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00:00:00Now, ladies and gentlemen, let's have a welcome from Patrick Cutie.

00:00:25We have another cracker coming your way as we're giving away the very last tickets

00:00:38on our toy show and, hi, kicking us off tonight, the global phenomenon that's been packing

00:00:43them in on Broadway, the West End, and on its worldwide tour, coming soon to the Bored

00:00:48Gosh Energy Theatre, Madame et Monsieur, the brilliant Moulin Rouge the Musical!

00:00:55CEREMONY MCLEAN

00:01:03MUSIC

00:01:08He plays Sister Go, Sister Soul, Sister Flo, Sister

00:01:13Play Sister Go, Sister Soul, Sister Flo, Sister

00:01:17He met Mamala down in Old Moulin Rouge

00:01:21Strutted her stuff on the street

00:01:25She said,

00:01:26Hello, hey, Joe, you wanna give it a go?

00:01:30Moulin boucouche avec moi, c'est soi

00:01:34Moulin boucouche avec moi

00:01:38She said in her mood, what was she fresh enough?

00:01:43Boy, drink all that meat for your wine

00:01:46On her black set and cheese

00:01:49It's her respawned out for me

00:01:51Guilty, guilty, ya-ya, da-da

00:01:55Guilty, guilty, ya-ya, ee-ya

00:01:59Moulin boucouche avec toi, ya-ya

00:02:04Free of that in my mood

00:02:08Hello, chickens!

00:02:12Yes, it's me!

00:02:13Your own beloved Harold Ziegler

00:02:16In the flesh!

00:02:17Welcome to the Moulin Rouge!

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00:02:50Everybody can kid.

00:03:20Gimchi, gimchi, ya-ya-ya-ya

00:03:24Smoked the chocolate, ya-ya-ya

00:03:27Real lady mama

00:03:30Everybody's great!

00:03:32Woo!

00:03:38Hey, hey, hey, hey

00:03:42Everybody come here!

00:03:48Everyone is welcome here!

00:03:50No matter your desire, no matter your sin

00:03:54You are all the moulin rule

00:03:59Mama, love

00:04:02Yeah!

00:04:05Mama, love

00:04:07Yeah!

00:04:09Mama, love

00:04:11Yeah!

00:04:14Hey, hey, hey

00:04:15Hey, hey, hey

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00:04:49The musical premiered at the Borgosch Energy Theatre in Dublin last night as part of its

00:05:01first ever world tour. It runs until Sunday the 11th of January. Grab your tickets while

00:05:06you can through Ticketmaster.ie. And we are also giving away some tickets off our own

00:05:13tonight as part of the late, late Toy Show big, big giveaway. Folks, we have four pairs of

00:05:19Toy Show tickets for four lucky winners before the end of the show. There might even be one

00:05:24in the audience. I'm just saying. I'm just saying. It's... It's a very... Maybe not for

00:05:32you. It's a very... It's a very serious business, folks. And so we put our very best people on

00:05:37it tonight. There we go. Say hello to our crack commando team of highly qualified Toy

00:05:48Show analysts and psychological profilers. There they are. They will be selecting phone

00:05:52numbers to... Oh, he's quite a big elf. Entirely at random to give away our tickets. If you've

00:05:59registered, all you've got to do is pick up the phone when they call you and you could

00:06:04be on your way to the Toy Show. Also... Also this week, Ireland could still be on their way

00:06:20to the World Cup. Thanks. Thanks to the high five heroics of the late, late Troy Show.

00:06:30He's in around the back, scales with the Hingaday! 1-0 Ireland. What a start. Troy Parrott shifts it.

00:06:38Gets his shot away! Troy Parrott on the double!

00:06:44Finally, we're ready. Which way? Parrott's gone. It's 1-1. And the Irish supporters behind that

00:06:50go absolutely delirious. Troy Parrott, they could be in here. It's 2-2. The inspiration

00:06:56has come from Troy Parrott, and now let's see what our hungry table made of. Rich Fields wins

00:07:02the hair, it's a jam! Yeah!

00:07:04Yes! It's 1-1! It's 2-1!

00:07:06Oh! It's 2-1! That's Troy Parrott! That is unbelievable! He's scored a half-dick! And right at the

00:07:12death Ireland have done it. I've never seen anything like it. This is just stunning. 3-2, the time is it? The referee has to finish the game. I've got to voice it.

00:07:18The referee has to finish the game.

00:07:21I've no voice yet.

00:07:26Five goals in two games for Troy Parrott.

00:07:28And if you think your house was excited,

00:07:32imagine what it was like for these guys.

00:07:36Would you please welcome Troy's Mummy Jennifer,

00:07:39her Granny Josie, Granny Lily and Aunty Terry.

00:07:43Welcome Aunty Terry, how are you all doing?

00:07:45Look at the grin.

00:07:48Mummy Jennifer, you've got the grin on your face there.

00:07:53Have you calmed down from seeing that?

00:07:55No, every time I see it, even when I'm at the scene on the screen there,

00:07:58it's just unbelievable.

00:07:59It's crazy, isn't it? Very emotional.

00:08:01Yeah, it really was.

00:08:02I mean, we all know where we were whenever those goals went in.

00:08:05I know he's back in the Netherlands, playing for his club over there,

00:08:08but you got a wee bit of time to celebrate with him after the game?

00:08:11We did, he came back to the hotel.

00:08:13We were staying in the hotel where the team was staying in,

00:08:15so he came back to the hotel and we just went just down the road

00:08:20and we got KFC and we came back to the hotel and just sat there.

00:08:23You know how to live, Jennifer, I tell you.

00:08:25We just sat in the lobby, half-eleven, just talking about what happened.

00:08:30Amazing. Amazing. Amazing stuff.

00:08:32Now, Granny Josie, you are a star yourself this week.

00:08:37I mean, tell us.

00:08:38Oh, yeah.

00:08:39You made it on the news, is that right?

00:08:40Yeah.

00:08:41I went pub crawling.

00:08:42You did?

00:08:43You did?

00:08:53So talk us through this.

00:08:54Where did you see the goals?

00:08:55I seen one in what's that pub?

00:08:57Morrie's.

00:08:58In Morrie's.

00:08:59Yeah.

00:09:00Then I left there to go to Juju's.

00:09:01Yeah.

00:09:02Now, on the way over Juju's, he scored.

00:09:04OK, so you went to another pub for the second goal.

00:09:07But on the way over, he's had to score, and so I missed that one.

00:09:09Yeah.

00:09:10But then I was told I was in Juju's, I got three pints.

00:09:13And there's music and that was great.

00:09:17And you got the torch on in there, it was the aperture is great.

00:09:20And then I went to Liam's to bridge several.

00:09:22Yeah.

00:09:23And Liam gave me a bottle of champagne and little bottles of wine.

00:09:26Lovely.

00:09:27Because I don't drink that, he gave me a pint of Heinegel.

00:09:29The shop was rocking.

00:09:32Granny Lily, did you see any of the goals, Granny Lily?

00:09:36I did.

00:09:37I saw two of them, yeah.

00:09:39OK.

00:09:40Yeah.

00:09:41And on the tour show that we went to the Aviva,

00:09:43and I went to the ladies at the end of the night.

00:09:46It was 2-1, and Terry ran.

00:09:49And he's after scoring, he's after scoring, so that was great.

00:09:52So we were in the Eleanor on Sunday night for the match.

00:09:55And at the end of the night, I thought the match was over,

00:09:57because it was the last kick of the game.

00:09:59I mean, we all thought it was over.

00:10:00Yeah.

