Patrick Kielty on the Late Late Toy Show: 'The key is to go with the flow'

When this year’s Toy Show airs on Friday, it will mark the 50th year of the Irish institution. As he prepares for his second year at the helm, Patrick Kielty talks to Ed Power

Patrick Kielty pictured during the opening of the 2023 Late Late Toy Show. Picture Andres Poveda / RTÉ̇

The magic of the  Late Late Toy Show can be distilled into three words says host, Patrick Kielty: joy, hilarity, and terror.

“What you think is going to happen and what you think you are planning to do will probably change for the better — and maybe sometimes the worst,” he says.