The Late Late Show
Pat Kenny interviews Loyalist killer Michael Stone. Ulster loyalism is a militant unionist ideology held mostly by Protestants in Northern Ireland. Michael Stone (born 2 April 1955) is a loyalist Paramilitary and Artist.
Format	Chat show, Talk show, variety show
Country of origin	Ireland
Production
Running time	120 minutes per edition
Broadcast
Original channel	RTÉ One
Original airing	July 6, 1962 - Present

The Late Late Show is the world's longest-running^[1] chat show and officially the flagship television programme of Irish broadcasting company Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ). A talk show ( American) or chat show ( Global) is a Television or Radio program where one person or group of people come together to A talk show ( American) or chat show ( Global) is a Television or Radio program where one person or group of people come together to A variety show or variety entertainment is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts especially Musical performances and Comedy Skits and Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. RTÉ One (Irish RTÉ a hAon) is the Republic of Ireland 's oldest and most popular Television channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Radio Telefís Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A talk show ( American) or chat show ( Global) is a Television or Radio program where one person or group of people come together to Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. The show, hosted by Pat Kenny, is broadcast live for two hours in front of a studio audience at 21:30 on Friday nights between September and May. Patrick Kenny (born January 29, 1948) is the current presenter of Ireland's The Late Late Show. It is broadcast from Studio 4 in RTÉ's headquarters, a studio specifically adapted in 1995 to cater for this flagship production, and Kenny Live. Kenny Live was a very popular Television Chat show which was broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ One between 1988 and 1999 The show was previously broadcast on Saturday nights. At present it is sponsored by Halifax.

The Late Late Show was first broadcast on Friday, 6 July 1962 at 23:20. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Since then, its format has remained largely the same, with music, chat, and audience involvement in debates on topical issues. The show's rapid rise to popularity led it to top the ratings consistently on RTÉ for forty years. Some sociologists have credited it with influencing Irish attitudes towards many issues, and directing social change in Ireland to construct current Irish societal norms. This article provides a list of sociologists and major contributors to Sociology (even if they did not primarily work as sociologists

Few of the 1960s editions of The Late Late Show exist, as it was prohibitively expensive to use tape to record shows in those days. Also, people often did not realise the value in archiving them.

Contents 1 Hosts 1.1 Gay Byrne 1.1.1 Tribute shows 1.1.2 Producer and director 1.1.3 Byrne's final show 1.2 Frank Hall 1.3 Pat Kenny 1.3.1 Changes 1.3.2 Notable incidents 2 Styles of Byrne and Kenny 3 Presentation 4 Famous or infamous guests 5 Artists whose first television appearance was on the Late Late Show 6 Footnotes 7 External links

Hosts

The show has had three hosts, Gay Byrne, Frank Hall, and Pat Kenny. This article is about the Irish television presenter See Gabriel Byrne for the Irish actor Frank Hall ( 1921 - 21 September 1995) was an Irish journalist satirist and broadcaster Patrick Kenny (born January 29, 1948) is the current presenter of Ireland's The Late Late Show.

Host	From	To
Gay Byrne	6 July 1962	May 1968
Frank Hall	May 1968	September 1969
Gay Byrne	September 1969	21 May 1999
Pat Kenny	30 September 1999	Present

Gay Byrne

When the show was launched, its original presenter was Gay Byrne, a young Irish broadcaster who had been working with Granada Television in Britain. This article is about the Irish television presenter See Gabriel Byrne for the Irish actor Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Hall ( 1921 - 21 September 1995) was an Irish journalist satirist and broadcaster This article is about the Irish television presenter See Gabriel Byrne for the Irish actor Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Patrick Kenny (born January 29, 1948) is the current presenter of Ireland's The Late Late Show. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the Irish television presenter See Gabriel Byrne for the Irish actor Granada Television is the United Kingdom ITV contractor for North West England. Byrne came from a family with long associations with the Guinness brewery Dublin, having worked there and having also worked as a sales man before getting involved in television. Byrne remained the presenter for thirty-seven years, apart from a brief break, until retiring in 1999. His 37 year stewardship of The Late Late Show means that he has hosted a chat show longer than any other presenter. Indeed, Byrne's style of presentation is credited as contributing largely to the show's success. Internationally Byrne's presentation style has been studied by 'would be' chat show hosts in many countries.

The show relied on two common formats. The first consisted of a series of interviews of celebrity guests. Most of these guests were American or British, and involved in the entertainment industry. The second focused on a defined topic, where a panel, and a studio audience got involved in a live discussion. This format tended to be far more weighty in content, with participants in the audience who were directly connected with the topic being discussed. Authority figures were open to criticism in a manner not evident in any other media outlet at the time.

