The Late Late Show

Irish chat show

The Late Late Show, with its title often shortened to The Late Late, is an Irish chat show. It is the world's second longest-running late-night talk show, after the American The Tonight Show, and is the longest-running live talk show. Perceived as the official flagship television programme of RTÉ, it is regarded as an Irish television institution, and is broadcast live across normally two hours in front of a studio audience on Friday nights at 9:30 pm between September and May. Certain segments are sometimes pre-recorded and aired within the live parts of the show.

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Also known as	The Late Late, LLS +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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Created by	created by +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Based on	based on +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Developed by	developed by +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Written by	written by +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Screenplay by	screenplay by +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Story by	story by +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Directed by	Niamh White +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Creative director	creative director +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Presented by	Gay Byrne (1962–1999) Frank Hall (1964) Pat Kenny (1999–2009, 2013) Gerry Ryan (2008) Ryan Tubridy (2009–present) Miriam O'Callaghan (2020) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Starring	starring +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Judges	judges +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Voices of	voices of +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Narrated by	narrated by +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Music by	music by +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Theme music composer	Chris Andrews, arranged by Brian Byrne +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Opening theme	"To Whom It Concerns" (instrumental section) (1970s–1999, 2009–present) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Ending theme	"The Late Late Show" by Nat King Cole (until 1999) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Composer	composer +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Country of origin	Ireland +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Original language	English, Irish +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
No. of seasons	50+ +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
No. of episodes	More than 500 by 1979 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

PRODUCTION

Executive producer	Michael Kealy Jim Jennings Larry Masterson +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Producer	producer +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
News editor	news editor +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Production location	Studio 4 RTÉ Television Centre Donnybrook, Dublin 4 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Cinematography	cinematography +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Animator	animator +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Editor	editor +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Camera setup	camera setup +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Running time	110–120 minutes +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Production company	production company +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Distributor	distributor +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Budget	budget +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

RELEASE

Original network	RTÉ One +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Picture format	picture format +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Audio format	audio format +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
First shown in	first shown in +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Original release	6 July 1962 (1962-07-06) – present +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

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Preceded by	preceded by +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Followed by	followed by +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Related shows	Kenny Live Saturday Live The Saturday Night Show Saturday Night with Miriam Tubridy Tonight +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

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2010s Irish television series
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2000s in Irish television
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RTÉ controversies
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