The Late Late Show (1962)
The Late Late Show (1962)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Pat Kenny
Self - Presenter / Self - Host
Patrick Kielty
Self - Host
Gay Byrne
Self - Presenter / Self / Self - Guest
Brian McFadden
Self
Edward Grimes
Self
John Grimes
Self
Andrea Corr
Self - Guest / Self
George McMahon
Self
Risteard Cooper
Self
Tommy Tiernan
Self
Mary McAleese
Self
Johnny McMahon
Self
Johnny O'Brien
Self
Laurita Blewitt
Self
Hector O hEochagain
Self
James Nesbitt
Self
Vogue Williams
Self
Baz Ashmawy
Self
Joe Wicks
Self
Nina Carberry
Self
Carl Frampton
Self
Mick Lynch
Self
Declan Nerney
Self
Una Healy
Self
Philomena Begley
Self
Brian D'Arcy
Self
Sandy Kelly
Self
Cliona Hagan
Self
Gerry Guthrie
Self
Rozanna Purcell
Self
Brendan O'Carroll
Self
Jason Byrne
Self
Pat Spillane
Self
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Self
Liam Brady
Self
Juno Dawson
Self
James Blunt
Self
Tom Allen
Self
Daniel O'Donnell
Self
Ricky Tomlinson
Self
Liz Bonnin
Self
Georgie Crawford
Self
P.J. Gallagher
Self
Emma Dornan
Self
Shane Daniel Byrne
Self
Andy Cole
Self
Nicola Tallant
Self
Blindboy
Self
Alastair Campbell
Self
Anne-Marie Tomchak
Self
Peter Ryan
Self
Robbie Henshaw
Self
Katriona O'Sullivan
Self
Tony Christie
Self
Orén Kinlan
Self
Laurence Kinlan
Self
Keith Earls
Self
Marie Cassidy
Self
Rosanna Davison
Self
Eileen Dunne
Self
Miriam Mullins
Self
David Whelan
Self
Blu Hydrangea
Self
Tara Flynn
Self
Marian Keyes
Self
Sonia O'Sullivan
Self
Dara Ó Briain
Self
Jarlath Regan
Self
Joanne McNally
Self
Iain Stirling
Self
Maura Higgins
Self
Pat Shortt
Self
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 6, 1962
StatusReturning Series
Seasons61
Episodes23
Running Time1h 35m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
The Late Late Show, with its title often shortened to The Late Late, is an Irish chat show. It is the world's second longest-running late-night talk show, after the American The Tonight Show, and is the longest-running live talk show. Perceived as the official flagship television programme of RTÉ, it is regarded as an Irish television institution, and is broadcast live across normally two hours in front of a studio audience on Friday nights at 9:30pm between September and May. Certain segments are sometimes pre-recorded and aired within the live parts of the show.
Having maintained the same name and format continuously, The Late Late Show was first broadcast on Friday, 6 July 1962 at 11:20pm and in colour from 1976. Originating as temporary summer filler for a niche Saturday night audience (airing at 23.30), it later moved to its current home on Friday night schedules. The format has remained largely the same throughout—interviews, musical performances, discourse on topical issues. It has influenced attitudes of the populace towards approval or disapproval of its chosen topics, directed social change and helped shape Irish societal norms. It averages 650,000 viewers per episode and has consistently achieved RTÉ's highest ratings.For much of its early life, RTÉ Television Centre's Studio 1 at Montrose in Donnybrook, Dublin 4, was its home; this original studio accommodated a small audience of about 120. In 1995, The Late Late Show transferred to the more spacious Studio 4, adapted specifically to cater for this and Kenny Live. Three external broadcasts have aired, including from the Wexford Opera House on 5 September 2008 and, most recently, from London in 2018.Gay Byrne hosted the show from its inception until 21 May 1999. Pat Kenny was Byrne's successor hosting the show for 10 years between 1999 and 2009. Ryan Tubridy succeeded Kenny in September 2009 and hosted the show for 14 years. Under Tubridy, first Quinn Group and then Sky Broadband added sponsorship deals. Tubridy's arrival coincided with a marked increase in audience ratings, with some early statistics comparing him to the Byrne era. Patrick Kielty is the current presenter, having succeeded Tubridy in September 2023.