Although the show began as a light summer "filler" in 1962, it soon became a forum for controversial opinion and debate. Topics such as divorce, contraception and a number of hitherto undiscussed areas were now being debated openly on television. Politician Oliver J. Flanagan, when a guest on the show, claimed that there was "no sex in Ireland before television," reflecting the greater openness which The Late Late Show seemed to have brought to Irish society and culture. Oliver J Flanagan (22 May 1920 &ndash 26 April 1987 was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served in Dáil Éireann for 43 years and was Minister The show appeared to represent the new liberalism of the 1960s in Ireland when the Archbishop of Dublin, John Charles McQuaid, was confronted by a guest in the show's first series - an event which was sensational at a time when much of Ireland was devoutly Roman Catholic. In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated Bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others this means that they lead Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. John Charles McQuaid, CSSp (28 July 1895 - 7 April 1973 was Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland between December 1940 and February 1972

This incident was just one of several which have contributed to the folklore associated with the programme. The Late Late Show, with Byrne as host, was not reluctant to introduce controversial topics. Other controversies include:

• The Bishop and the Nightie Affair: A minor furore erupted in 1966 when the Bishop of Galway condemned The Late Late Show as immoral. The condemnation stemmed from a small item on the show in which Byrne was interviewing a number of couples to see how well they knew each other. Byrne asked a young woman if she could remember what colour her nightdress was on the first night of her married life. The woman replied that she might not have worn one. This response was received with laughter by Byrne and the studio audience; however the Bishop felt the need to protest against this "filthy" programme. The furore died down after a number of weeks, but is still remembered.

• Brian Trevaskis: On an early episode of The Late Late Show a debate was held on the Roman Catholic Church. Brian Trevaskis, a young student, criticised the Bishop of Galway for spending so much on a cathedral instead of helping the poor. Trevaskis described the building as a "monstrosity" and referred to the Bishop as a "moron".

• Brian Lenihan: Gay Byrne, was a personal friend of Brian Lenihan, and presented a tribute show in 1988 to support the case for Lenihan, as a candidate for the office of President of Ireland. Brian Lenihan may refer to Brian Lenihan Snr (1930&ndash1995 Irish Fianna Fáil politician The President of Ireland (Uachtarán na hÉireann n̪ˠə ˈheːɾʲən̪ˠ is the Head of state of Ireland.

• Annie Murphy: In an episode in 1991 an American woman, Annie Murphy, revealed that she had an affair with Eamon Casey, at the time of his tenure as Bishop of Kerry, in 1973. Eamon Casey (b April 24, 1927 in Firies County Kerry) is the Roman Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Galway and She also revealed that she had a son by him. She revealed that he had supported her son financially, but had kept requested to keep it quiet to protect his career. This resulted in Casey's removal from office as Bishop of Galway, and as chairman of several charity organisations. Casey has spent most of his time since then outside of Ireland, in an effort to avoid media attention. Casey himself, was a guest on the show incidentally, on several previous occasions - possibly influencing Byrne's apparent skepticism of Murphy's motives and claims on the show.

• Peter Brooke: In 1992 the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Peter Brooke appeared on The Late Late Show. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is the chief minister in the Government of the United Kingdom with responsibilities for Northern Ireland Peter Leonard Brooke Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, CH, PC (born 3 March 1934 is a British politician a former Conservative After a pleasant interview, Byrne coaxed and goaded the unwilling Brooke, into singing Oh My Darling, Clementine on a day when seven Protestant construction workers had been killed by an IRA bomb. Oh My Darling Clementine is an American western folk ballad usually credited to Percy Montrose ( 1884) though sometimes to The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Unionists were outraged at what seemed to be a moment clearly out of touch with grieving families, and instantly requested the resignation of Brooke. Brooke was humiliated, and subsequently lost his position as Secretary of State to Sir Patrick Mayhew after the 1992 British General Election in April. Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew Baron Mayhew of Twysden, Kt PC (born 11 September 1929) is a British Barrister, and

• Gerry Adams: As a response to a change in legislation, it became possible for RTÉ to interview Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams in 1997. Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 Gerry Adams, MLA, MP (Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh born 6 October 1948 is an Irish Republican politician and abstentionist Westminster Byrne set up a show, with a panel of public figures from the southern Nationalist population who openly loathed Adams. Byrne himself refused to shake hands with Adams. He maintained confrontational body language, and stayed a distance of over three metres away from Adams throughout the show. However, Adams proved more skillful at debate than was expected. The attempt to damage Adams politically backfired, as it appeared too obvious that he was being 'set up'.

