The Late Late Show (season 53)

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The 53rd season of the Irish television programme, The Late Late Show, the world's longest-running chat show,[1] began on 5 September 2014 and is expected to conclude in May 2015.[2] Ryan Tubridy's sixth season as host, it airs on RTÉ One each Friday evening from 21:30.

Local guests this season included Bosco, Bono and The Edge, Tánaiste Joan Burton, Alan Shatter (months after his resignation as minister for justice), Des O'Malley, Francis Brennan, Liz O'Donnell, Micheál Martin and Dustin the Turkey. A panel debate on Irish Water in October was followed by an interview with Anti-Austerity Alliance TD Paul Murphy in February, after which Tubridy's style of questioning came in for much criticism. A trio of Gleesons (Brendan, Domhnall and Brian) were interviewed on the same night in December.

International guests interviewed this season included Eva Longoria, Alan Rickman, Dominic West, Ryan O'Neal, Russell Crowe and Richard E. Grant (the latter alongside Gabriel Byrne). English actors Michael Palin and John Cleese, both of the comedy troupe Monty Python, were interviewed over consecutive episodes in December.

The season closed with a dance special and a tribute by Giles, Brady and Dunphy to Bill O'Herlihy after his death earlier that week.

Sponsorship

Sky Broadband sponsored the show for a second year.[3][4]

Declining audience ratings

Audience ratings declined considerably (at one point even The Saturday Night Show attracted more viewers).[5]

Sinéad O'Connor

The singer used her appearance this season (21 November edition) to call for non-violent revolution. She did so from Tubridy's chair, having convinced him to swap places with her.[6][7]

Paul Murphy interview

On 20 February 2015, Tubridy interviewed Anti-Austerity Alliance TD Paul Murphy in relation to the campaign against the implementation of a water tax.[8] The interview proved frustrating, with many expressing annoyance at the tone and some of the questions asked.[9] Opponents of the water tax praised Murphy on social media for what was said to have been his restraint during the interview.[10] Much commentary was critical of Tubridy.[10] Murphy himself described his encounter with Tubridy as “an exercise in badgering and trying to make me responsible for things that are nothing to do with me”, a reference to Tubridy's attempts to link him to a protests against President Michael D. Higgins which he said he had nothing to do with.[11] Julien Mercille, the academic and writer of The Political Economy and Media Coverage of the European Economic Crisis: The Case of Ireland, observed that "Tubridy was pretty good from the standpoint of protecting government interests. [...] He asked all the right questions to try to discredit the water charges protests and Paul Murphy".[12]

Special editions

The Late Late Toy Show took place on 28 November.[13]

A Valentine's Day edition aired on 13 February 2015 attracted an extraordinary number of complaints.[14][15] One of the show's guests, Ronan O'Gara, even talked about "getting up on Jessica"; Tubridy covered his mouth in shock upon hearing this vulgarity.[16] O'Gara later admitted he had drunk two coffees and nothing else before the interview.[17]

Eurosong took place on 27 February 2015.[18]

The final episode of the season was a charity dancing special.[19][20] It did, however, manage to work in a tribute by Giles, Brady and Dunphy to Bill O'Herlihy after his death earlier that week (others like George Hamilton and Après Match's Risteárd Cooper were spoken to as members of the audience).[21][22][23]

