‘The ghost of Gaybo is going to be in that studio’: Previous Late Late Show hosts' first shows

As Patrick Kielty steps up as the brand new host of the Late Late Show, we look back at the previous host's first shows

A new chapter begins for iconic RTÉ chat show with Northern Irish comedian Patrick Kielty taking over as host

Pat Kenny will never forget the moment he stepped out onto the set of The Late Late Show. 

Already he knew it would be a tough audience. Gay Byrne had presented the Late Late Show from the get-go. Thirty-seven years is a long time —even longer in television, some would say. Plus, the show’s die-hard viewers were notoriously fickle. The new host, whoever it was, would have their work cut out.