• Pádraig Flynn: In 1999 Pádraig Flynn, Ireland's EU Commissioner, appeared on the show, during which he commented on Tom Gilmartin and a donation of £50,000 to the Fianna Fáil party. Pádraig "Pee" Flynn (born 9 May 1939 is a former Irish politician Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. A European Commissioner is a member of the 27-member European Commission. Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach shortened to Fianna Fáil ( is currently the largest Political party in the Flynn also talked about "the difficulties" in his own life; he talked of having a salary of £100,000 (Irish Punt) and trying to run three houses, cars and housekeepers along with regular travel. The Irish pound ( English) or punt Éireannach ( Irish) was the Currency of Ireland until 2002 The performance was seen as very out of touch, at a time when house prices in Ireland were rising dramatically, and the average industrial wage was £15,380. ^[2]. This effectively brought to an end any possibility of Flynn returning to a career in politics in Ireland. Flynn also made remarks concerning Tom Gilmartin, a London based Irish builder. Flynn stated "Yes, of course I know him. I know him well. He is from the West of Ireland. He is a lovely man, and his wife is a lovely woman. But the poor man, his wife got sick, and I think it affected him badly. You know, the man is not at all well. " Flynn seemed to attack the credibility of Gilmartin at a time when he was being linked in the media to planning irregularities in Dublin. Gilmartin responded by publicising details of meetings with Flynn, and bringing them to the attention of the Planning Tribunal, causing difficulty for Flynn.

• Terry Keane: The Late Late Show continued to cause controversy right up to Byrne's departure. On his second last show he interviewed the gossip columnist Terry Keane, who went on to reveal a long affair with the former Taoiseach, Charles Haughey. Terry Keane ( 1939 - June 1 2008) was an Irish Columnist and fashion journalist. The Taoiseach (ˈtiːʃəx in English t̪ˠiːʃʲəx (plural Taoisigh ( or) in Irish) also referred to as An Taoiseach ( t̪ˠiːʃʲəx is the the Haughey, a life long acquaintance of Byrne, had intended to be available for the last show, but went into hiding from the media as a result of the revelations. Haughey had appealed to Keane not to reveal her story. Keane was publicising her book covering her life in Irish public life, and her career as a journalist with the Irish Independent newspaper group. The Irish Independent is Ireland's largest selling daily newspaper

• Bill Murray: One show featured an interview with Ghostbusters actor Bill Murray. Zuul redirects here For the videogame see Zool. Ghostbusters (titled on-screen as Ghost Busters) is For the British actor see Billy Murray (actor. William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an In the audience, comedian Jason Byrne masqueraded as a man who had set up a paranormal investigation agency, similar to that in the film. Jason Byrne may refer to Jason Byrne (comedian Jason Byrne (writer Jason Byrne (footballer (born 1978 Irish Although this was a joke, Murray appeared to take it seriously.

Tribute shows

During Byrne's Late Late Show tenure, a number of shows were devoted entirely to paying tribute to a person or persons. A number of celebrities who were the subject of such shows include Micheál MacLiammoir, Joe Dolan, Maureen Potter, Micheál Ó Hehir, Brian Lenihan, Jimmy Magee, Christy Moore, Mike Murphy and Paul McGrath. Micheál MacLíammóir (born Alfred Willmore) ( October 25, 1899 &ndash March 6, 1978) was an Irish Actor, Joseph "Joe" Francis Robert Dolan ( October 16 1939 &ndash December 26 2007) was an Irish Singer of Maria Philomena Potter (1925 &ndash 7 April 2004) known as Maureen Potter, was an acclaimed Irish Singer, Actor, Michael James O'Hehir, also known as Mícheál Ó hEithir ( 2 June, 1920 &ndash 24 November, 1996) was an Irish sports commentator Brian Patrick Lenihan (Brian Ó Luineacháin 17 November 1930 – 1 November 1995 was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician Jimmy Magee (born 1935 in New York City, United States) is a longstanding Irish sports broadcaster Christopher Andrew 'Christy' Moore (born 7 May 1945 in Newbridge County Kildare, Ireland is a popular Irish Folk singer, songwriter and Guitarist. Mike Murphy (born October 20, 1941) is a former television and radio broadcaster with the Irish national station Radio Telefís Éireann Paul McGrath (born 4 December 1959 in Ealing, London England is a former football defender, a long-time member of the Republic of Ireland national There were also special programmes marking the six-month anniversary of the Omagh Bomb, paying tribute to The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, The Dubliners and The Chieftains, celebrating Irish music and a Late Late Show special devoted to Irish comedians. The Clancy Brothers were an Irish Folk music singing group most popular in the 1960s who are often credited with popularizing Irish traditional music The Dubliners are an Irish folk band founded in 1962. Formation and history The Dubliners formed in 1962 The Chieftains are a Grammy -winning Irish musical group founded in 1962 best known for being the first band to make Irish traditional music popular