00:10:01I went to the ladies, and she flew in.

00:10:03It's after scoring again.

00:10:04So that was magic.

00:10:05Great.

00:10:06So basically...

00:10:07So the next time I go to a match, I'm going to stay in the toilet all day.

00:10:10OK, we'll give you the date, we'll give you the date, and when you need to be in the loo.

00:10:22Aunty Terry, now you...

00:10:24Somebody owes you big time.

00:10:26Tell us what happened here.

00:10:27You were meant to be where?

00:10:28I should have been at the match with Jennifer and the rest of Jennifer's family.

00:10:32Yeah.

00:10:33But a girl that I work with asked me to do her a favour to work that day.

00:10:39So you were meant to go to Budapest and you swapped shift to stay at work?

00:10:44Yeah.

00:10:45Right.

00:10:46OK.

00:10:47How is this going to work then?

00:10:48So she owes me for the rest of her life.

00:10:50OK.

00:10:51But look, sometimes I do feel that I'm going to bring in bad luck when I'm there.

00:10:57Anyway, on the way home, my friend rang me, my friend Mary, and she told me that they

00:11:03were at this garden and I couldn't believe it.

00:11:05OK.

00:11:06So...

00:11:07We've worked out, Jennifer, we've worked out exactly what's happening here.

00:11:09You're staying at work, you're staying in the toilet, you're staying in the pub for the

00:11:11next match, OK?

00:11:12This is good.

00:11:13Yeah.

00:11:14Jennifer is the only one who's going to be there.

00:11:15Yeah.

00:11:16OK.

00:11:17So Jennifer, you're going to be there.

00:11:18We've got Czechia next March.

00:11:20Are you going to be going to that, Josie?

00:11:21Oh, yes.

00:11:22I'll be flight now.

00:11:23All booked?

00:11:24Oh, yes.

00:11:25Oh, yes.

00:11:26Not missing this one.

00:11:27All right.

00:11:28This is good news.

00:11:29Guys, you have...

00:11:31Troy has brought so much joy.

00:11:32And to see you guys here tonight, just with a smile on your face and seeing you so proud,

00:11:37it's done us the power of good.

00:11:39Let's hear it for the Parrot family.

00:11:41APPLAUSE

00:11:43OK, my next guest is a huge success in every sense of the word.

00:11:56The mastermind behind Pointless, the host of House of Games and the author of one of

00:12:00the most successful series of books of all time.

00:12:04Swapping the Thursday Murder Club for the Friday Chat Club.

00:12:07Would you please welcome Richard Osmond?

00:12:09APPLAUSE

00:12:10If you're waiting in New York

00:12:14Can't wait to go with dreams I'm made of

00:12:18Nothing you can do

00:12:21But you're in New York

00:12:25Welcome to the show.

00:12:31Can I talk to Troy's family for a second?

00:12:33Yes, you can.

00:12:34Of course you can.

00:12:35There they are.

00:12:36Have you ever been to Fulham?

00:12:37It's really lovely.

00:12:38It's a lovely part of London.

00:12:39I think Troy would enjoy himself there.

00:12:42Just for a couple of seasons.

00:12:44OK, this is good.

00:12:45We'll get the deal done.

00:12:46Josie's the woman you need to talk to there.

00:12:48She'll get that sorted out for us.

00:12:50She's got 15% in her pocket already, hasn't she?

00:12:52It's all good.

00:12:54It's all good.

00:12:55Big money transfer.

00:12:56Look, we've got to talk about this.

00:12:58Congratulations on the book.

00:13:00This is the fifth book in the series.

00:13:03The Impossible Fortune.

00:13:05Is it 15 million or 17 million?

00:13:08It was 15 million just before I came on.

00:13:11Yes.

00:13:12But I'm hearing it's 17 now.

00:13:14Yes.

00:13:15Does this mean that The Impossible Fortune

00:13:17is indeed your fortune, Richard?

00:13:19Paddy, how dare you?

00:13:20How dare I?

00:13:21I mean, that's Troy Parrott money, isn't it?

00:13:24That is Troy Parrott money.

00:13:25It certainly is.

00:13:26Did you ever think that it was going to get this big

00:13:28when you started out?

00:13:29No.

00:13:30I just wanted to write, you know,

00:13:31I'm incredibly proud of the books.

00:13:32I love them.

00:13:33I love writing those characters.

00:13:34I love crime fiction.

00:13:35That's why I write that.

00:13:36So I just wanted to write the best book I could

00:13:39and for as many people as possible to like it.

00:13:41And then it turns out, you know,

00:13:43that is 15 million people, which is great.

00:13:45But it's lovely.

00:13:46But the thing I love is writing it.

00:13:47The thing I love is having those characters,

00:13:48putting them out in the world, meeting readers.

00:13:51And this is, you know, writing this.

00:13:53I started out as a writer.

00:13:54I had this weird sort of coldly sack

00:13:56of becoming a television presenter,

00:13:57which don't tell anyone,

00:13:59but it's the easiest job in the world.

00:14:00And with respect.

00:14:04To be fair, to be fair.

00:14:05And now I get to do a proper job again,

00:14:07which is lovely.

00:14:08Which is good.

00:14:09We Love A Mammy Story, as you can tell on this show.

00:14:12We Love A Mammy Story in Ireland.

00:14:14Your mammy had something to do with this.

00:14:16She was a bit of an inspiration for the first book.

00:14:19Yeah, well, she lives in a retirement village

00:14:20and I would go down there all the time.

00:14:22And everyone there is over 70.

00:14:23And I'd go down there and these people had such incredible stories

00:14:26and done these amazing things.

00:14:28And yet they were all drinking red wine at 11.30 in the morning.

00:14:32And I thought, this is a good gang of people, isn't it?

00:14:34And where she lives is, you know, sort of Green Hills

00:14:37and you could hear the birdsong.

00:14:38And I thought this would be an amazing place for a murder.

00:14:41And rather than commit one, rather than commit one,

00:14:45I just thought, well, if there was a murder here,

00:14:47then this lot would solve it.

00:14:49And it gave me the idea for the Thursday Murder Club.

00:14:51Four people in their late 70s, early 80s,

00:14:53look over old cold cases

00:14:55and suddenly there's a real murder on their doorstep.

00:14:57And yeah, I just had that inspiration and off I went.

00:15:00I'm glad I did.

00:15:01And when your mum read the first book,

00:15:03she was reading it quite intently,

00:15:05but not in a kind of follow-in-the-plot way.

00:15:07Yeah, well, because I said, oh, you know,

00:15:09when I came here I had this idea.

00:15:11So she thought I was actually writing about all her friends.

00:15:13She was reading it for legal reasons.

00:15:15She was reading the whole thing

00:15:16just to make sure I hadn't kind of, you know,

00:15:18said anything about any of her neighbours.

00:15:20I had to say afterwards, you know, I made this up.

00:15:22You know, this is like just people from my head.

00:15:24But the people in that village now, when I first did it,

00:15:26they said, don't tell people where the village is

00:15:28because what if we get tourists?

00:15:30We don't want tourists. We're very private people.

00:15:32And firstly, I said, look, it won't be a hit.

00:15:34Don't worry about that.

00:15:35But now, when it did sell all those copies,

00:15:37now they're like, they're selling T-shirts and mugs.

00:15:40Now I go down there and they pitch me murders.

00:15:42I go down there and say, here's an idea

00:15:44of how to kill someone, Richard.

00:15:45You'll like this one.

00:15:46All of them.

00:15:47All good. All good.

00:15:48So the mum was the inspiration.

