Late Late Show review: Patrick Kielty off to a flier with Oireachtas jokes and touching tributes
Patrick Kielty during his first Late Late Show as host. Picture: Andres Poveda
Few can truly understand the level of pressure Patrick Kielty must have felt before walking out onto a revamped studio for his first as host — especially after the summer of scrutiny RTÉ experienced. Another fresh-faced host would have avoided the elephant in the room but to Kielty’s credit, he threw a shiny new saddle on it and proudly rode that elephant right into Studio 4.
On Friday night, the veteran comedian and presenter from Co Down took over from Ryan Tubridy, who presented his final episode last May, before controversy took the shine off his red Vespa ride into the sunset and later saw the end of his tenure hosting RTÉ’s morning radio show. As the dust settled, Kielty took centre stage, introduced by a poignant voiceover from the original host, the late Gay Byrne.