List of episodes

September
No. Original air date Interviews Performances
1
 5 September 2014 Maria Walsh (2014 Rose of Tralee); Baz and Nancy Ashmawy; Joan Burton; Paul McGinley Interskalactic; Collabro; Trad for Trócaire Details
2
 12 September 2014 The Script; Kevin McCloud; cast of Fair City; Michelle Mone The Script; James Blunt; The Vamps Details
3
 19 September 2014 Tom Vaughan-Lawlor; Sharon Corr; Katie Hopkins; Michael Harding Sharon Corr; Connor McKeon; Paul Carrack; Mario Rosenstock impersonations Details
4
 26 September 2014 Kelly McDonagh Mongan and family; Kellie Maloney; Margo; Alan Shatter; Norah Casey Margo; Wallis Bird; Royal Wood Details
October
No. Original air date Interviews Performances
5
 3 October 2014 Ed Sheeran; Maisie Williams; Francis Brennan; Ivan Yates; John and Diane Foley; Cathy Kelly Ed Sheeran; Delorentos; Phil Coulter with Geraldine Brannigan and Paul Byrom Details
6
 10 October 2014 Majella O'Donnell; Noel Edmonds; Neven Maguire; Eamon Dunphy; Kathleen Chada The Riptide Movement; Johnny McEvoy Details
7
 17 October 2014 Emily Ratajkowski; Gay Byrne; Boris Becker Mary Black; Adam Cohen; Paul Potts Details
8
 24 October 2014 Bono and The Edge; Kevin Bridges; Walter O'Brien; Des O'Malley Bono and The Edge; The High Hopes Choir Details
9
 31 October 2014 Brian O'Driscoll; Dominic West; Louise McSharry; panel debate on Irish Water Music from Grease; Brendan McCahey; The Strypes Details
November
No. Original air date Interviews Performances
10
 7 November 2014 Eva Longoria; Graham Norton; Dermot O'Leary; Paul Galvin; Paul Williams Madness; Paddy Casey; The Craze Details
The Longoria interview was recorded in advance on 4 November
11
 14 November 2014 Saoirse Ronan; Aisling Franciosi and Bronagh Waugh; Anthony Daly; Joe Duffy; John Joe Nevin; Brendan Grace HomeTown; Printer Clips; The High Kings; Brendan Shine (recorded at Eason Dublin on 13 November for Dermot O'Leary) Details
12
 21 November 2014 Sinéad O'Connor; Stephanie Roche; Aoibhinn McGinnity; Alexa Chung; Dara Ó Briain The Coronas Details
13
 28 November 2014 Various children; Ed Sheeran; Danny O'Donoghue Do please fill out accordingly Details
The Late Late Toy Show
December
No. Original air date Interviews Performances
14
 5 December 2014 Brendan O'Carroll and Jennifer Gibney; Michael Palin; Olly Murs; Fr Ray Kelly Olly Murs; Zog Chorus including Zig and Zag, Bosco and Dustin The Turkey performance of "We All Stand Together"[24] Details
15
 12 December 2014 Brendan, Domhnall and Brian Gleeson; Keith Duffy; Imelda May; John Cleese; Tommy Tiernan Imelda May; Spandau Ballet; Damien Rice Details
16
 19 December 2014 Take That; Rachel Stevens; Una Foden; Hozier; Aidan Gillen; Colin Teevan; Pat Shortt; Robbie and Claudia Keane Take That; Hozier; Nathan Carter Details
January
No. Original air date Interviews Performances
17
 9 January 2015 Michael O'Leary; Pamela Uddin and Roisin Hogan (from The Apprentice); Ian O'Sullivan and Eimear Murphy (2015 BT Young Scientist winners); Nicky Byrne; Deepak Chopra; Andy Lee Celtic Woman; Finbar Furey; Kormac Details
First episode using the new Late Late set[25][26]
18
 16 January 2015 Stephanie Roche; Bernard Brogan; Pádraig Harrington; Claire Byrne; Michael Healy-Rae; discussion on farming accidents Bay City Rollers; Hudson Taylor Details
19
 23 January 2015 Mikey North and Ian Puleston-Davies; Hazel Behan; Olive Loughnane; Evanne Ní Chuilinn Do please fill out accordingly Details