00:15:50I believe that the mother of Ireland, Marian Keyes,

00:15:52also offered you some inspirational advice for writing.

00:15:55I mean, the nicest woman in the whole world.

00:15:57So nice.

00:15:58I'm trying to persuade the BBC to put Marian on celebrity traitors.

00:16:01OK.

00:16:02Don't you think?

00:16:03She would have to be a faithful, I would have thought, no?

00:16:05No?

00:16:06Yes, exactly.

00:16:07Oh, hang on.

00:16:08The woman who said no is exactly right.

00:16:09Imagine Marian as a traitor.

00:16:11She'd be the greatest traitor of all time.

00:16:13Yes.

00:16:14Because no one would believe it of her.

00:16:15No, so she said ages ago, we're talking about how hard it is to...

00:16:18The only thing about writing, if you're writing,

00:16:20is you've got to sit down and do it.

00:16:21That's the only rule.

00:16:22You've got to sort of put your backside in the chair and actually start.

00:16:25And she said, well...

00:16:26Which is harder than...

00:16:27Yeah.

00:16:28Well, it's like going to the gym.

00:16:29You've got to put your trainers on.

00:16:30Right?

00:16:31And that's the worst bit of it.

00:16:32And once you're done, they think, oh, now I'm going to have to do it.

00:16:33And she said, well, I always light a candle.

00:16:35So before I start writing, I light a candle.

00:16:37So before the candle is lit, I'm not writing.

00:16:39Is that for holy inspiration?

00:16:41Or is that...

00:16:42I mean, you know what?

00:16:43You never know with Marion.

00:16:44Okay, yeah.

00:16:45And she says, before it's lit, I'm not writing.

00:16:46When it's lit, I am writing.

00:16:48I said, that's a really lovely idea.

00:16:50And then two days later, I get a thing in the post,

00:16:52and it's a candle from Marion saying happy writing.

00:16:55See?

00:16:56That's nice.

00:16:57I cannot believe she's a traitor.

00:16:58I can't believe it.

00:16:59No, I'm saying...

00:17:00I can't believe it.

00:17:01And that is why she will be one.

00:17:02That's why she'd be amazing.

00:17:03Yeah.

00:17:04We've got to talk about the book we made into a movie.

00:17:06That was just crazy stuff.

00:17:08An amazing cast.

00:17:09Netflix, biggest movie last year.

00:17:11Yeah.

00:17:12The world's sexiest man, Pierce Brosnan.

00:17:15Yeah.

00:17:16I thought you were going to say Ben Kingsley.

00:17:17Ben Kingsley.

00:17:18Ben Kingsley.

00:17:19He's handsome.

00:17:20This is the line up here.

00:17:21And you've got a gentleman there.

00:17:22Just Steven Spielberg, just beside you, hanging out.

00:17:24I know, right?

00:17:25I look like a competition winner.

00:17:27It's...

00:17:28I had to say Pierce Brosnan, who is the most handsome man I've ever met in my entire life,

00:17:33until I saw Troy Parrott.

00:17:34And they all had books, because they were all reading my book.

00:17:38And I thought, oh, isn't that amazing?

00:17:40Helen Mirren.

00:17:41And they were all reading my book.

00:17:42And then he thought, well, of course they have to.

00:17:43Contractually they have to read the book, because they're in it.

00:17:45But so I was signing the books for all of them.

00:17:47And when you sign books, the thing you mustn't do is sign people's name wrong.

00:17:50So you get one chance to do it.

00:17:52And I spelt Pierce's name wrong.

00:17:54No.

00:17:55Well, he was so handsome.

00:17:56And I was so distracted, that I just, I spelt his name wrong.

00:18:00And I realised, as I was doing it, I realised I was doing it.

00:18:02But I thought, I can't even admit to it now.

00:18:04So I had to go to my local bookshop the next day, buy a copy of my own book,

00:18:09and sign it again for Pierce with the right name and say, I'm so sorry, you're so handsome, I got distracted.

00:18:14I love the fact that the local bookshop charged you for your own book.

00:18:17Of course they did.

00:18:18That's good.

00:18:19And they were like, this is how he's selling 15 million books.

00:18:21He keeps buying them himself.

00:18:22He's buying his own.

00:18:23Yeah.

00:18:24I mean, Pierce, of course, very famously played James Bond.

00:18:28Did I read somewhere that you potentially could have been a spy at one point?

00:18:32Yeah.

00:18:33Well, I mean, I was, after university, I was tapped up by MI6.

00:18:40I'm too tall to be a spy, is the truth.

00:18:43I can't lie or hide.

00:18:45So I'd be the worst spy in the world.

00:18:47They sort of tapped me up in quite a boring way.

00:18:50But yeah, I could have been a spy.

00:18:52I'm not saying I'm not.

00:18:53Perhaps I am.

00:18:54Okay.

00:18:55It's good cover if I'm a spy.

00:18:56I mean...

00:18:57Can you imagine that?

00:18:58If that comes out in 20 years time, you've done this interview, you didn't get it out of me.

00:19:00And, you know, I mean, MI6 spies would get such a warm welcome in Ireland.

00:19:05I mean, I would suggest staying undercover for this interview.

00:19:10Yeah.

00:19:11Just for the record, I'm not.

00:19:12You're not a spy.

00:19:13Or am I.

00:19:14Or am I.

00:19:15Yeah.

00:19:16There's a theme.

00:19:17There's a theme.

00:19:18So, in terms of, you know, the writing, all of these things, it kind of came later in life.

00:19:26There was Pointless.

00:19:27There was House of Games.

00:19:28I mean, you didn't really want to be in front of the camera.

00:19:31No, it was a complete accident, really.

00:19:33I was a writer, then I was a TV producer for many, many, many years.

00:19:38Which is another job that's harder than being a TV presenter.

00:19:41And then, when we pitched Pointless to the BBC, sometimes when you pitch game shows, and you've done this,

00:19:46you get presenters to play the...

00:19:48You get producers, rather, to play the presenters.

00:19:51And we pitched Pointless to the BBC, and they liked it.

00:19:54And, you know, I played the Richard Osman role in this run-through, and they said,

00:19:59Oh, we really need someone like Richard to do the Richard Osman role.

00:20:04And then someone on the team said,

00:20:06Well, why don't you ask Richard? He's really like Richard.

00:20:09And they were like...

00:20:10And because they had a big name, because Alexander Armstrong was hosting it.

00:20:12Yeah.

00:20:13I think they could go with someone who was unknown.

00:20:14So, they said, would you like to do it?

00:20:16I thought, I mean, what's the worst that can happen?

00:20:18We'll do 20 episodes of this.

00:20:19Something to tell the grandkids.

00:20:20I was on TV once.

00:20:21And then 2,000 episodes later...

00:20:232,000?

00:20:24I was still there.

00:20:25Yeah.

00:20:26Haven't done it for a while.

00:20:27But at that point, you were so nervous about going out in front of an audience

00:20:30that you actually had a fake name on the dressing room door.

00:20:33Well, we would always have fake names.

00:20:34We had fake names, me and Xander, on our dressing room doors.

00:20:36Because on the very first show, a contestant knocked on Alexander Armstrong's door

00:20:41and invited himself into his dressing room and started eating his biscuits with him

00:20:44and just said, Oh, I'm looking forward to the show.

00:20:46And Alexander Armstrong, who's the most well-bought-up man in the world, has to go,

00:20:50Oh, can I make you a cup of tea?

00:20:52So, from that day onwards, the name on his dressing room door was Sir Peter Morehouse.

