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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A very unkind, harsh, and coarse comment. You seem to be implying that Cleese and Ryan didn’t enjoy each other’s company - they have after all agreed to meet for dinner at a future date - and that the interview lacked sincerity, and that Cleese was merely going through the motions of a PR/promotional piece to promote the theatrical adaptation of a piece of his IP. Such cynicism. I would rather believe this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
John Cleese is a supporter of afterlife and consciousness beyond death research and often appears at seminars/Q&A's held by Bruce Greyson, Raymond Moody and Pin van Lommel. As Ryan seems to have a fascination with death and misery he was immediately fixated to the section of the interview in which Cleese claimed to have communicated with Graham Chapman through a psychic medium. Although rumour has it that John was unsuccessful in trying to convince Ryan that there is life after RTE.
what a load of 🐂 💩 Cleese has been going around every interview studio in London promoting his stage play because he needs money to pay off his divorce. He’s not doing it for the love of it
True, I guess talent recognises talent, and John would likely feel much more comfortable in the company of another star like Ryan than regular people.
In fairness, it was a very entertaining interview. They really developed a rapport and Tubs had him in stitches laughing by the end of it. He really seems to have loosened up since starting on Virgin. Hopefully they'll meet up for dinner, like they planned. He genuinely seems happier over in London and is developing a coterie of celebrity pals who he can turn to.
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/delayed-data-request-made-by-ryan-tubridy-and-agent-noel-kelly-costing-rte-100000/a740423140.html
it'll be interesting to see where this leads.
12:31 now and guess what he’s talking about again? John Cleese. Now he’s playing a snippet from it.
On another note, they do pick some strange album/single covers to use for the DRS, example below:
They seem to use compilation album artwork a lot rather than the artist’s work, you’ll often see “Now that’s what I call music!” covers for example. A minor detail for sure, but again, attention to detail.
He didn’t say it there to be fair, that was my own addition.
"A bit of Rick Astley’s finest cheese now to take us to news."
Is Tubs still referring to "Fromage" when he plays something cheesy.
Tubs is pretty cheesy himself, but in a bland way. Like an EasiSingle slice, but without that touch of class.
Ryan just told (or rather retold) the story of John Cleese picking up his umbrella for the third time on his show - well the third time I’ve heard it. Bearing in mind I missed the actual interview itself when it was broadcast yesterday there could be more. He also mentioned it in his weekly column. Hmmmm.
I mean this entirely as constructive feedback when I say it’s really not that interesting Ryan., and certainly not to have been retold so frequently in such a short space of time. A bit of Rick Astley’s finest cheese now to take us to news.
The first thing David Walliam's said to him on another audio media platform was "That's a very nice introduction but a bit long".. and he seemed to take that advice.
He’s not wrong, but it isn’t the nicest or politest thing to say to someone. As the interview was recorded some time ago there was plenty of time to edit it out of the piece, something you’d think a more pro-host producer would do. Strange.
if you could almost hear the anger in his voice, that meant that you couldn’t. How do you know it was there then?
Did not get to listen. Although if it was something he was going to do every week and genuinely do it live, it would mean having to anchor himself in London nearly every weekend. Not gonna happen.
Factual, but not nice in the the way it was phrased?
John Cleese to Ryan "Do you have any idea how quickly you speak?" Not a very nice comment to be honest.
He was actually quite respectful towards the late Pope. I was expecting him to eviscerate the Catholic Church and bring up how they treated women and children . He was very measured in his comments, but you could almost hear the anger in his voice. Didn't bring up what happened to Sinead at all. Interview with John Cleese coming up now. Looking forward to hearing this.
Did anyone catch Ryan’s Sunday show? It sounds like a much better use of his talents than he’s currently being afforded tbh. I will definitely give it a go next weekend. One question if anyone did hear the show - was the newspaper section exclusively British papers or did he cover Irish papers too?
it could just be more NewsUK cost cutting. It will be familiar to Ryan interviewing all his colleagues. Just like old times
Sunday morning is a crowded market for this stuff, on radio and TV. For people who want to hear what it says in the papers. Which is often the papers writing about what is on the radio and TV.
2 prophets driven out of the homeland. Still I suppose the pope dying gets his FOI requests out of the news
She was ostracised from Irish society after tearing a photo of Pope John Paul in two.
Was she?
He was off yesterday. Will be interesting to hear his take on the Pope's death. He has called the RCC to account over their failings to deal with abuse and has been quite brave in taking them on. Obviously the Virgin Radio show is quite a different platform to what he was used to in RTE, plus the fact that Catholics are a minority in the UK won't make it as topical over there. Also think that his friendship with Sinead O'Connor will play a part. He has definitely become more rebellious since leaving RTE. Sinead was his confidant when he was at his lowest ebb. She was ostracised from Irish society after tearing a photo of Pope John Paul in two. God in a hoodie phone call.
No the pope was still alive on Sunday morning. He was doing 10-1pm which is usually a mix of politics and week in review stuff a bit like Brendan O’Connor would do on Rte radio 1. Seemed to do well by all accounts. Maybe he is more suited to that kind of format. It’s not as if you need to be a current affairs expert to run that show as it’s mainly driven by what is in the Sunday papers
Was he covering the Popes death? Mooney did a great job in fairness on RTE. How did Tubs do?
Tubridy presenting on Times Radio this morning 10am -1pm
Virgin Radio which is a subsidiary of NewsUK is a private organisation and does not enjoy the safety nets afforded to RTE. It is therefore like any private business, it will always come down to revenue and profit. If your product keeps performing badly compared to your competition without any real signs of improvement, it will eventually affect revenue.
Way back there was a poster who claimed to have contacts in the radio and advertising industry. They gave him/her inside information which disputed the JNLR figures. They were particularly unfavourable to RTE. We have the Is the JNLR a Load of Nonsense thread here as well.
I wonder is there a similar thing re Rajar in the tightly knit world of UK radio?
I already know the answer.
Eventually, it will matter and eventually those figures will have an impact on managerial decisions and their positions leading to changes in programming and personell.
