This Week on Misery Watch: The Late Late Show - Friday 22nd January 2021.

AdrianBalboa wrote: »

First of all I don’t think you know what “salacious” means.

Second I fail to how a current affairs programme is “dumbing” itself “down” by talking about the biggest current affair of the past twenty odd years. Anyway I thought The Late Late was supposed to be light entertainment?

Honestly I really believe that a lot of the viewers foaming at the mouth watching Ryan tonight would feel a lot better if they would just ask Mammy if they could change the channel.

I know exactly what it means and I use it deliberately. It has become almost sexual the way RTE is treating this whole thing. And yes, rte has dumbed itself down. Its current affairs programming, especially with regards Covid-19 has become little better than the Sunday World's 'crime' reporting - the paper needs the story, the paper feeds off the story, without the story the paper has nothing.
If you want to continue to wallow in this constant negative **** that the Irish media have been pumping for the last ten months then go right ahead. It serves no purpose and it is destroying us. It is constant and unending.

You think we don't know the serious position we are in at the moment? You think we don't care?

When this is over and the story dies down, the Irish media are going to have some serious questions to answer for their incredibly irresponsible behaviour over the duration of this entire event.

She looks a little like my other 1/2 - I wish my moth could play the flute as well

generalgerry wrote: »

May I be so bold as to suggest a new drinking game for The Late Late Show. Every time you hear the phrase:
"When the doctor told you that your illness was terminal how did you feel"
You take a bottle of whiskey and a pistol, and head out to your private study at the back of the house.

The only issue is Ryan will have your family on the show in the few weeks to discuss their pain and suffering.

Wishox wrote: »

I ****ing love the uilleann pipes

Put Them Under Pressure, the uileann pipes solo is pure magic, 2 mins 23 seconds in ...

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

I can't wait to get over to Dun Laoghaire, track down Ryan, punch him square in the face, and harangue him for being a misery p0rn ghoul.

Not good enough, he will be back. Rather tie him to the undercarrige of a plane going to new york, actually he would probably survive and hit it big in the states the slimey ****

I know way less than I should about trad.

I only realised a while ago that the difference between a jig and a reel is that a jig is 3/4 time and a reel is 4/4.

Fitting show tonight to justify the 495k.

The late late is actually like Tommy Tiernans show in a way. On TT he dosent know who the guest is before hand and interviews the guest. On the late late Ryan knows who the guest is but hasnt a clue about them or their background. If it's not a narrow band of american politics or the Beatles or sickness he is found wanting.
Talking gibberish to musicians about fantasy sessions and god knows what rubbish to any athlete.

I am at a total loss as to explain why someone who claims to be so well read is such a light weight on almost everything. Actually on reflection I think its coz he just doenst care. Hes getting his 500k regardless and has had a silver spoon all his life.

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Put Them Under Pressure, the uileann pipes solo is pure magic, 2 mins 23 seconds in ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5PT65I2ny8

Even playing that in my mind gets me emotional.

Best thing ever.

Ol' Donie wrote: »

I know way less than I should about trad.

I only realised a while ago that the difference between a jig and a reel is that a jig is 3/4 time and a reel is 4/4.

It’s one of the positive things about Irish culture is Irish trad music. It’s not ‘cool’ but it can draw people together and it is also serious fun to play in a group.

Very very positive people - fair play