00:20:56And the name on my dressing room door was the Reverend Wendy Benson.

00:20:59So, for 12 years, I was the Reverend Wendy Benson.

00:21:03Until you moved on.

00:21:05Now, a lot of people on House of Games win.

00:21:08I mean, the prizes are okay.

00:21:10On House of Games?

00:21:11Yes.

00:21:12Oh, no, they're tat.

00:21:13Okay, they're tat.

00:21:14They're deliberate tat.

00:21:15You won something a lot more significant on House of Games.

00:21:19Yes.

00:21:20The love of your life.

00:21:21I did, yes.

00:21:22Yes.

00:21:23I met my wife on House of Games, the actress Ingrid Oliver.

00:21:27And I saw her name on a list of people who were going to come on the show.

00:21:30And there she is.

00:21:31There's you guys there.

00:21:32Cute.

00:21:33And, yeah, they said, Who would you like on this list?

00:21:36And I said, Well, yeah, I quite like Ingrid Oliver.

00:21:38I secretly said to my producer, I said, I've got a bit of a crush on Ingrid.

00:21:43And, yeah, we literally started dating the following week.

00:21:47So, our entire first date is on camera.

00:21:49This kind of five days worth of House of Games.

00:21:53I said in my speech, I said, I still, it's very rare you remember the very first thing you said to your soulmate.

00:21:58The very, very first time you met the person you spent your life with.

00:22:01Who remembers what they said?

00:22:02And I remember exactly what I said to Ingrid.

00:22:04The first thing I ever said was, I'm looking for two answers, and they rhyme with each other.

00:22:09A musical instrument played by shaking and the capital of Venezuela.

00:22:13And I remember the first thing she said to me, which was, Caracas and maracas.

00:22:17And she had you at Caracas.

00:22:18She had me at Caracas.

00:22:19There you go.

00:22:20She absolutely did.

00:22:21And the maracas were just a bonus.

00:22:23What a lovely story.

00:22:25What a lovely story.

00:22:26Before we wrap up here, as you can tell, we've got a bit of World Cup fever here this week.

00:22:38Yes, and congratulations to you and fingers crossed against Czechia.

00:22:41Fingers crossed.

00:22:42You are responsible for the World Cup of crisps, I believe.

00:22:45Yes, I used to do that on Twitter.

00:22:47We used to raise money for charity by doing World Cup of chocolate, World Cup of crisps and all sorts of things like that.

00:22:52So this was a World Cup where you put different flavours of crisps together.

00:22:56There was a group stage.

00:22:57Yeah, people voted.

00:22:58It was the playoffs.

00:22:59People voted for the favourite crisps.

00:23:00We've got a bone to pick with you here tonight, because in a crucial tiebreak in the World Cup,

00:23:06Tato, Cheese and Onion didn't even get out of the group stages.

00:23:11They were knocked out.

00:23:12They were knocked out by Walker's Smokey Bacon.

00:23:16What are you thinking?

00:23:18I know.

00:23:19Let's bring this in.

00:23:20Here we go.

00:23:21You're booing democracy and quite rightly.

00:23:23No, exactly.

00:23:24So what we've got here, we've got the VAR of crisps.

00:23:27Wow.

00:23:28There it is.

00:23:29So one of these, we've got B for bacon and we've got A for absolutely the right choice to make.

00:23:36So if you just, if you would like to just try, I mean, perfectly acceptable.

00:23:43Absolutely fine.

00:23:44Just okay.

00:23:45If you've got nothing else.

00:23:46Yeah.

00:23:47Suddenly.

00:23:48Suddenly.

00:23:49Sorry.

00:23:50Is there a party in my mouth?

00:23:52Sorry, is there a party in my mouth?

00:23:54No.

00:23:55No.

00:23:56A all day.

00:23:57That is the correct answer.

00:23:58A all day.

00:23:59That is the correct answer.

00:24:00A all day.

00:24:01That is the correct answer.

00:24:02Richard's book, The Impossible Fortune, the fifth entry in the Thursday Murder Club series of books is out now.

00:24:13Richard is going to stay with us.

00:24:15Give it up one more time for Richard Osman.

00:24:16Richard may well be continuing his research into his new book, The Friday Crisp Club.

00:24:31Oh, hang on.

00:24:32Oh, hang on.

00:24:33It's happening.

00:24:34It's happening.

00:24:35It's happening.

00:24:36Time to give away some toy show tickets.

00:24:39Here comes our crack commander team.

00:24:42They're en route.

00:24:43Give them a round of applause.

00:24:44Here we go.

00:24:47Thanks so much.

00:24:49Thank you all.

00:24:50Nice to see you.

00:24:52Have we got someone on the line?

00:24:53Yes.

00:24:54Yes.

00:24:55Are they excited?

00:24:56Yes.

00:24:57Do you think they deserve a ticket?

00:24:58I don't know.

00:24:59I don't know.

00:25:00You hold those there.

00:25:03Here we go.

00:25:04Do we have a caller on the line?

00:25:07Hello?

00:25:08Hello?

00:25:09Hello?

00:25:10Hello?

00:25:11Hello?

00:25:12You keep...

00:25:13Hello.

00:25:14Is that Mark Bolton Lee from Wexford?

00:25:17Yeah.

00:25:18Great.

00:25:19Mark, could you sound less excited that you're potentially going to...

00:25:25Going to...

00:25:26Mark, we have got...

00:25:28Oh, now he's getting...

00:25:29Now he's getting...

00:25:30Wave those tickets.

00:25:31Wave those tickets for him.

00:25:32Give him a little wave.

00:25:33Mark, you are going to the live live show show!

00:25:36On the face!

00:25:40Thank you so, so much.

00:25:42There you go.

00:25:52Congratulations, Mark.

00:25:53You OK?

00:25:55Yeah, can I go?

00:25:56OK, that's it.

00:25:58Good night.

00:25:59Mark is on his way to the toy show.

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00:27:41OK, still to come, we have more from Richard Osman.

00:27:43We have country star Lisa McHugh will be joining us,

00:27:46and with surprising one lucky viewer at home with the hottest tickets in time.

00:27:51Let's see if they're more excited than Mark.

00:27:53Don't go away. Back after these.

00:27:55Welcome back to The Lee Lit Show.

00:27:56Richard Osman is still with us.

00:27:57Welcome back to The Lee Lit Show.

00:27:58Richard Osman is still with us, and my next guest is a one-woman forces

00:28:03of nature whose comedy journey has taken her from Balancholic in Cork to Dublin's Three Olympia

00:28:06and London's Alain.

00:28:07Alexandra Palace.

00:28:08She's also racked up hundreds of millions of online

00:28:11events.

00:28:12online laughs and has come into a stage near you in 2026 with her latest Irish tour.

00:28:17Making her late, late show debut.

00:28:18Let's hear it for Kyla Cobbler.

00:28:20CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

00:28:21Welcome back to The Lee Lit Show.

00:28:22Richard Osman is still with us, and my next guest is a one-woman force of nature whose

00:28:27comedy journey has taken her from Balancholic in Cork to Dublin's Three Olympia and London's

00:28:33Alexandra Palace.

00:28:34She's also racked up hundreds of millions of online laughs and has come into a stage near

00:28:39you in 2026 with her latest Irish tour, making her late, late show debut.

00:28:44Let's hear it for Kyla Cobbler.

00:28:47CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

00:29:04Welcome to the show.

00:29:05Thank you very much, thank you for having me.

00:29:07You guys have had a little...

00:29:09We've never met.

00:29:10Never met at all?

00:29:11We've met about three seconds ago.