Producer and director

The flexibility of the show was augmented by Byrne's position not merely as the show's presenter but also as its producer and director for much of his period with the show. He intentionally reminded the viewer that the show was being broadcast live through his interaction with people working behind the scenes. Some of his phrases became well known; when instructing that a piece of videotape be played, he invariably announced 'you can roll it there, Colette', chat to the floor manager, inquiring as to what telephone line a caller was ringing in on, and on some shows would extend its running time by fifteen or thirty minutes, discussing the extra running time with the floor staff and production team as an 'aside' during an interview. The effect of all these mannerisms was said to add to the sense of realism in the show, that, as the theme music at the end of the show stated, 'it started on The Late Late Show. ' This was a clip of a Nat King Cole song "The Late Late Show", which appeared on his 1959 album 'Big Band Cole'. Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17 1919 &ndash February 15 1965 known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician

Byrne's final show

Byrne presented his last Late Late Show on May 21, 1999. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The show, beginning at 21:30 lasted four hours, twice as long as a normal Late Late Show. The tributes poured in for Gay Byrne from all quarters and there were many high-profile guests. This article is about the Irish television presenter See Gabriel Byrne for the Irish actor There were musical performances from The Corrs, Christy Moore, Sarah Brightman and Rosaleen Linehan. The Corrs are a Celtic Folk rock group from Dundalk, County Louth Ireland. Christopher Andrew 'Christy' Moore (born 7 May 1945 in Newbridge County Kildare, Ireland is a popular Irish Folk singer, songwriter and Guitarist. Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960 is an English classical crossover Soprano, actress songwriter and dancer Rosaleen Linehan (born Rosaleen Philomena McMenamin on 1 June 1937 in Dublin) is veteran stage and screen actress U2 members Bono and Larry Mullen presented Byrne with a Harley-Davidson motorcycle as a retirement present. Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Mullen Jr (born 31 October 1961 in Artane, Dublin, Ireland is the Drummer for the Irish rock band Harley-Davidson Motor Company ( formerly HDI is an American manufacturer of Motorcycles based in Milwaukee Wisconsin. There were glowing tributes for Byrne from President Mary McAleese, An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Billy Connolly, Des Cahill, Larry Gogan, Mike Murphy, Marian Finucane, Merv Griffin, Charles Haughey and various other celebrities. The President of Ireland (Uachtarán na hÉireann n̪ˠə ˈheːɾʲən̪ˠ is the Head of state of Ireland. WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> Mary Patricia McAleese (Máire Pádraigín The Taoiseach (ˈtiːʃəx in English t̪ˠiːʃʲəx (plural Taoisigh ( or) in Irish) also referred to as An Taoiseach ( t̪ˠiːʃʲəx is the the Patrick Bartholomew "Bertie" Ahern ( Irish: Pádraig Parthalán Ó hEachthairn, born 12 September 1951 is an Irish politician who served Billy Connolly, CBE (born William Connolly Jr on 24 November, 1942) is a Scottish Larry Gogan (born May 6, 1938) is an Irish DJ who can currently be heard each Saturday and Mike Murphy (born October 20, 1941) is a former television and radio broadcaster with the Irish national station Radio Telefís Éireann Marian Finucane (born 1950) is an Irish broadcaster with Radio Telefís Éireann. Mervyn Edward "Merv" Griffin Jr ( July 6, 1925 &ndash August 12, 2007) was an American Television host and

Frank Hall

In the late 1960s, with the start of BBC 2, Byrne decided to return to British television, where his career had originally began. The Late Late Show was passed to another stalwart presenter, Frank Hall. Frank Hall ( 1921 - 21 September 1995) was an Irish journalist satirist and broadcaster After one year, Byrne agreed to return to RTÉ to present his old show, augmented by his own award winning radio show.

