The Ryan Tubridy Show **Mod: Read OP**

Mike Cass leaving is interesting news.

"They're like an old pair of pyjamas"

They're literally and metaphorically a pair of old jocks.

That’s really all just your opinion. I’d trust the top bosses in a UK radio station over that tbh.

Not personally, no. It’s a more general comment aimed at his detractors.

It was actually if you care to read the original comment.

Today’s show was interesting apart from one curious section where he rambled on a bit about the new Hyundai concept car, it felt like he was reading a particularly scripted PR Release at times. I wonder was this segment aired in the UK or just on Q102 as Hyundai sponsor the show?

Musically he played The Divinyls “I Touch Myself” today (haven’t heard that in a long time), and there was an awkward attempt at some sort of witty comment as he introduced The Verve’s “The Drugs Don’t Work”. Aside from that fumbled intro and pseudo ad though it was a nice, positive, and upbeat show - perfect for a mid-morning listen whilst working from home or dare I say a visit to the dentist. But honestly, if you don’t like the show the dentist is probably the worst place to listen to it as one cognitively negative experience is likely amplified by the other.

Bad start to the show this morning: radio silence for a good 30seconds after the news before the right button was pressed - is Raymond D’Arcy working in Q now? Obviously this is a production issue and not Ryan’s fault but you’d think such teething issues would have been long sorted out by now.

Ryan sounds positively chipper and upbeat this morning, starting the show with a

I wouldn’t have put him down as a Die Hard fan tbh.

On dear. As much as I’ve changed my opinion on Ryan the broadcaster I cannot warm to the constant humble-bragging and name-dropping in his London Diary, link below:

https://evoke.ie/2025/03/30/entertainment/ryan-tubridy-presenters-dull

I did say that though now a fan of his broadcasting style I would remain open to criticising him where I felt it was warranted. This week’s London Diary is I feel particularly egregious in that he yet again recycles his oft-told Macca stories (incl. the “exclusive” and “private” gig) and talks with it appears zero self-awareness of yet another junket that Universal Ireland for some reason keep inviting him too (this time Elton John). He talked exhaustively about this gig during the week too, incl. at one stage describing John’s solo piano play as “riffing”. I didn’t mention it on the thread as I’m really enjoying the show but there’s something about the payback for these things that makes me rather uncomfortable. This week we had an out of the blue and very strange monologue about a new Hyundai car which genuinely felt like he was reading a Press Release, and then the thanks for the Elton John gig, and it just feels like the negative elements for which he was rightly criticised in the past are creeping back in.

These pieces I feel do little for him in the way of a wider public rehabilitation as it paints him as being out of touch with the “man on the street”, and dare I say it as somewhat of a freeloader. It’s all very “look at me!” and attention-seeking.

Were I advising him on such matters I’d be hammering home the point to him that his image is in need of repair in many quarters and to concentrate on rebuilding that, not going down the “everything is awesome”, “my life is amazing”, “look at all the cool things I’ve done this week that you didn’t” and “here’s another super exclusive event I was invited to that you’ll never get an invite to” route. These pieces seem very contrived and forced. I really feel if he was more akin to his radio-self and personality there’d be more of a natural feel to this (without the Press Release-type stuff of course) it would help.

I’m not angry, I’m just disappointed. ☹️

"Another example of Paddy being exploited in the UK."

The upside is, that having had Tubs there for the last two years, British broadcasters will be unlikely to want to "exploit" any more Irish talent.

Yes, it was just the studio portion that sounded off. The music sounded fine. I thought it might be a smart speaker or something. But clocked it on the way out. Regular radio, one of those modern bake a lite things.

Watching wogan highlights last night just showed how poor rte has been as a talent developer.

They'd like to claim paddy keilty as their product but he'd done his own hard graft as a standup for decades beforehand and he knows to keep a ditch between his brand and rte.

Tubs as a product of rte being incapable and/or disinterested in gaining traction with a UK audience is illustrative of a license fee institutionalization.

At this stage in his career developing communication skills is probably too late.

Unfortunately, the UK has plenty of no-talents who seem to keep getting work, so they don't need to import our no-talents. Amanda Holden probably being the best example.

I agree, he can adapt to the guest. I found Tubs can be very shaken and stilted if things go off script.

Yep, it was the Neil Morrissey cheating scandal that propelled her into the big time. So bizarre that was her big stepping stone.

The Bookshelf Season 3 “dropped” (Ryan’s actual choice of words - very urban!) today. Gary Lightbody is the first guest. Whilst I like the light-hearted nature of the radio show I take my reading a little more seriously so this isn’t one for me but I feel it would be remiss of me not to let his many other fans know in case they missed it.