00:29:12Three seconds ago.

00:29:13Yeah, yeah, yeah.

00:29:14It was intense.

00:29:15It was really intense.

00:29:16It was intense, but it was good.

00:29:17And it could become more intense.

00:29:18Who knows?

00:29:19Let's see how it goes.

00:29:20Yeah, exactly.

00:29:21So you've just flown in from Liverpool.

00:29:23Yeah, Liverpool.

00:29:24Would you believe that?

00:29:25How's that?

00:29:26Only this morning.

00:29:27Liverpool was great.

00:29:28It was a wild show.

00:29:29I'm on tour at the moment, so it was absolutely nuts.

00:29:31But to be honest, I was like, I'm on the late show tomorrow, so I don't care about

00:29:34any of you guys.

00:29:35I've peaked in Ireland already, so I was like, I'm done.

00:29:38I can retire.

00:29:39Late, late show.

00:29:40It's all good.

00:29:41It's been a quick rise.

00:29:43Four years ago, you weren't really doing comedy at all.

00:29:45No.

00:29:46Now you're selling out all of these venues.

00:29:47No.

00:29:48I was a bartender.

00:29:49Okay.

00:29:50Yeah, I loved it.

00:29:51I was the best bartender in the world.

00:29:52Also, I know, especially in Dublin, no offence Dublin, Dublin and London, it's like 20

00:29:57ore for a cocktail that's on fire and gluten-free.

00:29:59Like, not that.

00:30:00Not that kind of bartender.

00:30:01I was a real bartender, Paddy.

00:30:02Okay.

00:30:03Where there was like six pints of Guinness, eight shots of whiskey.

00:30:05I was on the phone.

00:30:06I was like, no, he's not been in.

00:30:07I haven't seen him.

00:30:08No, no, no.

00:30:09Carpets on the floor, even in the bathroom.

00:30:13Real, real bartender.

00:30:14Irish pub.

00:30:15Oh, yeah.

00:30:16Irish pub.

00:30:17So that's kind of the training for the stand-up then.

00:30:18Absolutely.

00:30:19Yeah, yeah.

00:30:20Because sometimes as well, we're in the pub where I worked.

00:30:22It was like, it wasn't very trendy.

00:30:23So there'd be no music on.

00:30:24It'd be raining outside.

00:30:25You'd have people from all walks of life.

00:30:27And you just have to chat.

00:30:29You know how we do it in Ireland.

00:30:30Yeah.

00:30:31We know exactly how we do it.

00:30:32For fun.

00:30:33So Richard's mum was kind of...

00:30:36I'm joking.

00:30:37It's called Crack Richard.

00:30:39No.

00:30:40You should put it in your book.

00:30:42I'd heard of it.

00:30:44I've never seen it.

00:30:45Oh, let's move on.

00:30:48That's terrible.

00:30:50So your mum was the inspiration for the books.

00:30:53Your mum kind of pushed you towards comedy, but it didn't quite work.

00:30:56I know.

00:30:57When I was 15, so I'm 34 now.

00:30:58I know.

00:30:59Shock.

00:31:00When I was 15, my mum signed me up for a stand-up comedy course in Dublin.

00:31:04This is Mama Mary.

00:31:05Mama Mary.

00:31:06My mum.

00:31:07There she is.

00:31:08A little legend.

00:31:09She's gorgeous.

00:31:10There she is.

00:31:11Yeah.

00:31:12Let's call for mum.

00:31:13Totally.

00:31:14Yeah, yeah.

00:31:15There she is.

00:31:16Mary's going to give us a song tonight.

00:31:18Let's go, mum.

00:31:19Moulin Rouge!

00:31:20Times two!

00:31:21Yeah, she signed me up for a course in Dublin and I was like, you are a lost woman.

00:31:27Not a chance.

00:31:28I never thought I was going to do it.

00:31:30It's crazy, yeah?

00:31:31Mums know.

00:31:32Genuinely.

00:31:33Mums know.

00:31:34They kind of do know because she saw something in you and then we saw something in you when

00:31:36you, well there was one particular video.

00:31:37Yeah.

00:31:38That we all just loved, Richard.

00:31:41This is Kyla on Instagram.

00:31:44I mean, how many million views does this have now?

00:31:46I don't know.

00:31:47Like, how many bucks did you sell?

00:31:4915 million?

00:31:50About that.

00:31:5115 million.

00:31:52About that.

00:31:53More or less.

00:31:54About that, yeah.

00:31:55Here we go.

00:31:56Check it out.

00:31:57Ah, no, no.

00:31:58We'll only go for one.

00:31:59Our boyfriend.

00:32:00Ah, yeah.

00:32:01He's unbelievable.

00:32:02Crack.

00:32:03Ah, no, yeah.

00:32:04I got to rest his soul.

00:32:05He was a good man.

00:32:06So silly.

00:32:07So silly.

00:32:08Very good though.

00:32:09Very good.

00:32:10You know what it is as well?

00:32:11Yeah.

00:32:12Yeah.

00:32:13So silly.

00:32:14So silly.

00:32:15Very good though.

00:32:16Very good.

00:32:17You know what it is as well?

00:32:18Yeah.

00:32:19Yeah.

00:32:20Yeah.

00:32:21Yeah.

00:32:22Very good though.

00:32:23Very good.

00:32:24You know what it is as well?

00:32:25Like, you spend so much time trying to, like, think of funny ideas and funny videos.

00:32:27And I was on my break at work and a guy walked in that, you know, just someone walks towards

00:32:33you when you're at work and you're like, oh, here we go.

00:32:35And he's like, how are you?

00:32:36And I was like, Grant, how are you?

00:32:37And we were all chatting.

00:32:38My boss was like, do you know him?

00:32:39And I was like, oh, he's a nightmare.

00:32:40And I was like, but he's a lovely guy.

00:32:41And then it just came from that.

00:32:44But then if you look in the video, I went downstairs to get takeaway cups and it's all fireproofed.

00:32:48So it looks like I've got loads of dandruff in my hair in the video.

00:32:50And I meant bloody viral.

00:32:51This is good though.

00:32:52It's all good.

00:32:53It works.

00:32:54You, I mean, there's quite a lot of, I'm sure you've met quite a lot of winkers in British

00:33:00TV.

00:33:01In British TV.

00:33:02I can't wink.

00:33:03Can you not wink?

00:33:04No, I can't do it.

00:33:05That's a lack of crack.

00:33:06Yeah, I can't do it.

00:33:07I wondered what it was.

00:33:13So Richard, Richard met his wife at work.

00:33:16You met your...

00:33:17I met my almost husband.

00:33:19Am I allowed to say fiance?

00:33:21I hate the word fiance.

00:33:22I'm far too Irish to say the word fiance.

00:33:24Almost husband at a gig.

00:33:25Almost husband.

00:33:26I'm betrothed to him.

00:33:27Who's South African?

00:33:28So tomorrow it might be the end of the relationship.

00:33:31Let's see.

00:33:32Or we're going to have a great night.

00:33:33I don't know.

00:33:34Let's see.

00:33:35It's going to be very exciting.

00:33:36Let's see.

00:33:37He's in the...

00:33:38There he is.

00:33:39So handsome.

00:33:40He's handsome.

00:33:41He's pretty, isn't he?

00:33:42It's very annoying because every time people meet him they're like,

00:33:44Oh my God, he's so handsome.

00:33:45I'm like, what am I?

00:33:46The ugly twin in the attic?

00:33:47Why is everyone so surprised that I've got a handsome husband?

00:33:50Yeah, he's right.

