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Why is Tommy Tiernan not the prime talk show host on RTÉ?

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    #32
    Agricola
    Registered Users Posts: 6,547 ✭✭✭Agricola


    That's an easy one. RTE want prim and proper besuited yesmen (and yeswomen) to front primetime TV shows. The kind of people that have "RTE4Life" tattoos.

    Tiernan is a good natural interviewer, but he has a reputation as a maverick and someone who wouldn't toe a party line. Given his track record, in today's social media age where one wrong word can end a career / bring an organisation into disrepute, the top brass at RTE wouldn't be keen on giving him a big job with a big contract I'd imagine.

    And when cretins like Ryan Tubridy are probably bringing in the big (and much needed) ad revenue through high viewing figures, why would you risk someone like Tiernan. I know he's getting a shot next year but I've no doubt D'arcy will be back take his place again or some other RTE lifer next season.
    Ready4Boarding wrote: »
    Chat shows call for a particular style. Think of the American hosts who all have in-your-face, hysterical charisma. Loath him or loath him, Tubridy has that.


    Could I interest you in some magic beans? :D


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    #33
    elperello
    Registered Users Posts: 14,326 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    Berserker5 wrote: »
    Maybe 50yrs ago

    Nobody's gonna care if he smoked pot

    Depends on where you admit to smoking it.

    Never good to admit to breaking the law.


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    #34
    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,474 ✭✭✭Obvious Desperate Breakfasts


    I need to watch some of his interviews. I’ve avoided them because I’m not the biggest fan of Tommy Tiernan as a person. I find him a bit po-faced. But maybe that makes a good interviewer.


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    #35
    Church on Tuesday
    Registered Users Posts: 3,858 ✭✭✭Church on Tuesday


    Bobblehats wrote: »
    Everybody on there needs a good hectoring.

    No thanks.


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    #36
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,878 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    SmartinMartin wrote: »
    He's a dickhead.

    Yup, an absolute **** stain.


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    #37
    Mrcaramelchoc
    Registered Users Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭Mrcaramelchoc


    Berserker5 wrote: »
    A robot could do what they're doing

    Would be cheaper than paying a human

    Could you do better?i would pay money to see what you could do.they may be ****e but it aint an easy thing to do.the keyboard warrior thing is working out better for you methinks.


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    #38
    Deebles McBeebles
    Registered Users Posts: 5,752 ✭✭✭Deebles McBeebles


    He's the best interviewer RTE have by far, his show is pure class. A top, top stand up on his day too.


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    #39
    Berserker5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 248 ✭✭Berserker5


    Mrcaramelchoc wrote: »
    Could you do better?i would pay money to see what you could do.they may be ****e but it aint an easy thing to do.the keyboard warrior thing is working out better for you methinks.

    I'd say you're mor the keyboard warrior type tbh


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    #40
    Boggles
    Registered Users Posts: 39,625 ✭✭✭✭Boggles


    Agricola wrote: »
    Tiernan is a good natural interviewer, but he has a reputation as a maverick and someone who wouldn't toe a party line. Given his track record, in today's social media age where one wrong word can end a career / bring an organisation into disrepute

    He asked Kellie Maloney previously Frank what her fanny is like.

    I'm sure he'll be grand.

    :pac:

    Personally I like his show, but I don't think his interview questions are that great TBH, understandable really given the format.

    A lot of silence and acting profound but very little substance.


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    #41
    briany
    Registered Users Posts: 13,551 ✭✭✭✭briany


    Tiernan is, by some distance, the best interviewer RTE television have. But he wouldn't work in the main slot.

    For one thing, I'd say he enjoys the freedom of not doing a TV show year round (or 9 months) in order to do standup.

    For another, he'd be pressured into adopting a traditional talk show approach where the questions are prepped and he knows who he'll be interviewing. Couldn't have him asking the likes of Ryan Reynolds an insightful, off-the-cuff question. He's coming there to plug his new movie and give some light spiel about how much he likes Ireland, not give a revealing answer about his insecurities as an actor. Once you shoehorn Tiernan into that mode, you might as well have D'Arcy or Callaghan for all the difference it'd make.


