Following on from main thread in Current Affairs about Tubs in general (now closed and mod suggestion that Entertainment category is more suitable).
Indeed, entertainment in certain respects is what Tubs has provided, albeit perhaps in a way not intended. And still awaiting 150k payback to the licence fee holder.
And of course, his new career in Virgin Radio which is imminent.
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Ahh Linkedin, the various shades of brównnosing continues (with 1 notable exception from a commenter on linked in who subsequently gets berated!).
Gowan, you love him admit it 😀
Paul Henderson CEO DMG Media Ireland - referring to Tubridy as "one of the most outstanding broadcasters Ireland has ever produced."
Chríst.
They are like some clique that hasn't yet realised the game is up. Perhaps it isn't. The fact that the Irish mammies don't seem to see through his shtick is what has saved him to date. But "outstanding broadcaster" takes the biscuit.
There’s Shinner TD Chris Andrews, don’t forget 😁 He’s in my constituency and he is the most responsive TD of them all, to be fair, he went to a bit of trouble on my behalf.
I attend Ryan’s bro Prof Niall Tubridy at his MS clinic. He is an exceptionally astute doctor, he calls a spade a spade, there’s no frivolity or pretence, he is evidently driven by the quest to do the best for patients, I feel safe in his hands. Not everyone likes his manner, but I see he is very well motivated and works very hard, and doesn’t hold back on criticism of failings of the system.
David McSavage is a very clever creative guy, totally odd, in fact attending his show I felt very uncomfortable but well entertained.
Exactly what I thought.
No disrespect meant to McSavage. I liked more of his stuff than I disliked. He's an odd guy, but has real talent. That TV show he had on RTE hit the nail on the head of much of the ridiculousness of noughties Ireland, ie the catchy tune and video about Irish hospital consultants "Overpay us, overpay us, Fúck you and overpay us!" was a memorable one!
I just meant from the perspective of all his "esteemed" relatives, including our hero Tubs, he is certainly viewed as the black sheep of the Andrews clan.
There's no universe in which I'm going to defend James Corden but there's really no comparison between him and Tubs. He might be an arsehole but he created, wrote and starred in his own very successful sitcom. I watched a number of his interviews on that US chatshow and while I'd rather drink bleach than watch it regularly, there's no denying Corden belonged in that millieu and was very comfortable rubbing shoulders with A listers. For what he had to do, ie fluff 7 minute entertainment chats and viral video segments, he was adept and didn't look out of place.
Try to imagine Ryan Tubridy catapulted into anything like that. It would be a nightly car crash of awkward lines of questioning, stilted conversation, Irish heavy blather, pissed off guests and an audience increasingly uncomfortable with the ineptitude of the the host who looks completely out of his depth.
Unless Tubridy went on one of the propaganda channels like Fox, where I'm sure an empty "My butler's fourth cousin had an Irish grandfather" schtick would probably be enough to carry a show, then there's no chance he is going to go into US media.
Is it April 1 already ?
They elected Trump, it was the future once.
There’s people over there that despise him (Corden) of course, and he seems to be a truly horrible person. But he’s made a very successful career over there.
RTE pay and payments aside (which won’t matter a jot in the States), Tubridy would never be regarded as obnoxious as Corden. Middle of the road, safe pair of hands within his limitations, some appeal to an older (read affluent) Irish American audience. A pro like Kelly could swing that no problem.
I honestly thought someone was playing with the html here, playing a little joke on me, but this is actually on LinkedIn. Posting style has a bang of familiarity 🧐
And there was me thinking that Cordon was as despised in the states as in the UK. Guess it proves there's a market for fake personas if you package it up well enough. Over to you Noel.
James Corden has next to nothing going from him, and look at how he took off in the US. Tubridy won't ever reach those heights, but a little of being from "across the pond" can go a long way.
That's an "Ireland" problem, not a Tubridy problem. A market as small as Ireland, you're playing with the hand you're dealt. A-listers aren't flying in to be interviewed by ANYONE on a Friday night. You get them when they're available on a Wednesday afternoon on a stopover or whatever. Wouldn't be an issue in New York or LA.
He's making a hames of a his new job across the water, and is exposing his limitations for all to see. He's not going to come across any better to Americans of any sort. He's not witty or charming, he's not much of a storyteller and he doesn't have red hair. Not a chance!
There's a market for the Irish connections conversation in the US, not a big one, but percentages scale. He won't be replacing Larry King, but if he wants to cash in on constant references to Ireland and being Irish, and he wants to throw in his obvious passion JFK nostalgia into the mix, there's no better place than the US of A to do it. I'm not saying he will do it, I'm merely saying he'd be mad not to consider the possibility, because the same thing won't work in the UK or Ireland.
And he also interviewed them on on a Tuesday/Wednesday afternoon in front of an audience of RTÉ staff…… because there was no way he could get them live in a Friday night…
This has to be a wind-up? Any time he had anyone close to being a top US celebrity on the LLS he was starstruck, speachless and fell back into "talk to me about the Irish connections" mode. He was hopeless. The man has a level, and he's gradually falling down the broadcasting ladder to that level which appears to be local Irish radio.
Used to listen to his rte show on a regular enough basis, but have yet to hear anything from his Virgin shoe yet.
Reading this thread, I'm in no rush.
The reason for tuning in would be very relevant to evaluate the audience for purpose of placing the most apt advertising.
The older Instagram ladies would love the scented candles, the satirists here are mostly male, or more inclined to have make interests such as myself, so that’s quite a diverse market.
Why the many are tuning in is immaterial.
Full interview with Andrea Corr from yesterday. All the usual topics; nerds, books, Toy Show etc
There's an assumption amongst some that he'll use his time on Virgin Radio as a springboard back to RTE, but as has been explained before, that makes little sense. The climate here clearly just won't allow it
Nothing that a few years of effluent flow under the bridge won't solve...
Remember this is the country that put FF back into power (becoming the largest party in the Dáil) a mere 10-12 years after they wrecked the economy, as well as our reputation. I'm sure Tubbers won't have to wait that long for redemption.
I’m not bar 20 mins on the first day- you’re confusing people contributing to a discussion with people actually listening to the drivel show- even then, there can’t be more than a dozen or so posters on this thread- hardly a record breaking listenership 🤪
I don't think many here are tuning in for the entertainment value in the way you think they are.
Well, you lot are.
Are they though? Do you have figures to back up that Irish people are tuning in “religiously” ?
This morning he mentioned Jon Ronson's book So You've Been Publicly Shamed and how great it is!
Very apposite.
Virgin may well be impressed by the level of interaction from Ireland but if they start losing local listeners who've no interest in hearing congratulatory texts from "Mary, on the Sky Road in Clifden" it will be of little comfort
Obviously, returning to RTÉ is a plan on the “back burner”.
If he becomes a success over there then Ryan would take a “crack” at the BBC but, should that not arise, he’ll fall back on the, notoriously, short memories of the Irish people and get back into a cushy number back in RTÉ.
So far, Virgin will have to be impressed with the level of “engagement” from Ireland. Having people who would never have sought out their station before, now tuning in religiously, is a real boon for them.
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