Irish presenter Tommy Tiernan is preparing for the finale episode of this series of his hit RTE chat show.
This season of the hit show will end after its 12-week run on Saturday.
The witty comedian will be joined by an array of guests before he closes the curtain on another busy series.
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The comedian welcomes mystery guests and interviews them without any preparation or knowledge of who will be joining him until they meet in the studio.
Here we take a look at some of the highlights of this season.
Roy Keane opens up on first dates and bad habits
The opening episode of this series saw Tommy sit down with football Legend Roy Keane.
Throughout the course of the interview, Tommy probed Keane for seeming to be very guarded with his concise responses to questions.
Tiernan revealed on his podcast that the Corkman was less tense once the cameras were switched off.
Tommy asked Roy if he smoked or drank.
Keane said: "Yeah, I don't drink," was Keane's answer.
"Don't smoke, don't do drugs annd I don't sleep with other women.
"But I've a few other bad habits, let me tell you."
Tommy curiously asked: “Which are?”
Keane said: "Chocolate, I love my chocolate. But I try to look after myself”
Keane opened up about his first date with his wife and how it went very badly.
He said he liked having the nights with his friends and wasn’t fond of school, which was something he regretted, but he was committed to his sport and it’s all he would think about.
Tiernan asked Keane about the emotional side of being a player - and the one that Keane brought up was the fear of failure.
Tommy meets GAA star and his former school Principal Colm O'Rourke
A standout interview from this season was when Tommy Tiernan welcomed Meath GAA manager Colm O'Rourke onto the show.
The pair discussed a wide range of topics.
O'Rourke won two All-Irelands as a player, as well as five Leinster titles, three national leagues and was also named on the All-Star team on three occasions.
O’Rourke was as a geography teacher in St Patrick's Classical School in Navan, where he later became principal, when O'Rourke met a young Tommy Tiernan.
During the interview, Tiernan asked O'Rourke if he had many crises in his life, with the Meath boss responding: "I've had a pretty boring life. I grew up in a big family, went to school, had no interest in school whatsoever.
"I was very single minded in I wanted to have success as a footballer and I think that maybe at the cost of a lot of other things."
He added: "I'm competitive, I want to see Meath winning or any team I'd be involved with. My competitiveness now in the last 20 years has been to see other people doing well.
And Tiernan's final comment to O'Rourke left people in fits of laughter as the comedian said: "I wish one day when you where throwing me out of your class, I’d have said one day you will be on my chat show."
A number of viewers took to social media to have their say on the interview.
One person wrote: "Such a funny interview"
Another tweeted: "Great show. Needed that laugh."
A third added: "Fantastic chat between Tommy Tiernan & Colm O'Rourke his former teacher, who put him out of class once or twice. Great rapport & equally witty. Great to see this side of Colm O Rourke.”
Roz Purcell fields tough questions on eating disorder
Irish model Roz Purcell appeared as a guest during this series and gave an honest interview about her struggles with eating disorders and many viewers praised the star for handling tough questions from Tiernan.
During the interview, the Hike Life founder discussed her battle with an eating disorder throughout her modelling career.
Tiernan faced backlash with many viewers saying that Tommy's questions were too 'harsh.'
Many followers of Roz were impressed by her handling of the difficult subject.
She wrote on Instagram; 'I was really, really nervous about doing this show, as I’ve gotten older I feel far more overwhelmed about doing interviews, especially a big one like this, so I’ve avoided most for the past 2 years.'
'Knowing that the show is all about a surprise guest and not having any idea of the direction of the interview, I definitely wasn’t mentally prepared to speak about eating disorders so I hope I did okay.'
Ruth Codd gives frank and honest interview on losing leg
Irish actress and amputee Ruth Codd appeared as a guest on the hit show this year.
Ruth’s left leg had to be amputated after it failed to heal properly following a break.
Codd discussed how going viral on TikTok depicting a nun led to an audition for Netflix's hit series The Midnight Club.
Codd, 26, discussed the bullying she endured while living through an injury that saw her get several operations in a bid to save her left leg before she got to the point of accepting that it would need to be amputated.
Ruth said, "Everyone worries if people don't like you, life does beat it out of you. For me, the bullying, it was more emotional bullying, like leaving you out and talking behind your back,"
Viewers were struck by Ruth’s bravery during the interview and called her an inspiration, with one saying: "Best Ever Interview with Ruth Codd ..I never heard of her before but she knocked my socks off,"
While another said, "So young ..so aware ..so able ..so talented..so brave ..Ruth is beyond amazing ! Please pass on my admiration."
Damien Dempsey gives emotional interview about late friend
Irish singer-songwriter Damien Dempsey featured as a guest on the show this series.
He gave an emotional interview, and fought back tears as he remembered late friend and music legend Seamus Begley, who had died earlier that month.
Viewers looked on as Tommy asked Damien: "When is the last time you cried?"
Dempsey revealed, Giving an poignant answer, Damien said: "When the mighty Seamus Begley passed. A great friend.
"I stuck on a song that we did a duet on off his mighty album The Bold Kerryman. The two of us singing [then there were] streams of tears.
"I had been remembering him. We went to see the Pecker Dunne in Clare. Pecker was playing the fiddle and singing songs. But he (Seamus Begley) had a great life. He really lived."
Fans went online to praise both men for having an open chat about their emotions on TV.
One person wrote: "What a beautiful soul you have Damien Dempsey, a gentle giant with a deep love of Ireland."
The Tommy Tiernan Show airs for the final time this year on Saturday night at 9:30pm on RTÉ One.
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