Best Irish talk show series
A curated collection of popular talk show series from Ireland.
The Tommy Tiernan Show (2017)
The Tommy Tiernan Show (2017)
No stranger to television, Tommy has appeared on some of the biggest and most established chat shows in the world. But, for some time, Tommy has wanted to host his own TV chat show – one with a difference. It has all the ingredients of a normal chat show but there was a catch – neither the host or the audience know the identity of the guests until they walk out on stage!The Tommy Tiernan Show is recorded in front of a live audience and will include stand-up from Tommy, live music and plenty of chat….. with a little help from fellow comedian Fred Cooke thrown in.
The Late Late Show (IE) (1962)
The Late Late Show (IE) (1962)
The Late Late Show is Ireland's most popular and prestigious television show and is the longest running chat show in the world.Originally conceived as a short filler programme for the summer schedule in 1962 on the then fledgling Irish broadcaster Telefís Éireann, The Late Late Show has gone on to become an Irish institution and today is still the most popular programme on television in Ireland.Pat Kenny became host of The Late Late Show in September 1999, taking over from Gay Byrne. Gay was the programme's first presenter in 1962, and apart from one season when Frank Hall presented the show while Gay worked with the BBC, it was a continuous run of almost 37 years.Ryan Tubridy hosted The Late Late Show from September 4th 2009.
Up Close & Personal with PZ (2011)
Up Close & Personal with PZ (2011)
ِِAn Indian celebrity-based chat show hosted by Preity Zinta
Claire Byrne Live (2015)
Claire Byrne Live (2015)
Claire Byrne Live is a brand new hour-long current affairs TV programme which will broadcast on Monday nights at 10.35pm from January 19th on RTÉ One and RTÉ News Now.Presenter Claire Byrne will be joined by guests and a live studio audience for discussion, analysis and whatever has the country talking.The programme will contain a number of new elements including authored reports, newspaper previews and much more.
The Imelda May Show (2014)
The Imelda May Show (2014)
Filmed in front of a live studio audience and presented by the one and only Imelda May the show will feature a lively mix of chat and live performances from legendary musicians and emerging acts from across Ireland and around the world.
The Brendan Courtney Show (2005)
The Brendan Courtney Show (2005)
The Brendan Courtney Show is an Irish weekly chat show hosted by Brendan Courtney. It was first broadcast on TV3 on 9 November 2005 and aired for one series until 15 February 2006.The Brendan Courtney Show featured guest interviews and live music from guest music groups and was aimed at a younger audience than its main rivals on RTÉ. The show also contained pranks on an unsuspecting public and was noted for its Graham Norton-like audience participation.The UK's Celebrity Big Brother winner Chantelle Houghton gave her first Irish interview to The Brendan Courtney Show in February 2006.
Brendan O'Connor's Cutting Edge (2016)
Brendan O'Connor's Cutting Edge (2016)
In a brand new series, Brendan O'Connor will be joined by three regular panellists for some serious fun as they cut into the week's news from Ireland and around the world.The show will feature the big news stories, alongside the colourful nuggets that may have escaped the public’s attention. As with all the best discussions there will be some good laughs and some fierce disagreements as the winners and losers of the week come under the penetrating gaze of the panel.The three recurring panellists will be drawn from a reliable stable of opinionated commentators, featuring a newshound and a comedian alongside someone from the world of sport, media, business or the arts. They will gather around the table, eyeball to eyeball, toe to toe as they take a provocative and entertaining look at what has the nation talking
David McWilliams Ireland (2017)
David McWilliams Ireland (2017)
David McWilliams has a new four-part series starting on Thursday night and it's one you won't want to miss.The new show is called David McWilliams Ireland, and it's based in front of a live studio audience and sees McWilliams discuss the big issues facing Ireland's society and economy today.His first episode will address the Irish property market and the Irish housing bubble.
The Works Presents (2015)
The Works Presents (2015)
The Works Presents is a new 10-part series in which John Kelly meets key figures from the worlds of film and TV, books, music, theatre and the visual arts.
Saturday Night With Miriam (2016)
Saturday Night With Miriam (2016)
Prime Time’s Miriam O’Callaghan takes her inimitable interviewing skills and lends them to the lighter side of life in a new 6-part chat show for summer Saturday nights at 9.30pm on RTÉ One.Throughout the course of the series, Miriam will interview a number of Irish and international personalities; three in each show. Each programme will also feature a musical act.
The Couch (2015)
The Couch (2015)
Exclusive to RTÉ Player, The Couch, a brand new six-part series hosted by Yvonne Tiernan begins on Monday 12 OctoberNew talent Yvonne Tiernan brings a refreshing approach to the weekly conversation series that captures women’s ability to engage in an open exchange of stories, intimacies, life lessons and wisdom. Surprisingly frank and honest, each episode deals with the universal themes of life with well-known Irish and international women, all of whom reveal secrets and truths throughout this six-part RTÉ Player series.