Like You’re Not Even Trying: The Late Late Show, Friday 10th September 2021

Pelvis Parsley · 10-09-2021 6:23pm #1

Good evening all!

Tonight on the show:

“Ireland's Paralympians Jason Smyth, Ellen Keane, Nicole Turner, Gary O'Reilly, Katie-George Dunlevy, and Eve McCrystal will be guests, along with sports journalist Joanne O'Riordan, to talk about their success, their homecoming, and their medals.”

No doubt our fun loving compere will make this more about adversity, and less about achievement, cos that’s how he rolls…

…and because he knows feck all about sport, which will make this next interview even more stilted and awkward than usual.

“Ireland Rugby Coach and Munster player Paul O'Connell will join host Ryan Tubridy to discuss how he finds life on the side-line with Ireland and the new challenges he is facing now that he is back with the national team.”

Samantha Mumba is on as well, but hopefully not singing-while she never set the world on fire as far as I was concerned, I have to give her some credit for once comparing Twink to “Barbie’s granny.”

”Comedian Joanne McNally will also reveal why her therapist ghosted her, as well as talking about being kicked off a celebrity dating website, life in London and why she has the spare key to Vogue’s house.”

Being blanked by your therapist as well as not measuring up to celebrity status seems quite amusing to me, and might unintentionally be the funniest thing about this comedienne (who I have never otherwise heard of).

Misery slot, unless he manages to mine some from any or all of the above may well come courtesy of…

”…the long-lost siblings who had been left as babies on either side of the Irish border only to find each other over 50 years later through the help of DNA testing and the ITV programme Long Lost Family.”

Finally, music this evening, unless the bould Sam hogs the mic for a bit, is by Hermitage Green (vaguely familiar), and Orla Gartland (no idea).

Atlantic Dawn · 10-09-2021 7:07pm

Thought he would have had something September 11th related, perhaps a piece of steel from the towers or the fuselage off one of the planes to chat to for 20 minutes or so.

I think this might only be my 5th time hearing Joanne McNally talk about being blanked by her therapist.

JP Liz V1 · 10-09-2021 7:11pm

I have enjoyed some Samantha Mumba songs

Skid X · 10-09-2021 7:38pm

I know some of you are pining for Up For The Match, so here's a little bit of UFTM Mayo Magic ...

https://twitter.com/KillianM2/status/1435682268845166593

PieOhMy · 10-09-2021 8:02pm

Will be interesting to see if Ryan gets checked by Ellen Keane for a third time, she's not shy about it and he clearly doesn't really care so isn't bothered listening to her or learning.

Archeron · 10-09-2021 8:06pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117873854#Comment_117873854

Body to body wasn't a bad song until it was associated forever with horrific Road crashes. And that particular ad featured a scene so bad it appeared in clip shows around the world. I reckon whatever royalties she got for that, it wasn't a good investment.

Welsh Megaman · 10-09-2021 8:16pm

:)

tintin67 · 10-09-2021 8:48pm

If memory serves correctly, Joanne McNally was runner-up to Nadine Coyle in RTE's hit series The Most Excruciatingly Irritating Voice Of Ireland a few years ago so a treat in store for lovers of strangulated vowels this evening.

jmlad2020 · 10-09-2021 8:51pm

Listening to that Joanne McNally is like listening to finger nails screeching on a chalk board. Painful stuff.

Pelvis Parsley · 10-09-2021 9:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117873842#Comment_117873842

I guess he doesn't let his hobbies get in the way of his work 🤣

Quantum Erasure · 10-09-2021 9:21pm

car-crash TV...

ghoulfinger · 10-09-2021 9:22pm

What might be the predicted Misery Quotient for tonight?

Skid X · 10-09-2021 9:27pm

Joanne McNally is doing 20 nights at Vicar Street next year

Think of how many people are going to be dragged along to see her against their will by their girlfriend

Some of them are going to miss Champions Leagues games

Just think about that for a minute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnLFCY2vWoI

10-09-2021 9:36pm

How now fellow masochists. First post in several months, what better place than my spiritual home chuckling at the grim reaper himself. Expect gales of forced laughter and generous helpings of false empathy. Indeed, our stiff emcee runs the gamut of emotions from a to b.

Wishox · 10-09-2021 9:37pm

Good to be back my fellow dispisers :-)

Atlantic Dawn · 10-09-2021 9:37pm

Should be a full house audience, national tv awards in UK last night was maxed out and not a mask in sight.

Wishox · 10-09-2021 9:37pm

Nice set !

archfi · 10-09-2021 9:37pm

Unless the DNA bit has some massive unque talking point the only reason it's a feature on Ireland's 'premier entertainment show' is because Ant n Dec get a mention no matter how oblique - otherwise this is a piece for a local newspaper.

Samantah Mumba - only interested if she has a strop

Joanne comedian (never heard of her tbh) - let's wait and see...

Paul O Connell - Mr Pinergy, not really interesting, is he?

Mucsicians - never heard of them but let's wait and see...

PS Just for that stupid attempt at a joke, I'm up for Tyrone.