Late Late Show 22nd November 2019

Arghus · 23-11-2019 01:30AM

At least Pat's forte was serious discussion.

Ryan's forte is...?

darlett · 23-11-2019 01:32AM

Hunky Monster wrote: »

I’ve said it many times before. He wouldn’t get a job in the UK, not for BBC or ITV or any of them. He’s completely talentless. He’s just a big brain. He’s not fit for tv.

I think he d try more somewhere else and be better for it. He had no interest in tonight and it was poor. He does a good toy show, because he truly cares to try. Maybe his radio slot ****s his preparing properly??

That's not to suggest his inappropriate salary is appropriate, but he has become complacent and overly comfortable, stuck in a rut, whatever you're having.

JoeA3 · 23-11-2019 01:39AM

I wonder does Ryan actually enjoy the job? He’s a fairly intelligent guy by all accounts, it’s no secret he’s into history, obsessed with JFK, etc.

So on that basis, surely he cannot seriously look forward to going through the motions again with another washed up overweight boyband? You would think Trevor McDonald would be far more up his street yet he rushes him off after 7 minutes? WTF.

I have to think that he’s heavily nailed down by a production team in his ear and he has no real say and that’s why he appears to rush through the cue cards. Get Trevor off! We need more misery / Westlife!

Strumms · 23-11-2019 01:40AM

Arghus wrote: »

At least Pat's forte was serious discussion.

Ryan's forte is...?

Completely that WAS his forte... but he was presenting a light entertainment chat show with only a sprinkling of serious topics...

Ryan is the opposite he struggles with the more ‘serious stuff’.

fritzelly · 23-11-2019 01:42AM

JoeA3 wrote: »

I wonder does Ryan actually enjoy the job? He’s a fairly intelligent guy by all accounts, it’s no secret he’s into history, obsessed with JFK, etc.

So on that basis, surely he cannot seriously look forward to going through the motions again with another washed up overweight boyband? You would think Trevor McDonald would be far more up his street yet he rushes him off after 7 minutes? WTF.

I have to think that he’s heavily nailed down by a production team in his ear and he has no real say and that’s why he appears to rush through the cue cards. Get Trevor off! We need more misery / Westlife!

If he was any presenter of worth he would be dictating the format of the show (maybe there are higher ups in RTE that say how the show goes and that it would be sacrilege to change it but Ryan has a propensity for the misery), for the money he is on you would think he has some say in it's production.
Can you imagine GN being told how the show should go? Or Gay or any of the presenters of the past?

howareyakid · 23-11-2019 01:46AM

I think Ryan comes across more relaxed on the radio. He never seems in as much of a rush as he does when interviewing on the Late Late. I’m not a regular listener of his radio show but that’s what I picked up from what I have heard in the past. I think he comes across on edge at times presenting the Late Late. Granted, it is a tough job and you’ll never please everyone etc. etc.

JoeA3 · 23-11-2019 01:46AM

fritzelly wrote: »

If he was any presenter of worth he would be dictating the format of the show (maybe there are higher ups in RTE that say how the show goes and that it would be sacrilege to change it but Ryan has a propensity for the misery), for the money he is on you would think he has some say in it's production.
Can you imagine GN being told how the show should go? Or Gay or any of the presenters of the past?

Absolutely yeah, well its well documented that Gaybo ran the show, it was his top to bottom. I really don't think thats the case now though.

ShamNNspace · 23-11-2019 01:48AM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Wonder how Shane is doing nowadays.

Sadly, there is no Boardsie LLS thread regular who knows him personally who can tell us. :pac:

He's put down a fair few of them though. Must be great stuff in him. Manys the one who ate all their greens and hit the gym every morning now gone an lookit Shane still here a lesson to us all Christmas day isn't the day our Lord was born to me it's the day Shane that great once in a generation man was born

Ol' Donie · 23-11-2019 02:14AM

Arghus wrote: »

At least Pat's forte was serious discussion.

Ryan's forte is...?

The Toy Show.

Which is once a year.

Say Your Number · 23-11-2019 02:18AM

He is generally quite good at dealing with people who have been through illness/had a death in the family, but he's had a lot of practice I suppose.

Ash.J.Williams · 23-11-2019 02:34AM

Mario should have spent the entire interview as gay Byrne and freaked out tubs ðŸ˜‚

Ash.J.Williams · 23-11-2019 02:36AM

I heard Christy Moore cover "hurt" by NIN and it's a cover nobody asked for or wanted

fritzelly · 23-11-2019 03:03AM

Say Your Number wrote: »

He is generally quite good at dealing with people who have been through illness/had a death in the family, but he's had a lot of practice I suppose.

Are you serious? He's got no idea, read cue cards, laugh and move onto the next question

monkey9 · 23-11-2019 03:49AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgXKS4owzKU

The show is in some state today.

fritzelly · 23-11-2019 03:55AM

monkey9 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgXKS4owzKU

The show is in some state today.

Skits like that just show how bad the lls has got,

adrian92 · 23-11-2019 07:00AM

There are some USSR broadcasts from the nineteen sixties -very boring items about the number of tonnes of wheat and other things that go on for hours available- more interesting than some RTE presenters

HildaOgdenx · 23-11-2019 10:46AM

fritzelly wrote: »

Are you serious? He's got no idea, read cue cards, laugh and move onto the next question

I don't watch anymore. I tried but it's painful watching. He doesn't know how to respond to people. He's petrified to let a guest speak in case they say something not covered by his cue cards. The toy show is of no interest to me but even that he seems to make it about himself, any mention I have seen of it.

Sittingpretty · 23-11-2019 11:21AM

ShamNNspace wrote: »

The world is full of nice guys. He should be stocktaking paperclips in some back office somewhere not drawing down a Kings ransom because of his connections. Promoted far far above his level

Concur, completely.

