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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Only by one person, to be fair listening to Tubridy is like listening to David brent and I get the same laugh from him, it's less hate listening and more cringe comic listening
Exactly. The Tubridy apologists always want to make it personal, whether that be making a statement on our feelings about the formerly 'most trusted man in Ireland' or making assumptions about our own motivations / life situations. It's tedious, trite and tired.
This whole fiasco since last summer has just shown, beyond a shadow of a doubt, what most RTE viewers with a whit of common sense knew for 20 odd years…….that Ryan Tubridy was an over promoted researcher that hadn't the charisma, knowledge or work ethic to front flagship TV and radio programmes. If he was as good as RTE were telling us for two decades, he would now be top billing at the BBC or ITV with a proper morning talk radio show and a primetime TV chat show. A ludicrious proposition on the evidence of the last three months.
I tuned into a bit of the GAA special on last night's Late Late. Despite having zero interest in the sport, it was entertaining thanks to PK at the helm. A real person who can connect with his guests and who obviously lives a life outside of tv fame. As always, it struck me how tragically funny it was that RTE only stumbled onto this formula by pure accident of circumstance, not by any plan whatsoever.
Sure the best paid lads there don't have a job in RTÉ either.
From today's column.
I'm sorry but the irony of Tubridy using the word coasting about anyone has made me laugh. 😁
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.
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/
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.
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
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.
the lad had an unhealthy obsession with hanging around graveyards
I’ll accept he likes the smell of books and holding them if that makes you happier 😉
he has come from RTE, it’s ingrained into current and ex staff, RTE relish death, cancer, etc.
listen to Duffy and Darcy
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……
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…
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.
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,
someone called Steve Denyer. Used to do Heart regional shows before they went 100% networked outside Scotland
Please note that when mentioning that Ryan is on a break, the only acceptable way to describe it is: " well earned" break
he’s worked harder these last 3 months than he has in many years. I don’t think anyone can dispute that
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
Martin King filling in on Q102. Long time since Tubs went 3 months without a break, if ever
Not if it's not free, he won't 😁
It will be easier to buy podcast listeners than to fake radio ratings.
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the indo heading has got people thinking he ain’t coming back 😂
So was he fired from Virgin?
Was he ever actually hired, or was his seat bought?
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.
is he off air?
Who's standing in for him?