Pat Kenny

In 1999 Pat Kenny succeeded Byrne who had presented the show for 37 years. Patrick Kenny (born January 29, 1948) is the current presenter of Ireland's The Late Late Show. When Byrne left, The Late Late Show dominated RTÉ's ratings viewership figures, coming in consistently either at number 1 or number 2. ^[3]

Some suggested in media columns in the Sunday Independent and The Irish Times that the show be dropped and that the show's success was too linked with Byrne to work with any other presenter. The Sunday Independent is a Broadsheet Sunday Newspaper published in the Republic of Ireland by Independent News and Media plc The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet news paper launched in the late 1850s. RTÉ however retained the show as it was a powerful brand which attracted extensive advertising revenue. Contemporary media reports speculated that comedians and chat show hosts Patrick Kielty and Graham Norton might be asked to present it. Patrick Kielty (born 31 January 1971) is an British comedian and Television personality. Graham William Walker (born 4 April 1963 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish Actor, Comedian and Television presenter. However, RTÉ gave the show to Byrne's chat show rival, Pat Kenny, who for nearly a decade had presented his own Kenny Live show in the Saturday night time slot. Patrick Kenny (born January 29, 1948) is the current presenter of Ireland's The Late Late Show. Kenny Live was a very popular Television Chat show which was broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ One between 1988 and 1999 Even after seven years at the helm of the show Kenny is regularly criticised in the media for his style of presentation. ^[4]

Changes

Kenny and his staff changed many aspects of The Late Late Show. Its distinctive title music^[5] was changed, as was the set design and studio layout. Guests, instead of remaining on, were to be only involved in their own segment of the show. The new set abandoned the traditional presenter's desk. Unlike Byrne, Kenny had his guests announced in advance. Other than the name and the use of an owl as the show's symbol, and a traditional 'toy show' edition,^[6], little of the original has not been revamped. The Owls are an order of birds of prey. Most are Solitary, and nocturnal, with some exceptions (e Byrne's two catch-phrases, "it started on The Late Late Show", and "one for everyone in the audience"^[7] were dropped. The latter of these phrases has been partially revived, but is not in as much use as it was before Kenny's reign as presenter.

Notable incidents

In late October 2004, 3 weeks after the murder of Rachel O'Reilly (31), who had been bludgeoned to death in her home in the Naul, north County Dublin, the husband of the victim, Joe O'Reilly, and her mother, Rose Callaly, appeared on the show. County Dublin (Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath or more correctly today the Dublin Region ( Réigiúin Átha Cliath) is the area that contains the city of Dublin Callaly did not look at O'Reilly during the interview and was obviously traumatised. In contrast, O'Reilly was calm and composed, fueling speculation that he had murdered his wife and staged the botched burglary. O'Reilly was later arrested and, two years later, convicted of the murder.

Pat Kenny was surprised on 24 November 2006 when an intruder, a Paul Stokes from Monkstown, County Dublin, interrupted that evening's edition of The Late Late Show. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The man managed to break on to the set and confronted Kenny as he was about to begin interviewing You're A Star judges Thomas Black, Linda Martin and Brendan O'Connor. You're A Star is a singing contest in Ireland, created by Screentime ShinAwiL and Radio Telefís Éireann. Thomas Black may refer to Thomas Reuben Black, Canadian politician Thomas Black (television, Irish television personality and judge on Brendan Patrick O'Connor (born 2 March 1962) Australian politician has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House He shouted insults in Kenny's face, saying "Howye Pat! You're a censor! How dare you! Gay Byrne and you are . . . [grunt] . . . you're insufferable arseholes. You arsehole, you piece of shit, you piece of shit. " live and (ironically) uncensored on air as the guests and audience watched on. The startled presenter uttered "thank you" repeatedly. The show was prematurely transferred to a commercial break while the man was removed from the set. Stokes was arrested and later released from custody. The show returned after a minor delay and Kenny continued the show. It was later revealed, that his daughter is a member of The Late Late Show crew. Shortly after the initial incident, Stokes rammed his vehicle into the front entrance of RTÉ in Donnybrook; no-one was injured. ^[8] He was also reported to have stood outside Kenny's house shouting insults^[9] and to have painted threatening messages on walls near the house ^[10], although a charge of harassment connected with the case was dropped^[11]. Paul Stokes was later sentenced to two years in prison for ramming the RTÉ entrance^[12].

