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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Martin King, on Q102. Someone mentioned upthread who is standing in on the other side of the water.
don’t know is standing in for him, however Bobson is continuing to stand up for him
Who's standing in for him?
is he off air?
There is only so long a man can work for free :)
When he tries to ask them for a salary they might tell him thats ok, away with you.
Was he ever actually hired, or was his seat bought?
So was he fired from Virgin?
the indo heading has got people thinking he ain’t coming back 😂
……
It will be easier to buy podcast listeners than to fake radio ratings.
Not if it's not free, he won't 😁
Martin King filling in on Q102. Long time since Tubs went 3 months without a break, if ever
I wonder who fills in for him on Virgin?
Has there been any indication how well he's being received over there?
It could be risky for him letting a UK DJ stand in for him for a whole week. Perhaps the natives will prefer the stand-in
he’s worked harder these last 3 months than he has in many years. I don’t think anyone can dispute that
Please note that when mentioning that Ryan is on a break, the only acceptable way to describe it is: " well earned" break
someone called Steve Denyer. Used to do Heart regional shows before they went 100% networked outside Scotland
That more of an Irish thing though and Tubridy was all for milking it.
My future FIL is Italian and he has often pointed out to me that Irish people, more than any others he has ever seen, love to see other people worse off than themselves. Even to the point that if they perceive anyone to be better off than them they will even make their own position worse just to make the other person suffer,
It seems to be one of the regular Q102 guys on this morning, so I don't need to turn the dial. Presumably someone else has to fill in, across the pond, on days when Tubridy is away.
The (Tubridy's) Late Late Show was a misery fest….
myself and my OH actually had a running joke where we'd flick through the TV on a Friday night after 1 show had ended, waiting for the next to start, and would sometimes flick onto the LLS for a few minutes, and 9 times out of 10 it was some form of misery porn..
And even then he could only muster about as much empathy as a wasp stinging a gorilla's nut sack would show…. but it still suited Tubbers better than any light hearted stuff, as he was/is simply unable to engage in any back & forth banter, even when the punchlines are put on a plate for him…
Jesus Christ if ever there was the definition of a paid for article, this is it……..
Some absolute gems in there such as;
Ryan Tubridy leaves fans 'excited'
or
Ryan Tubridy's fans all can't wait for his podcast to be out
The 50-year-old's fans were all delighted to hear the exciting news and congratulated him.Nicki said: "Finally a podcast been waiting for over a decade."Sandra commented: "Have a great break Ryan."Caroline wrote: "Looking forward to the podcast Ryan enjoy your break."Another fan added: "Ooh excited to hear your podcast news.... I know you dropped a few hints a couple of months ago with Vogue and Noel Fitzpatrick, so I'm predicting something to do with books.
The 50-year-old's fans were all delighted to hear the exciting news and congratulated him.
Nicki said: "Finally a podcast been waiting for over a decade."
Sandra commented: "Have a great break Ryan."
Caroline wrote: "Looking forward to the podcast Ryan enjoy your break."
Another fan added: "Ooh excited to hear your podcast news.... I know you dropped a few hints a couple of months ago with Vogue and Noel Fitzpatrick, so I'm predicting something to do with books.
We can clearly tell that the excitement levels amongst his fanbase are at absolute fever pitch… they almost broke the internet rushing to congratulate him…. all 4 of them……
he has come from RTE, it’s ingrained into current and ex staff, RTE relish death, cancer, etc.
listen to Duffy and Darcy
I’ll accept he likes the smell of books and holding them if that makes you happier 😉
the lad had an unhealthy obsession with hanging around graveyards
It will fail. For a podcast to make money it will need an audience. He will need to actually create something. He hasn’t a chance.
It’s one thing him being forced on a nation but now he’ll need people to seek him out and for his podcast to be recommended by others. No chance.
Obligatory Paul McCartney reference too. Tubs has decided that his public persona .is: Books, coffee shops, books, Paul McCartney, museums, books etc,etc, etc.. Rinse and repeat. It all comes across as utterly fake
JK Rowling has become an icon for a lot of women over the last few years. Tubs becomes a huge fan of her books, is pictured holding one of her books on photoshoot. The cynicism with how he tries to portray himself is staggering. You can be sure that Noel Kelly devised this marketing ploy. His fanbase is mainly women, so he's trying to appeal to them. Completely disingenuous behaviour.
Some big news coming..
.https://www.thesun.ie/tvandshowbiz/12692960/ryan-tubridy-big-news-podcast-break-exciting/
https://www.thesun.ie/tvandshowbiz/12692960/ryan-tubridy-big-news-podcast-break-exciting/
https://extra.ie/2024/04/07/entertainment/celebrity/simon-harris-school
So…Simon Harris, Highgate Cemetery, asks a "man in the highviz jacket" where George Michael is buried, and happens to be standing beside the grave right then and there, and then asks the "man in the highviz jacket" what his "role is in the cemetery" (as you do when you meet men in highviz jackets in cemeteries), only to be told that he is "security detail for the filming of a TV show there. He asked me had I ever heard of Strike. As a new fan of the Strike series of books by Robert Galbraith (aka JK Rowling) I was thrilled to hear this news so I went up for a poke around and sure enough, there they were, a massive crew working away on turning The Ink Black Heart into a TV drama."
Riveting. And co-incidental. Probably was hoping to meet someone famous to latch onto.
Actually, the "diary" finishes so abruptly I found myself scrolling to see the end, but it had ended. Such are his talents.
From today's column.
I'm sorry but the irony of Tubridy using the word coasting about anyone has made me laugh. 😁
Sure the best paid lads there don't have a job in RTÉ either.
