Outgoing Late Late Show host Ryan Tubridy has labelled the favourite to replace him as a "good egg."
With just three shows left, the 49-year-old Dublin native has been casting his eye on who is set to take over his seat, as Paddy Power suspend betting on the race after an 'explosion of bets' were placed on Patrick Kielty.
The Co Down comedian, who lit up TV screens in the 1990s, was described as a "good man, with a lovely wife" by Tubridy on his RTÉ Radio 1 show on Monday morning, The Sun reported.