Styles of Byrne and Kenny

Kenny's career as a broadcaster has been extensive, having been a continuity announcer, radio disk jockey, television current affairs presenter, current affairs programme anchor, chat show host in two separate, highly rated shows. Kenny's early radio career mirrored that of Byrne's, but Kenny's repertoire is much broader than that of Byrne. Whereas Byrne's broadcasting was generally at the light entertainment end of the spectrum, Kenny has broadcasted three chat shows, a shortlived chat show in the 1980s, Kenny Live and The Late Late Show, while also presenting general election coverage of the 1992 election on RTÉ and being one of three presenters of the award-winning current affairs programme Today Tonight. Byrne describes himself as an entertainer first. ^[13]

Kenny describes his style:

“

Do you want bland television where everything you hear reinforces your own view, or do you want to be challenged? I favour the latter. I like to challenge people. You might get angry and pick up the phone to Joe Duffy, or you might complain to the Broadcasting Complaints Commission; that's great. It means you're involved in the argument in some way. . [14]

”

Some people say that Pat is a bad interviewer because he tends to be 'bland'. On 28 September 2007 Pat was asking Enrique Iglesias about former relationships. Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (born 8 May 1975 is a Spanish pop Singer-songwriter and Model. Enrique said Pat was embarrassing him and then said 'You ask the questions so dry and so seriously'. Pat was visibly taken aback and quite embarrassed at this accusation.

Due to his long association with the show, Byrne in his autobiography^[15] seemed to almost have proprietorial rights, having been both producer and presenter of the show. Kenny was the subject of much media criticism for his takeover from Byrne. ^[4] and the imminent arrival of a competing television chat show by controversial broadcaster Eamon Dunphy on the rival channel TV3. Eamon Martin Dunphy (born 3 August, 1945) is a controversial Irish radio and TV personality and former professional football player TV3 Ireland was the first independent Television channel in Ireland, entirely funded by revenue from advertising However, Dunphy's show failed to achieve expected viewer figures and was scrapped in December 2003 after a short run.

Presentation

The Late Late Show has featured many presentation schemes over its long history, with titles, graphics and set changed on a regular basis. In more recent times the show has seen a change in appearance generally every four years. Its most recent revamp was launched on Friday 7th September 2007, featuring a completely new set but retaining the existing title sequence as used since 2003. Designed by Darragh Treacy of RTÉ Production Design, the new set makes for a more complex and layered background than the previous arrangement, and is heavily dependant on saturated lighting and modern construction materials. It is comprised of metal, timber and polycarbonate, with carpet as a floor covering. According to Treacy: "I wanted something contemporary that would be architectural and structural, [for example] the horizontal lines and boxes that you see running throughout the set. " "The back wall of the [chat area] has textured panels which just take the light beautifully and give a great three-dimensional effect. Then the polycarbonate boxes sit in front of that. The fins – the large timber sections – to the left of the chat area are replicated in the entertainment area as well, and are large pieces of timber with a paint finish that take the light. "^[16]

A new development in the evolving presentation of the show has been the reintroduction of a desk in the chat area as originally continued on after Byrne's departure in 1999, but disposed of shortly afterwards, in spite of a final-attempt redesign in 2000. Kenny notes: "After eight seasons of sitting around, lounging around, as if in a living room, we decided just for a change that we’d put the desk in and see what difference it made. We’ll work with it: I mean if it doesn’t work after five or six weeks, it goes - if it does work, well we’ll find ways of using it effectively. I mean it does put a little barrier between myself and the guest, but on the other hand it can be very useful for a formal interview where you don’t want to be too intimate with your guest if it’s a little bit antagonistic, whereas in the past I was always reclining and even if I had to be a bit aggressive with a guest the body language was a little bit confusing in that regard. So we’ll see. "^[17] In an apparent effort to resolve such problems, the new desk is more of a table design with a transparent underside, is angled to be narrower at the guest end, and is composed of thin elegant profiles of timber and glass.

A new entrance flight of steps has also been introduced, somewhat redolent of former Kenny Live sets. "I wanted a grand entrance, but I also wanted an entrance that was part of the background of the set, so they arrive down and join Pat – and it’s a feature walk-on for guests" according to Treacy. Kenny approves of the steps, noting: "as you come down the steps, be it myself or a guest, you’re slowly revealed: more and more of your body is revealed to the audience until finally you’re standing in the ‘doorway’ as it were. I think it’ll be interesting; a more dramatic entrance than we’ve had for the past three or four years. " New chairs were also specially provided by Irish company Design Classics Direct, made to an original 1929 design of Irish designer Eileen Gray. Kathleen Eileen Moray Gray ( August 9, 1878 &ndash October 31, 1976) was an Irish Furniture Designer and Architect

Famous or infamous guests

The List of The Late Late Show guests lists very many, among whom some of the more notable over 40 years have been:

