- Film And TV
- 19 Oct 18
Join Ryan Tubridy at 9:35pm on RTÉ One for tonight's Late Late Show.
Music, comedy and comment. There's something for everyone in tonight's line-up of the Late Late Show.
Comedian, actor, writer and musician Eric Idle is among those on the show. Reflecting on his time with one of his comedy groups, Idle talks of his memories from way back when. The Monty Python actor discusses his friendships over the years with a few name drops added in, his friends the Beatles and Stones. Idle also reveals why a Pythons reunion is not in the cards.
The Greatest Showman actress and singer Keala Settle will join the couch tonight. Settle tells her story of overnight fame and gives details on her new album. She will perform 'This Is Me', the song that launched the singer into the spotlight.
Four time All-Ireland winner Cora Staunton talks all things Ladies GAA. Staunton communicates what it felt like to play for the Mayo Senior team at only 13 years old. She later went on to win eleven All-Star awards and is now making history as the first international draft signing in the Australian Women’s Football League.
Diagnosed with a rare form of cancer at 16 years old Shauntelle Tynan from Carlow talks to Ryan Tubridy about her struggle. After eight months of chemo without any success, Tynan travelled to Texas to take part in clinical trials. Her mother Leona raised €600,000 in the hopes of saving her daughter's life. She has now returned to Ireland, officially cancer free.
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TV presenter Hector Ó hEochagáin takes his grá for Gaeilge on his travels. Tonight chatting through his new series Hector Ó Siberia Go Saigon investigating the sparsely populated Siberia in contrast with the urban sprawl of Saigon. The series includes the locals as well as some Irish people, and the unlikely homes they're taken to.
Diarmuid Gavin is here tonight to talk about his new project. Gavin broke the British garden scene back in the '90s. After Sky Gardens and Willy Wonka Lollipops he is trimming it all back discussing everything from millennial's obsession with cacti to overcoming his crippling shyness.
Irish band The Whileaways will perform on the Late Late Show too.