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

If there is a remake of the Slashers movies 'Wrong Turn' or 'Slaughterhouse' Garron is surely a shoe in for a part

Might be but it shows that RTÉ really over value their DG and their "talent" and that hasn't really gone away.

It's as if RTÉ have already shown their hand to Keilty in negotiations.

RTÉ: If it where up to us you'd be on 600k, with a side deal with one of our sponsors, but unfortunately we've committed not to paying anyone over the rate of the DG, who's only getting €250K plus extra, can you imagine.

PK: Oh! I am just a poor boy from County Down. I wouldn't know.

#TeamCat

Have a good summer all. RTÉ is starting heading off on their annual Bus man holiday.

He is likeable, but he is not comfortable in the role. His banter is forced, he’s awkward at times and you can sense the insecurity emanating from him when it’s not going well. It’s hard to believe he spent decades as a stand-up comedian. Tommy Tiernan on his programme and Brendan O’Connor when he did the Saturday chat show were markedly more secure in themselves.

Those characteristics applied more to Tubridy he was unable to handle the big stars but was more comfortable talking to Jane from Blanch about her cancer treatment. With Kielty he is probably a bit more deferential to the irish Z list celebs he has on but is very comfortable interviewing the big stars, he was on solid ground talking to Boy George last night.

I agree that Brendan O Connor was excellent but Tiernan is useless, he has gone down the Tubridy road of fixating on misery and introspection rather than fun and laughter.

Shane Coleman is the first person I’ve heard voice any scepticism, but even then he said he thought that “Kielty’s done a decent job” - hardly an evisceration.

That was more a holding statement from him so as not to appear hostile , then he says the next presenter should be from this country ,thats like saying "The King is dead, Long live the King"

Also because he didn't come through the Montrose mafia. He made it in England quite quickly.

6 In a row, is all I will say :)

The population argument is a red herring. TV audiences arent going up though. They are going down across the board for terrestrial viewing with maybe a brief lockdown bump. If you doubt that, find us the Irish TV shows increasing their audience in a significant way.

Similar story in US and UK, the audience figures for the top programmes are a fraction of what they were in the 1990s.

Kielty did well to hold onto the audience he did in that environment and with the guests RTE sourced.

Kielty easily the best Toy Show host since Gay Byrne also.

I could be wrong but I think both Terry and Graham lived in Britain / UK. Eamonn certainly lived in Ireland at least towards the end of his career, used to pass by his former Mansion on the way to School.

I know, I personally have no problem with PK being from NI or indeed that he lives in the UK.

However I do take issue with how RTÉ have gone about his appointment and the last 3 years of not investing in other Irish presenters regardless of where they live.

Next Week: Murder on the Orient Express (The much repeated Kenneth Branagh Agatha Christie Adaptation by RTÉ, I enjoyed this one but the follow ups have been very poor).

As I have said on the weeks RTÉ has been without TLLS they should have had other Irish content on the air, after all AFAIR after all their mistakes they've been given a bailout and would it be good to have anybody to mention as a successor to the incumbent?

Good that will save them from having to book her has a guest haha.

She would probably bring a mirror and interview herself.

They offered it to Blathnaid Treacy but she didn't want to give up the junkets :)

The content of Kielty's show is diabolical …… it doubles down on the airhead rubbish that has plagued this show for years …… the best of this show used to be the discussion …. but that is gone almost entirely now …. Gay had the right balance and genuinely made an effort to make the show good ….. Kielty does not …..

That said ….. he is a product of his times ….. a time when airheadism and z list 'celebs' drawn from podcasts and reality TV are aimlessly followed by 1000s ….. Garron Noone and Joanne McNally have to be the worst 2 guests ever from this show ?? …..

End result is this show is not what it once was ….. many say it should have been ended with Gay and perhaps that was correct …. successors like Pat Kenny and Ryan Tubridy had their moments but it got worse and worse each passing year and each true celeb's death ….. and the ever increasing anti-discussion focus ….. Kielty may be the worst presenter ….. but am unsure if it is him or if it is simply the damn era !! …..

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