tim Allen face to face about his disgusting activities.

    The Tool time guy or The lad with the child porn? I missed that.


  • #914
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,073 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    sligojoek wrote: »
    The Tool time guy or The lad with the child porn? I missed that.


    Same bloke if I'm reading your post correctlyðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜


  • #915
    Gods Gift
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,713 ✭✭✭Gods Gift


    Ballymaloe.


  • #916
    sligojoek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    Fann Linn wrote: »
    Same bloke if I'm reading your post correctlyðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜

    I tip my hat to you.


  • #917
    paleoperson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,522 ✭✭✭paleoperson


    Mike Murphy is 78??? God almighty, I knew he was older than he looked but this is ridiculous. He's only 6 months younger than Michael D. Higgins.

    I was about to suggest that he should take over the Late Late Show - but of course RTE would never dream of hurting the feelings of someone like Tubridy anyway, even though few people think he is doing a good job on the LLS anymore.


  • #918
    jk23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 877 ✭✭✭jk23


    paleoperson wrote: »
    Mike Murphy is 78??? God almighty, I knew he was older than he looked but this is ridiculous. He's only 6 months younger than Michael D. Higgins.

    I was about to suggest that he should take over the Late Late Show - but of course RTE would never dream of hurting the feelings of someone like Tubridy anyway, even though few people think he is doing a good job on the LLS anymore.

    Mike is still very witty, I think he would be able to mix up the serious and comic stuff very easily... Miles ahead of Tubridy...


  • #919
    ford fiesta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,884 ✭✭✭ford fiesta


    RabbleRouser2k wrote: »
    You couldn't have Sinead O'Connor and Mary Coughlan in the same room...

    Remember, Sinead ran of with Mary's man.

    The whole place would turn into Jerry Springer (again).

    Mary was performing right next to one of Sinead's ex's tonight, Steve Cooney !!


  • #920
    Arghus
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    jk23 wrote: »
    Mike is still very witty, I think he would be able to mix up the serious and comic stuff very easily... Miles ahead of Tubridy...

    I honestly think Mike said fck live on air because Ryan had just made a crack about him being "the bold child". He knew full well Tubridy would panic when spontaneity was introduced into the proceedings.


  • #921
    tylercheribini
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,016 ✭✭✭tylercheribini


    Mike still possesses genuine wit and charisma, Tubs is a bastard of RTE nepotism.


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  • #922
    sligojoek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    I was going to go out for a few pints and watch this later, or probably never. I'm glad now that I didn't. It was a good enough show . There was always going to be a few luvvies but it was good to see a few old faces from the past. Nice bit of music. Duffy was Duffy. That's not going to change any time soon.

    I liked the fast moving pace and to be fair Tubbs did a good job under pressure.

    They celebrated a man who died yesterday and death was hardly mentioned at all.

    RIP Gay.


  • #923
    FrancieBrady
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    tylercheribini wrote: »
    Mike still possesses genuine wit and charisma, Tubs is a bastard of RTE nepotism.

    Age and time are funny things. Mike Murphy inspired as much love v hate than Tubs does...minus the easy access to the internet mind you.

    I am sure if he was still broadcasting there'd be a thread peopled by the same never happy crew, glued to every second of his broadcasting. :)


  • #924
    sligojoek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    Arghus wrote: »
    I honestly think Mike said fck live on air .

    I thought that too but then said "no".


  • #925
    tylercheribini
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,016 ✭✭✭tylercheribini


    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    Age and time are funny things. Mike Murphy inspired as much love v hate than Tubs does...minus the easy access to the internet mind you.

    I am sure if he was still broadcasting there'd be a thread peopled by the same never happy crew, glued to every second of his broadcasting. :)

    I honestly never minded Murphy,even when was doing tripe like Winning Streak.


  • #926
    sligojoek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    My mother loved Mike Murphy and my father always said, "That Bollix", every time he came on TV.


  • #927
    paleoperson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,522 ✭✭✭paleoperson


    sligojoek wrote: »
    I thought that too but then said "no".

    Just think about it for a minute - does that really sound like something Mike Murphy, spotless, non-controversial Mike Murphy, would say live on national television on a show to commemorate the recent passing of such a legend?

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  • #928
    monkey9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,337 ✭✭✭✭monkey9


    RabbleRouser2k wrote: »
    Ah Ryan... you didn't talk to Nell McCafferty...

    What the hell man? She might have played the role of antagonist to Gaybo, but there was genuine respect between them.

    To not speak to her-you're disrespecting Gay Byrne, and her too.

    For whatever reason, she was in no state to be spoken to. Not a chance she'd have been coherent.


  • #929
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 21,291 ✭ [Deleted User]


    jk23 wrote: »
    The thing I remember as a kid watching the late late as an anxious enough child I would be scared listening to some of the news or stories but when Gay would talk about and rationalise it on his show I felt safe it sounds weird but it was part of my childhood.

    I appreciate that he was so good at his craft and am glad he is so fondly remembered by many on boards too...

    MeToo the child who was learning to be anxious and made feel more secure by Gaybo’s philosophy and rationalization. I unconsciously adopted some of his sayings and to this day you’ll hear me say “I’m delira”, often to be in the receiving end of puzzled expressions of those who didn’t grow alongside the sound of Gay in the radio and telly.


  • #930
    Arghus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,252 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    Reading back through the thread there - What did Nell McCafferty say?


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  • #931
    JoeA3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,560 ✭✭✭JoeA3


    I enjoyed that show It was effectively a very public wake and we sure do love a good wake. I must say with the death of Gaybo and Brendan Grace just a few months ago, I feel quite sad. A huge part of growing up in ‘80’s / ‘90’s Ireland is slipping away and we’re all just getting older. Time doesn’t wait :(

    I was indeed struck by the indifference many of my younger (but not by much!) work colleagues had to this news. No clue who he was, this news hardly registers with a good proportion of people, although you’d hardly believe it if you were watching RTE news.

    RIP Gaybo, a true Irish legend.


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