20
 30 January 2015 Donncha O'Callaghan; Simon Brook; Conor Pope; Tomi Reichental; Lisa Madden; Liz O'Donnell; Bernard O'Shea Mike Denver; Curtis Stigers; Orla Gartland Details
February
No. Original air date Interviews Performances
21
 6 February 2015 Nick Munier, John Walsh from Shebeen on Wheels, Vogue Williams, Kodaline, Maia Dunphy, Siobhan O'Connor, Moe Dunford and Terry McMahon, Father Pierre 'Jalapeno' Pepper Kodaline; cast of Jesus Christ Superstar; Lisa Lambe Details
22
 13 February 2015 Louis Walsh; Katie Hopkins; Ronan O'Gara; Angela Bermudo James Bay, Altan; Dickie Rock Details
Valentine's Day special[14][15]
23
 20 February 2015 Marco Pierre White; Paul Murphy; Chris de Burgh; Linda Boland and Elayne Crowley The Shires and Dónal Lunny; Máirtín O'Connor and Zoë Conway Details
24
 27 February 2015 Phil Coulter, Mairead Farrell, Panti Bliss and Linda Martin Phil Coulter and Niamh Kavanagh (performance of Coulter's song "Congratulations") Details
Eurosong 2015 (Marty Whelan also featured and presented from backstage)[27][28]
March
No. Original air date Interviews Performances
25
 6 March 2015 Mary Berry; Noel Fitzpatrick; Pádraig Harrington; Piers Morgan; Pete and Katie Taylor The Overtones Details
26
 13 March 2015 Ibrahim Halawa's sisters; Alan Shatter; Judy Murray; Heather Mills; Lucinda Creighton and Eddie Hobbs; John Duddy; Sonya Lennon and Brendan Courtney The Kilfenora Céilí Band; Rebecca Ferguson Details
27
 20 March 2015 Maria Walsh (Rose of Tralee) and Adi Roche; PJ Gallagher and Joanne McNally; Russell Crowe; Ryan O'Neal; the McMullan Brothers Jersey Boys; Jon Allen; Professor Günther Gruhn (Irish Pictorial Weekly) Details
Russell Crowe also performed with the house band
28
 27 March 2015 Barry Cummins and Dearbhail McDonald; Louis Walsh; Kim Catrall; Calum Best; Alan Rickman HomeTown; Brendan Shine; Texas Details
April
No. Original air date Interviews Performances
29
 3 April 2015 Liam Cunningham; Nadia Forde; Paul Brady; June Rodgers; Nathan Kelly (described as some sort of "UFC fanatic"); Tina Malone Paul Brady Details
30
 10 April 2015 Jack Reynor and Gerard Barrett; Keith Barry; Lucy O'Byrne; the Murphy family (organ donation) Albert Hammond; Frances Black and Kieran Goss Details
31
 17 April 2015 Michael Lyster; Stacey Solomon; Kerry Condon; Leigh Arnold; Micheál Martin Charley Pride; I, Keano Details
32
 24 April 2015 Killian Scott and Peter Coonan; Holly Carpenter; Gabriel Byrne and Richard E. Grant; Lord Mayor of Dublin Christy Burke; Christine Bleakley Mamma Mia; The Academic Details
May
No. Original air date Interviews Performances
33
 1 May 2015 Jennifer Maguire and Darren Kennedy; Richard Corrigan; Charlotte Crosby (Geordie Shore); Marriage Referendum debate (Una Mullally and Colm O'Gorman vs. Keith Mills and Petra Conroy) The Three Degrees; Top Hat; Ham Sandwich Details
34
 8 May 2015 Jason Byrne; Alexandra Burke; Molly Sterling; Pat Spillane Don McLean Details
35
 15 May 2015 Jim Sheridan; Bryan Murray and Una Crawford O'Brien (Fair City); Amanda Byram; Risteárd Cooper Once the Musical, Dublin; Róisín O Details
36
 22 May 2015 RTÉ Washington correspondent Caitriona Perry; Ricky Hatton; Oliver Callan Nathan Carter; RTÉ Concert Orchestra Details
37
 29 May 2015 Giles, Brady and Dunphy pay tribute to Bill O'Herlihy Dancing, dancing and still more dancing Details


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