The Tommy Tiernan Show Thread - Mod warning, see OP

iano.p · 26-01-2020 11:56PM

Great show, who ever picks the guest done a great job tonight, all 3 were very interesting and Tommy knew when to chat and when to just let them run with it.

Strazdas · 27-01-2020 12:26AM

Tommy is a very good listener and has a lot of empathy with his guests.

There are probably British TV executives who have heard of this show and who wouldn't mind replicating it, but finding a suitable host would be very difficult.....I'd hazard a guess that 90%+ of TV presenters wouldn't be up to the job (wouldn't have Tommy's people skills and active listening skills).

elperello · 27-01-2020 12:45AM

Does anybody know who came up with the idea?
Is it an original concept or is that format used elsewhere?

brianregan09 · 27-01-2020 01:05AM

What I've been racking my brain is , How did anyone in RTE think of getting this Molly Bloom girl on the show , she was excellent probably the best and most interesting guest I've seen on an RTE talk show and the guy afterwards was just as good

NIMAN · 27-01-2020 01:20AM

I heard she was in Dublin for the Pendulum Summit, probably nabbed her when she was in town.

But agree, it was a great idea to get her. I wonder who is in charge of getting guests on to the LLS? Most of their job seems to entail walking into the RTE canteen of a Friday morning and roaring out "any of you folk wanna be on the LLS tonight?"

Brock Turnpike · 27-01-2020 10:08AM

Very good show. Tommy's ability to say nothing, to encourage a guest to expand further on what they are saying, is fantastic. Something that Louis Thereoux also does in his documentaries.

Storm 10 · 27-01-2020 11:41AM

NIMAN wrote: »

I heard she was in Dublin for the Pendulum Summit, probably nabbed her when she was in town.

But agree, it was a great idea to get her. I wonder who is in charge of getting guests on to the LLS? Most of their job seems to entail walking into the RTE canteen of a Friday morning and roaring out "any of you folk wanna be on the LLS tonight?"

And of course "had ye any deaths over the last few days ye want to talk about"

TheCitizen · 27-01-2020 11:49AM

elperello wrote: »

Does anybody know who came up with the idea?
Is it an original concept or is that format used elsewhere?

I think it's a cod. I think Tommy is doing a good job pretending that he doesn't know who the guest is going to be.

I like the show anyway, the concept is a gimmick to attract interest which is no harm as it makes it different than other talking head shows.

Muahahaha · 27-01-2020 03:46PM

The Indos tv critic Pat Stacey gave it the thumbs up last October. Stacey is usually on the money when it comes to tv and is one of RTEs biggest critics

Pat Stacey: More Tommy, less Ray? Good call, RTE
OPINION: Tommy Tiernan's unique chat show deserves to be showcased

D’Arcy’s show may not be getting the chop, but it’s being chopped back significantly. The current run will end in December; last year, it ran on into March. This is actually the second time the show has had its episode number cut. When it started in 2015, it ran from autumn to the following May — a ludicrously long season for any show.

That said, even six months a year was still far too long a time for a chat show to be on air, especially one that frequently struggles to attract decent guests and relies far too often — as does The Late Late Show — on RTE personalities plugging other upcoming RTE shows.

The show’s replacement in the Saturday night slot from January is The Tommy Tiernan Show, which returns for a 10-week run. This is overwhelmingly good news for viewers. When Tiernan’s show first came on air in 2017, I was one of the people who questioned whether there was any point to a chat show in which the host doesn’t know who their guests are until they walk onto the set. I’m genuinely happy to have been proved 100pc wrong.

The Tommy Tiernan Show has turned out to be an absolute delight, a blast of fresh air that’s blown the cobwebs off RTE’s stale Saturday night schedule, and its host is a revelation in the role. We’ve known for many years that Tiernan is a brilliant comedian, a very capable actor, and a highly intelligent and perceptive man. But nobody could have guessed at his consummate skill as an interviewer.

His interview with Paul McGrath, a lovely man but, by his own admission, a troubled soul, was the best I’ve ever seen. Even McGrath, who’s uncomfortable with the spotlight, admitted he’d enjoyed it enormously.

Tiernan clearly cares about people, whoever they are, and is genuinely interested in finding out about them. Unlike a lot of chat show hosts, he listens rather than reacts. You can see the concentration in his face.

The less familiar Tiernan is with a guest, the more focused he becomes on finding out who they are and what they have to say. It’s a joy to watch.

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/pat-stacey-more-tommy-less-ray-good-call-rte-38626999.html

Granadino · 27-01-2020 10:36PM

Very good again at the weekend, though the Murder Capital spot was a bit cringe worthy. Like a 6th year band trying to stick it to the man...

brianregan09 · 27-01-2020 10:42PM

Ended up watching the film last night about her, absolutely excellent well worth checking out

elperello · 01-02-2020 12:27AM

Well that takes a bit of magic out of Saturday night for this viewer.

Nothing against Sinead or Tommy but I liked not knowing who would be on.

01-02-2020 12:28AM

So..ya went mad..

castletownman · 01-02-2020 11:13PM

Gas story from John Bishop.

Its like two drunk mates talking ****e down in the pub

RocketRaccoon · 01-02-2020 11:15PM

Why is Tommy not doing the late late? It's a disgrace at this point, this interview with John Bishop is excellent, just natural conversation.

01-02-2020 11:20PM

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Why is Tommy not doing the late late? It's a disgrace at this point, this interview with John Bishop is excellent, just natural conversation.

They expect him to change too much and ruin him if he moved to that show. They already couldn’t help themselves messing around with this one with the O’Connor stuff during the week.
Let’s be glad we have a decent one to watch instead of the LLS.

donkeykong5 · 01-02-2020 11:22PM

Very very good interview.

Say Your Number · 01-02-2020 11:23PM

Tommy should have been a therapist.

RocketRaccoon · 01-02-2020 11:23PM

This is genuinely one of the best interviews on rte in recent memory.

KevRossi · 01-02-2020 11:24PM

Tommy has the same T-Shirt as myself.

donkeykong5 · 01-02-2020 11:24PM

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Why is Tommy not doing the late late? It's a disgrace at this point, this interview with John Bishop is excellent, just natural conversation.

Late late is live. This one is prerecorded.

mgn · 01-02-2020 11:26PM

Interesting interview with John Bishop, one of the good ones.

elperello · 01-02-2020 11:26PM

Something bothering me from the start.

I have it now, it's unnatural two stand up men sitting down.

Samsgirl · 01-02-2020 11:30PM

Oh wow

Cody montana · 01-02-2020 11:30PM

Sinead O Connor!

This should be good.

Daroxtar · 01-02-2020 11:31PM

I can't believe just how much Tommy is completely destroying Tubridy. He oozes everything good in a host that Tubs lacks.

castletownman · 01-02-2020 11:33PM

She seems a lot better in terms of health than she did during her last apperance on the Late Late a few months ago.

Good to see.

mgn · 01-02-2020 11:41PM

You don't hear muslim woman swearing,

elperello · 01-02-2020 11:42PM

mgn wrote: »

You don't hear muslim woman swearing,

Not on telly anyway.

01-02-2020 11:42PM

Yeah, she does swear a bit much..

I love Sinead though..one of the greatest artists to ever emerge from Ireland..

Am I not your girl is a monumental album..

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