00:33:51Of course he is.

00:33:52Fiance.

00:33:53Fiance.

00:33:54Yeah.

00:33:55Shit personality as well.

00:33:56And so he popped the question where?

00:34:00He popped the question.

00:34:02So we're in South Africa driving around on a road trip and I had a broken leg and I was

00:34:07wearing a fisherman's hat and he walked up and he had...

00:34:10He actually had a black plastic bag and I don't know why but I looked and I was like,

00:34:14did you shit in that bag?

00:34:16And he was like, no.

00:34:17I love that's your first thought though.

00:34:19I don't know what and he's never ever done anything like that and I was just like,

00:34:23oh my God.

00:34:24And then he was like, no.

00:34:25And then he did the whole beautiful...

00:34:26He didn't get down to one knee because I'd be absolutely mortified as a true Irish woman

00:34:30would.

00:34:31And then I said, yeah, and now here we are.

00:34:33We're almost married.

00:34:34But it's taken ages.

00:34:35It's very hard to get married in Ireland.

00:34:37Why is that?

00:34:38I don't know.

00:34:39Aww.

00:34:40Look at that.

00:34:41Look at that.

00:34:42So cute.

00:34:43Cute.

00:34:44And then it is because he's got all different documentation and we live in Spain so there's

00:34:48different...

00:34:49I swear, like, when they robbed the lure, if I was like, they did that faster than we

00:34:52I must get married.

00:34:53Like, come on.

00:34:54Like, yeah.

00:34:55So...

00:34:56Well, at least Richard and I know what to get you as a wedding present.

00:35:01Yeah.

00:35:02It's a black bag with a...

00:35:03Yeah.

00:35:04Sorry, have you?

00:35:05Yeah.

00:35:06Are you going to go full Bridezilla on this?

00:35:09No, I don't think so.

00:35:10You're not a fan of fashion?

00:35:12I'm not a big fan of the beauty industry and what they do to women.

00:35:15It's not really my vibe.

00:35:16All this sculpting and changing and all that comes with it, squeezing in and pretending.

00:35:21Yeah.

00:35:22Not my vibe.

00:35:23Now, did I spend two hours getting my makeup done?

00:35:28Yes, I did.

00:35:29But that's a different ball game.

00:35:30Yeah, you're not a fan of the active wear.

00:35:32Absolutely, no.

00:35:33The active wear, the sculpting and shaping.

00:35:34I mean, I find that ridiculous when I go to buy active wear to work out and they're

00:35:37like, this will make you tighter and sculptier and skinnier and upper.

00:35:40And I'm like, the whole point of exercising is that I'm going to get there.

00:35:43Do you know what I mean?

00:35:44But they're forcing you into one of these.

00:35:47So I won't take it.

00:35:48I absolutely won't take it.

00:35:49I like my little belly.

00:35:50I like my stew.

00:35:51You know what I mean?

00:35:53He loves my belly as well.

00:35:57He's smiling.

00:35:59He's lovely.

00:36:02He's lovely.

00:36:05You two guys took your little bellies round a marathon course.

00:36:08We ran a marathon last year.

00:36:10And survived.

00:36:11Yes, we did.

00:36:12And it was the worst experience of my life.

00:36:15Anybody that runs a marathon, you know what you need to do?

00:36:18Go home and repair the relationship with your family.

00:36:20Stop running marathons.

00:36:21It is so awful.

00:36:23And everyone kept saying to me, if you run half, you can run a full one.

00:36:27And that is not true.

00:36:30And people kept saying as well, it's a mental game.

00:36:32It's not.

00:36:33It's very physical.

00:36:34It's extremely physical.

00:36:35I remember running the London Marathon once I got halfway around and just...

00:36:38It's awful, isn't it?

00:36:39Yeah.

00:36:40Oh, God.

00:36:41Did you ever run a marathon?

00:36:42Of course not.

00:36:43I haven't lost my mind.

00:36:44They should just all agree that make marathons shorter.

00:36:46Make marathons shorter.

00:36:47It's the ultimate challenge, isn't it?

00:36:48Let's just say it's eight miles.

00:36:49Call it the knickers.

00:36:50Make it smaller.

00:36:51Yeah.

00:36:52All just goes eight miles.

00:36:53And that's...

00:36:54Oh, my God.

00:36:55If you finish that, it's unbelievable.

00:36:56And then no one has to go through it.

00:36:57I just want to pay my rent and stay hydrated and I'm buzzing.

00:37:00Honestly, that's what I'm mad in my life.

00:37:01Yeah, yeah, yeah.

00:37:02That's the real marathon.

00:37:03Life is a marathon, right?

00:37:04Yeah, exactly.

00:37:05Yeah, yeah, yeah.

00:37:06Totally.

00:37:07That's Rowling Keaton's new song, is it?

00:37:10You're just going to ride it.

00:37:12You guys, you've a little surprise.

00:37:15Did you give him his surprise?

00:37:17Yes, I managed to get tickets to the rugby match tomorrow.

00:37:20OK.

00:37:21Yeah.

00:37:22So that is very exciting.

00:37:26Very, very exciting.

00:37:27In a little black bag.

00:37:28In a little black bag full of poo.

00:37:30It's going to be great.

00:37:31Going to throw them at the rugby players as they come out.

00:37:34Yeah, yeah, yeah.

00:37:35I'm really excited about it.

00:37:36And it was very hard to get tickets to the rugby match.

00:37:38Wouldn't be hard for you now, which is 15 million.

00:37:40But for some of us...

00:37:42I don't know, over here, though, I assume you're playing South Africa.

00:37:45Yeah, I hope so.

00:37:47Those great tickets were hard to get.

00:37:51Do we have a score prediction for that, maybe?

00:37:53I don't even know how the game works.

00:37:54Honest to God.

00:37:55I just delighted that I got him.

00:37:56He'll be delighted.

00:37:57I was thrilled to give him the tickets.

00:37:58Let's say 3-0.

00:37:593-0.

00:38:00Boom.

00:38:01Crushed it.

00:38:02Fulham are playing.

00:38:03Hey.

00:38:04Let's say 0-3.

00:38:10Kyla, you going to stay with us?

00:38:11Yeah, I'm here.

00:38:12Let's do it.

00:38:13Kyla is going to be touring our new show, Not My Lemons.

00:38:16Mm-hm.

00:38:17It is all across Ireland next year, including five dates

00:38:19at the Three Olympia in Dublin.

00:38:21There's an extra date on March the 23rd.

00:38:23It was added today.

00:38:24And I'm thinking that may be sold out.

00:38:26Good timing.

00:38:27There we go.

00:38:28For information, tickets, all venues, you can check out

00:38:30KylaCobbler.com.

00:38:32One more time.

00:38:33My next guest is an Irish-Italian stand-up.

00:38:45He's gone from playing triangle in the orchestra

00:38:47to becoming one of the biggest noises in the world of comedy

00:38:50since, been nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Festival.

00:38:53He's gone on to gather hundreds of applause,

00:38:55thousands of fans and millions of laughs.

00:38:57We're delighted to welcome him on the show tonight.

00:38:59Please give it up for Vittorio Angeloni!

00:39:02APPLAUSE

00:39:25Welcome to the show, Vittorio. How are you doing?

00:39:27I'm very well. How are you, Paddy?

00:39:29I'm good. You're...?

00:39:31Well, I was very proud of the suitcase that I won on House of Games,

00:39:34but apparently it's tat, so...

00:39:38There we go.

00:39:39Of course, yes.

00:39:40So this is...

00:39:41You've been on Richard's...

