PK@rte.ie (again). The All New (Patrick Kielty) Late Late Show Thread

Filling it with muck.

Wouldn't be surprised if the last show of the season, Fri 1st May, is also Patrick's last ever Late Late. Mutterings in the press about him being "exhausted" and "exasperated" and they're cutting it fine to announce he'll be back. I think it's a pity as he made a good go of it, but no matter who is hosting, I just think that the format is dead in the water and the media landscape has changed. Even on X/Twitter you don't even see many tweets about it any more on a Friday night. Not even to slag it off. It used to be a good laugh seeing the tweets back in the day.

I think RTÉ had no one else, and really have no one else to takeover.

If PK did leave the show who replaces him, RTÉ haven't pushed anybody towards that role. Instead they suggested Ciaran Cuddihy as a potential successor.

PK was always a stop gap measure. I say he might do one more series.

Also I'd say a lot of these reports are quoting "insiders" and those insiders are close to someone else.

But that's all just an opinion.

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Bannon must have his own chair at this stage?🤔

Life happens, we all have problems, but also TLLS runs from Mid-Sep to the Mid-May and breaks for several weeks during this period. He's not going into RTÉ everyday of the week to prepare and research. He's has 4 months of the year off, with breaks at Halloween, Christmas and Easter. He get's 250K per year.

He largely has a good life.

Kielty is the worst host so far …. way too lightweight and nothing in the way of discussion ….. doubling down on the worst aspects of the Kenny/Tubridy years and adding in Seth Meyers-style cr@p as well ….. guests like Joanna McNally and Garron Noone plus the 'old reliables' like Dermot Bannon …… and not one thing in the way of a proper effort to create a varied show …. that's his legacy ….. time to move on ….. time for a more serious host …..

Kielty has not done well …. removing the discussions and doubling down on the airhead stuff is exactly the opposite to what needs to be done ….. Kielty has to go …… he is the Donald Trump of chat show hosts !! …..

Surely there is someone who could do it ?? ….. Brendan O'Connor did a good Saturday Night Show that was very watchable …… Claire Byrne would bring a much needed serious edge to it …… Katie Hannon could bring a discussion focus on both political and non political topics …… one of the Prime Time presenters could also steer it way from the lightweight Kielty focus …… I am sure there is someone ….anyone …. out there who can do it better than Kielty …… hell, even bring back Tubridy if we have to !!! …

Evening all 🙂

Ardal has stolen Barry Cryer's glasses.

Forgot that the snooker was on when agreeing to go!