The Big Yin Meets the Vacuous Grin: The Late Late Show-Friday 22nd October 2021

Pelvis Parsley · 21-10-2021 2:55pm #1

This week's show offers a potential comedy and misery slot rolled into one, as the great Billy Connolly features as the headline guest. We can but trust in the Big Yin to head off Mr. Fun's attempts to lift the spirits of the nation.

"One of the greatest and most influential stand-up comedians of all time, Scottish star Billy Connolly will join Ryan Tubridy from Florida as he reflects on his stellar 50 years in comedy."

In an unusual move, RTE plugs one of its own shows-imagine! Davy Fitz, who is seemingly making it his mission to manage every county on the island, instahun Anna Geary, and Donncha O'Callaghan will all be selling their wares.

"Ireland's Fittest Family coaches Anna Geary, Davy Fitzgerald, Derval O'Rourke and Donncha O’Callaghan will be talking about the return of the hit series on October 31 and explain how their on-screen rivalry has filtered into real life."

There she is there, now.

Meh.

"Actor Robert Sheehan, star of Love/Hate, The Umbrella Academy, Misfits and The Mortal Instruments, will be on the show to talk about growing up in Portlaoise, becoming an author despite nearly failing English in the Leaving Certificate and why he'll never lose his midlands accent."

Must have another book out.

"Author John Boyne will talk about being one of the most prolific and successful Irish authors in recent years.

From The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas to The Heart's Invisible Furies and The Echo Chamber, he’ll reveal the stories behind some of his most successful books and what inspires him to keep writing best-selling novels."

More encyclopedic knowledge of ladies football will feature here, no doubt. More likely he'll hone in on something downbeat.

"One of the stars of the All-Ireland winning Meath ladies football team Vikki Wall will share her favourite photos from the GAA year from the 2021 edition of the popular book Season of Sundays."

Music by Tolu Makay and Malaki, apparently.

I wonder if any of the chosen hundred are frontline workers-ISTR Mr. Cancer promising us they would be.

"The show will welcome 100 audience members on Friday night. While operating at half its capacity, it will be the largest studio audience for the show since before Covid restrictions were introduced in March 2020."

Enjoy.

JP Liz V1 · 21-10-2021 8:20pm

Dazzler risen for LLS

Láidir agus Dílis · 22-10-2021 3:19pm

Anna Geary looks nothing special in that pic..with her big powerful arse and hips. Doesn't look too tall, or elegant. Great woman to squat I'd say alright.

Wonder will Tubridy be aware, or ask, Davy Shitz about Shefflin wiping his eye with the Galway job. Don't like the little whingey moaner at all. Every time he abuses an official, goes on a rant, runs on to the pitch is carefully calculated to keep him in the limelight. It's all about Ireland's Fittest Family and his show where he gets deprived lads to climb a mountain now, all about the money.

No other hurling manager is a regular on the Late Late, he's on the rte cash cow. Also all his crap about him and his father being bullied. Something tells me he does most of the bullying. You don't see John Kiely, Brian Cody, Michael O'Donoghue, Kieran Kingston etc regularly on the LLS. They are just concerned with managing. Davy is a one man circus.

Pelvis Parsley · 22-10-2021 5:40pm

I'm all about Anna tbh, even if she did up sticks as it were, and feck off to Kildare.

TheDavester · 22-10-2021 6:27pm

So what will Anna's latest venture to stay relevant be this time, in the last few years she's moved from being a news reader, then radio host, then influencer then life coach (and probably more im forgetting )

Láidir agus Dílis · 22-10-2021 6:38pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118059141#Comment_118059141

I'd say she'll open up about her struggles with mental health and how she suffered PTSD after clubmate Aishling Thompson, below, used give her a wedgie after every training session.

Welsh Megaman · 22-10-2021 9:08pm

:)

sxt · 22-10-2021 9:14pm

Ryan is going to completely butcher the Billy Connolly interview. There will be alot of fake guffawing and a really miserable misery and /or Mortality question to finish. I hope Billy's agent has told him what to expect

StevenToast · 22-10-2021 9:19pm

If you have any care for your own mental well being.....you wont watch this muck tonight...

briany · 22-10-2021 9:22pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118059926#Comment_118059926

Billy Connolly would be a dream guest on the Tommy Tiernan Show. Those two could have a really warm, deep and funny conversation. I don't know exactly how Connolly's health is these days - maybe not good enough to make him want to leave his home just to be on a chat show - but it would be great all the same. A conversation with Tubridy over Zoom, on the other hand? Still always nice to see Billy but it's about as underwhelming a format as you'd be able to get.

Skid X · 22-10-2021 9:33pm

I think Billy is dragging out this illness, I think he should die and get it over with before we all get bored

like he said he wished the terrorists holding Ken Bigley hostage would just "get on with it" and kill him

https://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/billy-make-fun-of-terrorists-you-smug-coward-26225129.html

Pelvis Parsley · 22-10-2021 9:33pm

Billy's no fool, he knows what your man is like.

Atlantic Dawn · 22-10-2021 9:36pm

Evening all.

Every mention of the Toy Show down a shoulder of vodka.

Welsh Megaman · 22-10-2021 9:36pm

A whooping and cheering audience.

Let's see how long that lasts. 😁

Shakyfan · 22-10-2021 9:37pm

Wish someone would tell that gobshite doing the intro that it's not pronounced Turbidy!

Icsics · 22-10-2021 9:38pm

Why don’t they show the audience?

Hego Damask · 22-10-2021 9:38pm

"It's not over yet, but it nearly is..." - does this fool even remotely believe this cr@p ?

Montage of Feck · 22-10-2021 9:38pm

Nearly there? What overloading the health system?

Hego Damask · 22-10-2021 9:39pm

Why are the audience shots only from the back ? do they not want to show them wearing masks ?

Skid X · 22-10-2021 9:40pm

When Tubs retires after 29 years of presenting this, he'll remember that time the guests came on early as the maddest thing ever to happen during his LLS reign.

Welsh Megaman · 22-10-2021 9:40pm

This is what's called 'spontaneity', Ryan.

Cody montana · 22-10-2021 9:40pm

I lasted 5 seconds and switched over to The Masked singer.

A flower is singing.

It's far superior.

Icsics · 22-10-2021 9:40pm

He’s a week behind the Billy Connolly interviews he was on Graham last week & even Lorraine

BorneTobyWilde · 22-10-2021 9:40pm

Why is there a full audience. All this talk of only doing what you need to do, do we really need a full audience..... no. But we have one that will indeed lead to more cases.