00:39:42It came out last week.

00:39:44I was on Richard Osmond's House of Games.

00:39:46That's the only non-tat prize, to be fair.

00:39:47That on the fondue set are the only non-tat prizes, yeah.

00:39:50That's better.

00:39:52There we go.

00:39:53Right of place.

00:39:54Yes, I was on and I got an...

00:39:55I think...

00:39:56I'm quite competitive

00:39:58and it's a quiz show

00:40:00and I like a quiz

00:40:02and I like a pub quiz

00:40:03and there's Monday to Friday, five episodes

00:40:06and I've learned since from the fans on Twitter

00:40:09you're not supposed to win all five days.

00:40:11OK, yes.

00:40:13I think I took it a bit seriously.

00:40:15Yes.

00:40:16And tried a bit hard at the trivia, but...

00:40:18But that's how you win the big prizes.

00:40:20That's how you win all the tat padding.

00:40:21Yes.

00:40:22I see what you're saying.

00:40:23I mean, you're a busy man, you're gigging lots of venues.

00:40:27Belfast boy, not a Belfast name.

00:40:30Can you tell us where the Angelonis came from?

00:40:34Yes, grew up in Belfast, half Italian.

00:40:36So I come from an immigrant background.

00:40:38That sometimes gets an applause, but don't worry about it.

00:40:42You can feel how the voting trends are shifting in Ireland.

00:40:48Listen, you get the government, you deserve.

00:40:51I grew up in Belfast, half Italian.

00:40:55My family had to move away from Italy during World War II

00:40:58to get away from all the bombs and violence.

00:41:03So they moved to Belfast.

00:41:07Good work, team.

00:41:08Out of the frying pan, into the raw.

00:41:14You're saying you're competitive.

00:41:16Were you watching the football then this week?

00:41:18I know you're a footy fan.

00:41:19I had a bit of a nightmare.

00:41:21So I was in New York last week

00:41:23and I got back the day before the match

00:41:26and I was like...

00:41:27New York luggage.

00:41:28Truly.

00:41:29Did you take that to New York?

00:41:30I've taken this to Australia.

00:41:31Have you?

00:41:32I've taken it to New York

00:41:33and every so often,

00:41:34and I was like, it's a pre-record,

00:41:36so we recorded it months ago

00:41:38and it only came out last week

00:41:39and I was sort of wheeling this around going,

00:41:41I am slightly wheeling around a spoiler

00:41:43for Richard Osman's House of Games

00:41:45and occasionally I'd be putting it on the security tray

00:41:47and they go, how'd you get that?

00:41:49And I go, oh, well, I couldn't possibly say how I got that actually.

00:41:52It was a very Belfast protocol

00:41:55of sort of saying nothing about the suitcase.

00:41:57But you remember not to leave it there.

00:42:02Yes, don't leave it unattended.

00:42:04Yes.

00:42:05I've learned that lesson before.

00:42:06Oh, I imagine that if that had been blown up.

00:42:07I don't think any of them have been blown up.

00:42:09Don't dare me, Richard.

00:42:12I will blow up your suitcase.

00:42:15Honestly, collaborate with me on Instagram.

00:42:18We'll do that.

00:42:19Now that'll go well.

00:42:21And we'll both wink afterwards.

00:42:24That's like my only thing.

00:42:26So I was all set.

00:42:30I've got, OK, I'm going to watch the match when I get back from New York.

00:42:33It's going to be great.

00:42:34And I sat down, had it on the TV and jet lag is a cruel mistress.

00:42:38And I fell asleep just before kick off and woke up and saw the final score

00:42:42during the reaction from the pundits.

00:42:44So I've, but I think it's good.

00:42:47I don't think Irish people are very, like, we're not used to this.

00:42:52No.

00:42:53Winning.

00:42:54Very true.

00:42:55Well, I mean, England fans are, but Irish fans, not so much.

00:42:57Well, this, because England fans, they go to these tournaments

00:42:59and they get filled with expectation.

00:43:01And I'm worried that we're getting filled with expectation

00:43:03because England fans, like, I live in London and it's very funny.

00:43:07In the build up to a tournament, they're all like,

00:43:09Oh, it's coming home.

00:43:12And it never is.

00:43:23Richard applauding.

00:43:24And that's the clip we'll use.

00:43:29But I'm much more of a fan of, like, you know, Ireland, like,

00:43:32I somehow like it when they don't make the tournament

00:43:35and we just have to support, you know, whoever England are against,

00:43:38you know?

00:43:39I've always been a huge fan of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

00:43:45That's my boyhood team.

00:43:47And they're a good bunch.

00:43:48But, you know, I do get in trouble for being a bit antagonistic

00:43:51to the English sometimes.

00:43:52No, I can see the competitive nature coming out here.

00:43:54We actually have a little clip because you've played a bit yourself.

00:43:57Played a little bit of football and I'm hoping for a call-up for the game.

00:44:01I mean, to be honest, I mean, we've got a clip here, Richard,

00:44:04have a little look at this.

00:44:05This is you with a charity game.

00:44:07You're playing against Dimitar Berbatov.

00:44:09Yes, one of the greatest Bulgarians to ever kick a football.

00:44:12That is correct.

00:44:13And I just, I'm not very good at football,

00:44:17but I am what people would refer to as a cheeky bastard.

00:44:20So I just took a notion to do something a bit mad.

00:44:25OK, here we go.

00:44:26We've got a clip.

00:44:27Talk us through what's happening here.

00:44:28So this is you in the game.

00:44:29So I picked up the ball.

00:44:30A brilliant interception.

00:44:31And I just nutmegged him.

00:44:33Oh, wow.

00:44:34Because fuck Bulgaria.

00:44:35Look at that.

00:44:37Look at the celebration.

00:44:42I played very cool.

00:44:45I played very cool.

00:44:48You just kicked the ball away.

00:44:51I kicked the ball away to somebody.

00:44:53They might have been on the other team.

00:44:54I did a lap of the pitch.

00:44:55And got a high five from Jason McAteer.

00:44:58And I will take that to my grave.

00:45:00Take your grave.

00:45:02Good work.

00:45:05You're saying there, so you're living in England now.

00:45:08You've got the girlfriend's English as well.

00:45:11Yeah.

00:45:13No, she's a good friend.

00:45:16And we hang out, me and my girlfriend.

00:45:20She's lovely.

00:45:21I think, look, all couples, no matter nationality,

00:45:23they all have little arguments.

00:45:25And a classic little argument is like,

00:45:26you know, you took up more than half the bed.

00:45:28That's a classic couple argument.

00:45:29I don't know if you and Simon have had the

00:45:30you took up more than half the bed.

00:45:31I certainly do.

00:45:32With Simon?

00:45:33We have bunk beds.

00:45:35Not married, Ireland, not married.

00:45:38But I feel like an English-Irish relationship is the only one

00:45:43where she takes up more than half the bed,

00:45:45and I call her a colonial bastard.

00:45:47She'll move back, but she will take six pillows.

00:45:51Maybe just a joke for the Nordies in the room.

00:45:56And now you're going to sing four green duvets.

00:45:59Is that right?

00:46:02Very good.

00:46:03You said somewhere that you thought you...

00:46:06I have a toxic trait with Simon,

00:46:08because we have a very calm and loving relationship.

00:46:10But when I have a few drinks, I don't know if it's just me,

00:46:13but I look at him and I genuinely think,

00:46:15I'm like, I could definitely take him.

00:46:17I really, as a woman, I'm like, I could, like,

00:46:19you're bigger and stronger, but I'm scrappier,

00:46:21like, I could definitely take you down.