• Dave Allen, stand-up and sketch comedian
• Fred Astaire, American actor, singer and dancer
• George Best, celebrated Northern Irish soccer player
• Bono, lead singer with U2
• Paul Brady, songwriter
• Richard Branson, British businessman
• Peter Brooke, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (the appearance resulted in his forced resignation of office)
• Roberto Canessa and Nando Parrado, 1972 Andes plane crash victims, reduced to cannibalism
• Eamon Casey, subsequently disgraced Irish Catholic Bishop
• Jack Charlton, then Irish soccer manager
• Clannad, Irish band
• Desmond Connell Cardinal Archbishop of Dublin
• Quentin Crisp, British writer, humourist and life model
• Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian
• Cyril Cusack, Irish actor
• Cahal Daly, retired Cardinal Archbishop of Armagh
• Dana, Ireland's first winner of the Eurovision Song Contest
• Richard Dawkins, Biological scientist
• Diana Dors
• Patrick Duffy, US television actor and star of Dallas
• Dustin the Turkey, puppet comedian and children's television presenter. This is a list of guests who have appeared on the Irish TV talk show The Late Late Show. David Allen, Dave Allen, David Allan, or Dave Allan may refer to Acting entertainment and broadcasting Dave Allen (comedian Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 &ndash June 22, 1987) was an American Academy Award George Best (22 May 1946 &ndash 25 November 2005 was a Northern Irish professional football player best known for his years with Manchester United. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Paul Joseph Brady (born 19 May 1947, Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland) is an Irish Singer-songwriter Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950 is an English Business magnate, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies Peter Leonard Brooke Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, CH, PC (born 3 March 1934 is a British politician a former Conservative Roberto Canessa (b January 17, 1953, Montevideo, Uruguay) was one of the sixteen survivors of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 Fernando Seler "Nando" Parrado ( December 9, 1949 -) is one of the sixteen Uruguayan survivors of the airplane crash of Uruguayan Eamon Casey (b April 24, 1927 in Firies County Kerry) is the Roman Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Galway and John "Jack" Charlton, OBE, DL (born Ashington, Northumberland, 8 May 1935) is a former Footballer Clannad are a Grammy Award -winning Irish musical group, from Gweedore ( Gaoth Dobhair) County Donegal. Desmond Connell (born 24 March 1926) is a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. Quentin Crisp ( –) born Denis Charles Pratt, was an English writer artist's model actor and Raconteur known for his memorable and insightful Billy Connolly, CBE (born William Connolly Jr on 24 November, 1942) is a Scottish Cyril Cusack ( November 26, 1910 &ndash October 7, 1993) was an Irish Shakespearean Actor, who appeared in more than Cahal Brendan Daly (born 1 October 1917 is an Irish Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL (born 26 March 1941 is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and Popular science Diana Dors ( October 23, 1931 &ndash May 4, 1984) was an English actress and Sex symbol. Patrick G Duffy (born March 17, 1949) is an American Television Actor who has appeared primarily in Soap operas and Dallas is a highly popular long-running American prime-time television Soap opera that originally ran from 1978 to 1991 Dustin the Turkey, sometimes claiming the name Dustin Hoffman, is a popular Irish Television Puppet and star of
• Ben Elton, author and comedian
• Enya, singer and songwriter
• Sarah, Duchess of York ex-wife of Prince Andrew, Duke of York
• Pádraig Flynn, politician (who was eccentric on the show)
• Liam Gallagher, lead singer with Oasis
• Noel Gallagher, from Oasis rock group
• Bob Geldof, lead singer with the Boomtown Rats and founder of Live Aid
• Brendan Gleeson, Actor
• Rolf Harris whose highly emotional rendition of Two Little Boys on a show in the mid 1970s reduced Byrne and many in the audience to tears. Benjamin Charles Elton (born 3 May 1959 is an English Comedian, writer and director. Enya (born Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin on May 17 1961, Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal, Ireland, sometimes presented in Sarah Duchess of York ( Née Sarah Margaret Ferguson, born 15 October 1959 is the daughter of Major Ronald Ferguson by his wife Susan daughter of Fitzherbert Pádraig "Pee" Flynn (born 9 May 1939 is a former Irish politician William John Paul "Liam" Gallagher (born September 21, 1972 in Burnage, Manchester) is the lead singer of the British rock band Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967 in Manchester, England is the lead guitarist backing vocalist and occasional lead vocalist of British rock band Oasis Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof, KBE, known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951, is an Irish singer The Boomtown Rats were a new wave group led by Bob Geldof. All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Republic of Ireland. Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955 is an Irish Actor who has starred in many high profile Irish American and British films Rolf Harris CBE, AM (born 30 March 1930) is an Australian Musician, Singer, Composer, painter
