RTÉ Jokes: RTÉ DG Kevin Bakhurst has responded to the numerous jokes Patrick Kielty made on the Late Late about the broadcaster's secret payments scandal.
presenting the long-running talk show, with the episode being very well-received – particularly the host’s opening monologue which poked fun at RTÉ’s
Kielty himself quipped during his Late Late hosting debut that RTÉ executives might not be pleased with his jokes.“So nice to finally get started because, as you all know folks, The Late Late Show has been off-air now for almost four months. Well, I say off-air. It’s been on Morning Ireland, Prime Time, Liveline,” he quipped in what was the first of manyalso said: “We’ve got a brand new house band for you, folks. Give it up for Grant Thornton and the flip-flops.
He added as well: “We’re trying out a brand new format tonight on the show where the host gets to ask the questions instead of having to answer them at the Oireachtas.“Based on the latest figures for TV licence payments, we’re expecting an audience of 27 people tuning in tonight. Just to put that into perspective, that’s almost double the amount of people who saw Toy Show: The Musical.
On this note, one user posted a comedic tweet about how the recently appointed Director General of the broadcaster Kevin Bakhurst might respond to the many RTÉ jokes.
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