Sittingpretty · 23-11-2019 11:23AM

ShamNNspace wrote: »

He's put down a fair few of them though. Must be great stuff in him. Manys the one who ate all their greens and hit the gym every morning now gone an lookit Shane still here a lesson to us all Christmas day isn't the day our Lord was born to me it's the day Shane that great once in a generation man was born

He’s pickled.

Will outlive is all

Ash.J.Williams · 23-11-2019 11:44AM

monkey9 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgXKS4owzKU

The show is in some state today.

Masterclass

ChikiChiki · 23-11-2019 11:44AM

Just catching up now. They need to get rid of Tubridy ASAP. His interview with Schmidt, thoroughly depressing.

Ash.J.Williams · 23-11-2019 11:47AM

adrian92 wrote: »

There are some USSR broadcasts from the nineteen sixties -very boring items about the number of tonnes of wheat and other things that go on for hours available- more interesting than some RTE presenters

The two scandanavian guys that wrote the fox song years ago were on Darcy and he asked them about the Norwegian tv filler (a train or a fireplace) and they said it was more exciting than rays show

Bob Harris · 23-11-2019 01:14PM

I hope they issue an apology to Trevor McDonald. I felt embarrassed for how he was treated.

FrancieBrady · 23-11-2019 01:29PM

Bob Harris wrote: »

I hope they issue an apology to Trevor McDonald. I felt embarrassed for how he was treated.

He was there to promote a book and got a good bit of time. Why were you 'embarrassed'?

Trailside 69 · 23-11-2019 02:15PM

Gave too much time to Westlife typical Late Late

Bob Harris · 23-11-2019 02:17PM

FrancieBrady wrote: »

He was there to promote a book and got a good bit of time. Why were you 'embarrassed'?

Not even a 10 minute interview with one of the most iconic journalists of his generation. A very intelligent and articulate man with endless anecdotes to share and who came over from the UK at 80 years of age to basically turn around and go back again.

Westlife are a tin can outfit with crap songs and performances and were on the show for over half an hour to plug their own album and gigs next year in Cork.
We all could have done without that. If it's not Westlife it's some RTE reality crew or some arsehole like Brendan O'Shea on for a good long slot.

Not to mention he was repeatedly referred to as an 'anchorman'. A bit like saying Bill Gates is good with a spreadsheet.

The point is that the show rarely gets high quality guests who have stories to tell and who are engaging and articulate. Last night was one such guest who hardly got 10 minutes. Long gone are the days when Gay Byrne would tease the best out of them and you'd have a question from the audience.

Now it's Ryan who talks as much if not more than most guests and who can't help himself finishing their answers or cutting them short. Watch the end of the Trevor McDonald 'interview'. Ryan didn't even let him say thanks or goodnight.

FrancieBrady · 23-11-2019 02:21PM

Bob Harris wrote: »

Not even a 10 minute interview with one of the most iconic journalists of his generation. A very intelligent and articulate man with endless anecdotes to share and who came over from the UK at 80 years of age to basically turn around and go back again.

Westlife are a tin can outfit with crap songs and performances and were on the show for over half an hour to plug their own album and gigs next year in Cork.
We all could have done without that. If it's not Westlife it's some RTE reality crew or some arsehole like Brendan O'Shea on for a good long slot.

Not to mention he was repeatedly referred to as an 'anchorman'. A bit like saying Bill Gates is good with a spreadsheet.

The point is that the show rarely gets high quality guests who have stories to tell and who are engaging and articulate. Last night was one such guest who hardly got 10 minutes. Long gone are the days when Gay Byrne would tease the best out of them and you'd have a question from the audience.

Now it's Ryan who talks as much if not more than most guests and who can't help himself finishing their answers or cutting them short. Watch the end of the Trevor McDonald 'interview'. Ryan didn't even let him say thanks or goodnight.

Trevor was there to promote his book. Maybe his PR people didn't want an extended interview.

Feeling 'embarrassed' is way over the top. Maybe time to switch off the telly! :rolleyes:

Muahahaha · 23-11-2019 02:28PM

Bob Harris wrote: »

I hope they issue an apology to Trevor McDonald. I felt embarrassed for how he was treated.

It was shameful how little time he got and how he was rushed off. He has interviewed every major world leader of the 80s and 90s and has lots to say but he gets all of 7 minutes. Westlife on the other hand get a 40 minute free advertisement for their 'come back' tour :rolleyes: What a farce.

23-11-2019 02:33PM

It seems Ryan devotes absolutely zero homework on researching his guests, and is relying solely and totally on the four or five cue cards to conduct his third rate “interviews”. What he has is the false confidence to believe this is enough. He’s only too happy to leave it entirely to the producers to do all of the bit of preparation work. Why is he being paid so much?

Those 40 something wans yelping like teenagers over Westlife are not a random lot. They are a specially invited audience, some from the RTE canteen as in the case of Ms Loughrey-Grant, people already in the show biz sphere who earn a living out of appearing enthusiastic about paint drying.

Doctors room ghost · 23-11-2019 03:29PM

Bob Harris wrote: »

I hope they issue an apology to Trevor McDonald. I felt embarrassed for how he was treated.

Me too.
Imagine travelling over to Dublin to answer 3 or 4 kiddies questions and having your interview stopped then.
Trevor must have been left wondering what the fcuk it was all about.and he had to suffer the rest of that jokeshop of a show.
A half hour given to 4 flutes who can’t fcukin sing,mario rosenstock with 20 year old impersonations That aren’t one bit funny , and Brian o Driscoll referring to himself in the third person and calling himself by his nickname.
Whoever sets the timeslots for that fcukin show should be took out and shot.
It’s gone beyond a joke.

Late Late Show 22nd November 2019

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