• Audrey Hepburn, Actress
• Lenny Henry, British comedian
• Shawn Hogan, entrepreneur
• Evander Holyfield, Legendary American boxer
• Elton John, singer and songwriter
• Jordan (Katie Price), British glamour model & socalite. Audrey Hepburn ( &ndash) was an English/Dutch Academy Award - Emmy Award - Tony Award - and Grammy Award -winning film and stage actress Lenworth George Henry CBE, (born 29 August 1958 is a British Writer, Comedian and Actor. Shawn D Hogan (born September 1 1975 is the founder and CEO of Digital Point Solutions, a San Diego-based business software provider Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is a professional boxer from the United States and a multiple world champion in both the Cruiserweight Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer
• Ronan Keating, singer
• Kevin Kline, Actor
• Viscount Linley, nephew of Queen Elizabeth II
• Lorna Luft, singer (appeared on the infamous show where Northern Ireland Secretary of State Peter Brooke sang "My Darling Clemintine" resulting in his resignation of office)
• Joanna Lumley, star of Absolutely Fabulous
• Shane MacGowan, Irish Songwriter and lead singer of The Pogues
• Mary McAleese, President of Ireland
• Micheál MacLiammoir, gay Irish actor
• Dermot Morgan, comedian and actor^[18]
• Annie Murphy, mistress of disgraced Irish Catholic Bishop, Eamon Casey
• David Niven, actor
• Sinéad O'Connor, singer
• Maureen O'Hara, actress
• Sonia O'Sullivan, Olympic silver medalist
• Bill Murray, actor and comedian
• Peter O'Toole, actor
• Daniel O'Malley, Irish male model noted for charity work
• Joe O'Reilly, husband of Rachel O'Reilly, brutally murdered at her Dublin home. Ronan Keating (born March 3, 1977 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish pop Singer who has had hits with boyband Kevin Delaney Kline (born October 24 1947 is an American Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and two time Tony Award -winning stage and film David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones Viscount Linley (born 3 November 1961 known professionally as David Linley a bespoke furniture maker and chairman of Christie's For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Lorna Luft (born November 21, 1952 in Santa Monica California) is an American television stage and film actress and singer For the sixteenth century translator see Jane Lumley. Joanna Lamond Lumley, OBE (born 1 May 1946) is an English Absolutely Fabulous (also known as Ab Fab) was a BAFTA and Emmy Award -winning British sitcom written by and starring Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (born 25 December 1957 is a musician and singer best known as the original singer and songwriter of The Pogues. The Pogues are a band of mixed Irish and English background playing Traditional Irish music with influences from Punk rock, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> Mary Patricia McAleese (Máire Pádraigín The President of Ireland (Uachtarán na hÉireann n̪ˠə ˈheːɾʲən̪ˠ is the Head of state of Ireland. Micheál MacLíammóir (born Alfred Willmore) ( October 25, 1899 &ndash March 6, 1978) was an Irish Actor, Dermot John Morgan ( 3 March 1952 – 28 February 1998) was an Irish schoolteacher-turned-comedian and actor who achieved international Eamon Casey (b April 24, 1927 in Firies County Kerry) is the Roman Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Galway and Eamon Casey (b April 24, 1927 in Firies County Kerry) is the Roman Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Galway and James David Graham Niven (1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983 was an English Academy Award -winning Actor probably best known for his role as the punctuality-obsessed Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor (ʃɪˈneɪd oʊˈkɒnɚ (born 8 December 1966 is a Grammy Award winning Irish singer and songwriter Maureen O'Hara (born Maureen FitzSimons on 17 August 1920 in Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish film actress Sonia O'Sullivan (born 28 November 1969 is an Irish runner from Cobh, County Cork. For the British actor see Billy Murray (actor. William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Peter O'Toole (born 2 August 1932) is an Irish and British actor who achieved instant stardom in 1962 playing T Joe has been convicted for her murder.
• Oliver Reed, actor
• Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland
• Mickey Rooney, American actor
• Jimmy Saville, TV presenter
• Jerry Seinfeld, actor (whom Kenny called "Jerry Seinfield")
• Peter Sellers, actor
• Paschal Spelman, Irish Comedian
• Dusty Springfield, singer
• Mother Teresa of Calcutta
• The Wolfe Tones, Irish band (involved in a debate about whether their song lyrics provoked hostility or not)
• Tommy Tiernan, comedian

Artists whose first television appearance was on the Late Late Show

• Boyzone
• Boomtown Rats
• Sinéad O'Connor
• U2

Footnotes

External links

• Official website
• Audio extract of Brian Trevaskis's second Late Late Show appearance (Windows Media Player)

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