So he's leaving. I think the LLS should be abandoned while they are at it. What do you think?
https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/0316/1363571-late-late/
Agreed it’s gotten awfully depressing. Nobody needs that after w week’s work on a Friday night. Definitely needs a shakeup and pretty quick too. It’sRTE though so there’s no chance of the best candidate getting to within an asses roar of the races let alone the finish line
Miriam wasn't on Prime Time tonight. I wonder does that mean she was celebrating her new undisclosed job at the late late.
Hope not. I don’t remember her summer shows being anything spectacular. she doesn’t deserve the gig based on that performance
Bring on Dustin and Jedward
Yes and she subbed for Ryan when he had COVID and was terrible but it's RTE they gave Ray D'Arcy the Saturday night slot and he was brutal. RTE don't care about what the viewers want to see.
Not to mention that Oweful Accent.
Whoever they get they should keep it a temp contract and have something similar to a Boards poll every six weeks.. No, fvck it
They should have a Boards Poll to decide! 😁
I think they need to go outside the organisation for this. RTE don’t really have a lot of fresh young faces in high profile positions and those who are seem jaded by the time they get to the front running for something like this.
Maybe it’s because I was too young to really notice but at one stage it seemed there was a lot of young talent in RTE and they were spoilt for choice with regards to presenters. Then the rot seemed to set in around the mid 90s and now we have a bunch of lifers who should have been shown the door years ago coming back to the trough year after year and the younger talent don't get a look in the door.
i know the media landscape has changed since the 90s too with independent tv and radio stations showing them competition and competing for on air talent but the organisation as a whole needs a massive shake up at this stage. The LLS is kind of a reflection of RTE itself now.
I agree ... the Late Late Show won't change just because Ryan Tubridy is no longer doing it ... the cronyism and emphasis on smuttiness airheadedness and boybands will continue ... The guests like Imelda May Maeve/Maura/whatever she is called Higgins Alison Spittle Westlife Boyzone etc will continue no matter who gets the job ... might as well give it to Nicky Byrne and be done with it !!!
Haven't read the thread.
My view - get a complete unknown that, through some independent process, displays some form of independent thought and balls, and give him (yes, him in my view unless we get a real game changing female) the job and try him out. No more RTE picking someone who was a daughter or brother or mother of someone that once mattered, Gay Byrne was not a celeb when he got the job. Let's give someone really authentic and unknown a chance. And save the licence payer a fortune, cos Tubs was not worth whatever he was paid.
Don't know if it's been said already but I reckon Darragh o Brian would be good. Smart: knows science, funny: comedian, Current Affairs: mock the week background. Could cover most topics
If we were going with a known entity, I'd be happy with John Creedon. On the other hand Blathnaid Treacy might be an interesting shout.
In terms of talk shows, here's a top list from IMDB.
Most are presented by men. I can't explain why. Honestly. I don't have a personal preference in that regard.
However the difference with rte is that their motivation isn't commercial. They're state funded mostly so their motivation will be signaling and pushing an agenda with their presenter selection.
Expect a female presenter. Viewership won't matter much unfortunately.
For the record, my preference of who is available would be Brendan O'Connor. I say that as someone who occasionally watches the show in the background of a Friday night.
BBC will be annoyed the announcement wasn't made a few weeks ago as they would have been in for him to replace Ken Bruce.
Why would choosing a female presenter just be "signalling" and not based on ability/experience?
I think a particular man would be a good fit though - Anton Savage.
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Yeah, his last show was brilliant.
Not on the evidence of his weekend radio show.
That's a good call actually. Hadn't thought of Lottie. She's decent on the radio and wouldn't it be bizarre if she did get the gig considering her Dad was spoken as a one time presenter of the LLS
Dustin would be far better than Tubridy anyway.
Hey why not a bit more RTE nepotism, that’s what we need.
I’d go along with Creedon here alright, definitely not Meeeriam
I’d love to see either Jenifer Zamparelli or Craig Doyle. If the format is supposed to be a chatshow / light entertainment, not the constant serious discussions and debates.
For a light entertainment show either of those two would be appealing
She has the most annoying Ross o Carroll Kelly type accent I've ever heard.
I saw Daragh o Briain mentioned. I thought he'd consider it beneath him seeing as his level is the shows in the UK, which let's be fair have bigger budgets and bigger ambitions than rte.
But to me he'd be perfect. He's polished, funny, very experienced and witty
It's a talk show just get on people who have an interesting story to tell and aren't miserable or boring. Forgot the "celebs", anyone decent will be on with Norton anyway.
If she's the voice of a fresh modern ireland then the future is bleak for Ireland . FFS.
Cancel it altogether get rid of the TV licence and make RTE subscription based
Ray D'Arcy
Slim pickings but Paddy Kielty probably the best idea on this thread IMO. Seems there was talk of him taking it before Pat Kenny took over from Gaybo.
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/kielty-must-make-up-his-mind-before-its-too-late-late-26259447.html
They couldn't survive. Never watch RTE,but a national broadcaster is necessary I suppose. One radio and one TV channel is plenty though for a country our size.
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