Ryan Tubridy says he’s happy for Tommy Tiernan’s chat show success but insists his show shouldn’t be compared to the Late Late Show.
The RTE host is heading into his 15th year at the helm of the Friday night show. Tubs said it’s “all peace and love” between the pair – despite their chat shows often being pitted against each other in ratings and viewer reactions.
But the seasoned host claims there are too many differences between both programmes to ever compare them like for like. Asked if he would ever adapt the popular “spontaneous” element of The Tommy Tiernan Show, which sees the comic interview guests without any knowledge of who they are before hand, Tubridy, 49, said: “Well I’ll tell you what, nothing is more spontaneous than a live show, which Tommy’s of course isn’t.