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    #42
    Rothko
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    Ready4Boarding wrote: »
    Chat shows call for a particular style. Think of the American hosts who all have in-your-face, hysterical charisma. Loath him or loath him, Tubridy has that. Two hours of low-energy Tiernan, week in week out, would be too much to handle. I’m not sure he’d take it, either. Bit too establishment alongside his stand up career.

    Not every chat show has to be in the American mould, thankfully.


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    #43
    yosser hughes
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    Why does anyone think there needs to be any prime time chat show? Particularly on the public service broadcaster. The chat show as a format is on the way out.
    It's awful
    Apart from that, Tiernan labours under the delusion that he's some kind of intellectual. He genuinely does.
    Unfunny man and a dilettante.


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    #44
    ILoveYourVibes
    Registered Users Posts: 15,176 ✭✭✭✭ILoveYourVibes


    SmartinMartin wrote: »
    He's a dickhead.


    So was Pat Kenny ...didnt make a difference.


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    #45
    ILoveYourVibes
    Registered Users Posts: 15,176 ✭✭✭✭ILoveYourVibes


    yosser hughes wrote: »
    Why does anyone think there needs to be any prime time chat show? Particularly on the public service broadcaster. The chat show as a format is on the way out.
    It's awful
    Apart from that, Tiernan labours under the delusion that he's some kind of intellectual. He genuinely does.
    Unfunny man and a dilettante.


    He is very good at improv.

    I don't understand why Des Bishop doesn't have a show.

    He is talented and professional..according to ALL who have met him very polite and easy going.


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    #46
    Mad_maxx
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    lalababa wrote: »
    Tubs and Darcy , what can you say. It is what it is. Tubs has to have a 'verbal battle' of one-upmanship toxic masculinity thinly disguised as 'the craic' with all his guests. He has to be seen to dominate the conversation. Thus resulting in firing questions, opinions, and meaningless adjuncts disrupting any hope of a relaxed interview.
    Still alot of people watch so tis just my opinion. And maybe he's mellowed as I haven't watched in years.
    Ray is much more accommodating but I can't say much more as I don't watch it.
    RTE is a bit sick ATM to say the least.
    Needs a whole new shake up, back to basics ,and a serious clear out��
    Will it happen....no.

    I lost you at Tubridy and " masculinity"


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    #47
    RayCon
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    ILoveYourVibes wrote: »
    I don't understand why Des Bishop doesn't have a show.


    ... Probably because he'll try to squeeze in his Immersion joke from about 20yrs ago at every opportunity. Ha ha .... observational .... or something.


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    #48
    briany
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    Mad_maxx wrote: »
    I lost you at Tubridy and " masculinity"

    The dainty little bugger.


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    #49
    dubzjay
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7 ✭dubzjay


    Tommy subscribes to the LOUDER=FUNNIER model of comedy.

    He ****ing sucks.


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    #50
    dubzjay
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    RayCon wrote: »
    ... Probably because he'll try to squeeze in his Immersion joke from about 20yrs ago at every opportunity. Ha ha .... observational .... or something.

    To be fair, that's every Irish comedian ever.


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    #51
    blade1
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    SmartinMartin wrote: »
    He's a dickhead.

    He'll slot in nicely so!


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    #52
    Notoldorwise
    Registered Users Posts: 238 ✭✭Notoldorwise


    Notoldorwise wrote: »
    Genuine question, why not? Just watched him interview Barry Keoghan. The ability to bring the best conversation out of any interviewee is really refreshing on RTE.

    After watching the LLS tribute to Shane McGowan tonight, my question still stands.....


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    #53
    Boggles
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    Notoldorwise wrote: »
    After watching the LLS tribute to Shane McGowan tonight, my question still stands.....

    Conversation? Shane McGowan?

    :pac:


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