Pat Shortt on every other fucking week and he says heās not in favour of the current format and it needs a shake up. Jesus Christ almighty
Ok mate. You know thats not a pic of pat short though, right?
Heās possibly in Bratislava or some Serbian version of Athy after a few frothy half-pintsā¦ā¦
Weāll hear more in the morning after the pancakes ā¦ā¦
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Looks like Stephen Rea is driving him round in the pony and trap at the moment.
Itās a link from Instagram. I donāt know how to bed it in. Anyway, fuck Tipp
Kielty is getting it
Shur he wasnt at the IFTAās for nothing. Nobody of note goes to the IFTAās for nothing.
This is a great vindication for me. 24 years ago to the very day I was on a special train from Cork to Dublin carrying Dublin supporters back from the National Football League final. After finishing discussing why Tommy (Tom) Carrās Dublin were so shit, myself and me oulā fella were discussing who would replace Gay Byrne as host of the Late Late Show with the middle aged woman and her son sitting opposite me in the four seater/table arrangement. She thought Gerry Ryan would be a good choice. As I leisurely and as non-threateningly as possible sipped on a can of Fosterās, I suggested two names. One was John Kelly. āJohn Kelly is very goodā, said she. The other was Patrick Kielty.
āDid ya ever see that PK Tonight on BBC he did a few years ago? It was deadly.ā She hadnāt seen it. Me oulā fella had never heard of this Kielty fella.
I explained to them that he was a very funny comedian from Down who was the goalkeeper on the Down minor team that won the All-Ireland in 1987 and whose oulā fella had been murdered by Loyalists during the Troubles.
I regaled them of the tale of how when Kielty did a gig in Crossmaglen, he asked who the big football team there was, was told āRangersā, and then he belted out God Save The Queen, and was run out of the place.
By the time we reached Heuston Station we had all agreed. This Patrick Kielty fella was the man for the job.
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Footage of Kielty singing GSTQ among what we now know was a group littered with murdering paedoās would be epic
The late Late job seems like the spurs job. Nobody wants it.
The Spurs job actually came to mind earlier when I saw this thread.
Kielty is a bit like Antonio Conte. High quality in the right circumstances, should probably have been approached before but pressure now dictates that RTE are forced to go for him, whatever the cost. And like what happened with Conte, it could all end it tears.
Conte would be a great host actually
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Why isnāt Tommy tiernan in the running?
I donāt know.
Iād imagine he couldnāt commit to a live show every Friday night for nine months given he is still doing stand up shows.
Itās sort of a dying format now anyway isnāt it. I wonder how people under 40 watch it.
He has his own show. Itās like saying āwhy isnāt Pep in running for the Spurs job?ā.
Kielty is a good appointment though. RTE have stumbled onto the best choice.
I thought like the Saturday night host takes the Friday night gig. Didnāt tubs have a Saturday night show and then pat Kenny before him?
Thatās true, and what Tubs had on a Saturday night wasnāt far off the LLS. But TT is completely different. Plus TT would be as likely to tell someone to fuck off as he would ask a good question. His format is perfect for him.
From Kieltyās wikipedia:
Hosting the BBC Radio 5 Live afternoon show on 28 October 2020 he talked of his relationship with Deeley saying, āfirst find a woman out of your league and then convince her she isnātā.