00:46:23And tomorrow we're going to find out, Simon, so let's see.

00:46:28I'm so sorry, Richard, this is...

00:46:31This has taken a very antagonistic turn.

00:46:34I'm so sorry this has gone for our visitors from overseas.

00:46:38Oh, I love it. I'm very comfortable.

00:46:40You're fine with this? Yeah.

00:46:42You saw this man in Edinburgh back in the day,

00:46:45you realised there was something...

00:46:46Yeah, four or five years ago.

00:46:47Yeah, I went to see him and he was so funny.

00:46:49He was just terrific.

00:46:50You could tell right away.

00:46:52And, you know, I've worked in comedy for years and years and years

00:46:54and you can be, like, watching Kyla now,

00:46:55you can see where someone's got it.

00:46:57And you've definitely got it.

00:46:58And when I saw Vittorio, I thought,

00:47:00I can't wait to see where he's going in the next few years.

00:47:03So lovely to have him now have a piece of luggage with my face on it,

00:47:06which is...

00:47:07That's essentially how I like to roll.

00:47:10You'll have one. You'll have one soon.

00:47:11I don't want one.

00:47:13OK.

00:47:14I'll take a fondue set.

00:47:17I'll take a fondue set.

00:47:18Yeah, yeah, for sure.

00:47:20You know, one of the brilliant things,

00:47:21like, I love watching your stand-up because it's, like,

00:47:23it's funny but it's open.

00:47:25You'll just...

00:47:26You're an open book.

00:47:27You know, on stage you've talked about this kind of,

00:47:30you know, possibly being autistic.

00:47:32Where are you with all of that at the moment?

00:47:34It's an interesting process trying to be autistic.

00:47:38There it is.

00:47:40Trying to get autism.

00:47:43I just got all the vaccines.

00:47:44I'm hoping for the best.

00:47:45But it's funny because normally when you're not well,

00:47:50you know, you phone the doctor.

00:47:52But when you think you have autism, you still have to phone the doctor.

00:47:54But normally you have symptoms.

00:47:56You've got a blocked nose.

00:47:57You've got a sore head.

00:47:58You've got all this stuff going on.

00:47:59When you think you have autism,

00:48:00you kind of have to phone the doctor and go,

00:48:01hello, I'm weird.

00:48:04And he goes, how weird?

00:48:06Clinically weird, I believe.

00:48:08And there's sort of a whole back and forward.

00:48:10They send you out, like, they chat to you and ask

00:48:12if you're the only person that thinks you have autism.

00:48:14And I say, no, it's everyone on the internet.

00:48:18My Instagram messages are just people with autism telling me

00:48:21that I have autism.

00:48:23And the messages don't start, oh, Vittoria,

00:48:25have you considered that you might?

00:48:27The messages start, thank you for representing our community.

00:48:30And so you go through this and I'm currently,

00:48:34the second round, they send you out a sort of application form

00:48:36for autism.

00:48:37I don't think that's the word that they use.

00:48:39Yes.

00:48:40It felt like an application form.

00:48:41I wrote a cover letter just in case.

00:48:43And now I'm through to the third round.

00:48:45This is where I currently am.

00:48:46I'm through to the third.

00:48:47I'm through to judges' houses of autism.

00:48:50And so fingers crossed.

00:48:51I feel like it'll be sort of a Simon Cowell moment

00:48:53at the end where they go, I'm really sorry to say,

00:48:56you're riddled with it now.

00:49:00So this is a real diagnosis?

00:49:02A real process.

00:49:03And it's been, like, there's really difficult parts to it

00:49:05and sort of looking back.

00:49:06I mean, we're building up to the toy show.

00:49:08Like, you sort of look back at moments in your life where you go,

00:49:10oh, yeah, that was probably a dead giveaway, really.

00:49:13And there's a story that my mum tells of when I was three years old.

00:49:16Sort of around this time of year, the mum came in and said, like,

00:49:21oh, Vittorio, are you excited for Santa?

00:49:24And I turned around as a three-year-old and said,

00:49:26I don't know why adults insist on lying to children.

00:49:29OK, so there's your diagnosis there, I reckon.

00:49:33Yes.

00:49:34But you sort of look back at these moments and you can have difficult social interactions.

00:49:38And there's a worry that I don't want to be defined by it.

00:49:42I think some people grab a hold of these diagnoses and go,

00:49:45well, this is my whole personality, my whole identity.

00:49:47And I'm very averse to that.

00:49:48You know, I'm very proud to be Irish, but it's not the only thing about me.

00:49:51I'm very proud to be Italian and part of that heritage.

00:49:54But that's not the only thing about me either.

00:49:56And I don't want this diagnosis to be sort of a coverall for the reasons I do everything.

00:50:01I think I want to be my own person aside from that.

00:50:04But that's just an element of who I am, I think, is the hope.

00:50:07The new show is called You Can't Say Anything Anymore.

00:50:12You Can't Say Nothing Anymore.

00:50:13You Can't Say Nothing.

00:50:14Very West Belfast title.

00:50:15Yes.

00:50:16Yeah, yeah, yeah.

00:50:17It sort of plays on this idea of I get very frustrated and bored with comedians who say everybody's too woke nowadays

00:50:23and you can't say anything anymore because I just think it's complete nonsense.

00:50:26I've performed all around the country, all around the world.

00:50:28And I find audiences are very receptive to material that can be controversial or difficult,

00:50:34as long as you're quite skilled and caring with how you approach those topics.

00:50:37And then there's the element of talking about the say nothing side of things.

00:50:41Because Belfast is really on the global map at the minute and the global consciousness

00:50:46and just talking about this feeling of a younger generation in Northern Ireland having to redefine our identity.

00:50:53Because the defining characteristic for lots of people about Northern Ireland is the Troubles.

00:50:56But I didn't live through that.

00:50:58I was born in 1996.

00:50:59So I think we've given a blank canvas to sort of decide what that means to us

00:51:04and whether that's me doing stand-up about it or kneecap rapping about it

00:51:08or all these different people or Derry Girls and you've had Anto Boyla

00:51:12and all these people and I just think it's exciting, it's daunting,

00:51:16but I think we have a real opportunity to write our own story on our own terms

00:51:21and that's part of what I'm trying to do with the show.

00:51:23Brilliant.

00:51:24Absolutely brilliant.

00:51:25Vittorio is taking his new show.

00:51:33You can't say nothing anymore around Ireland and Britain.

00:51:36From January next year, you can see VittorioAngeloni.com for more

00:51:40and you can listen to his podcast, Vittorio and Mike's Guide to Parenting,

00:51:44wherever you get your podcasts.

00:51:45One more time, Vittorio Angeloni!

00:51:47Hang on.

00:51:48Here we go.

00:51:49Oh, here we go.

00:51:50Thank you so much.

00:51:52I think it's time to give away two more tickets to the toy show.

00:52:06Who have we got on the line?

00:52:08And are you more excited than our first caller?

00:52:12Good evening, Ellen Purcell from Cork.

00:52:14How are you doing, Ellen?

00:52:18Ellen's not there.

00:52:20Ellen?

00:52:21Are you on the line?

00:52:25Ellen's not there.

00:52:26Now, what do we do?

00:52:27Do we give Ellen the tickets?

00:52:29Or do we have...

00:52:30No.

00:52:31Oh, you are so cruel.

00:52:32You are so cruel.

00:52:33No.

00:52:34Oh, no.

00:52:35She didn't answer.

00:52:36Stuff her.

00:52:37No.

00:52:38No.

00:52:39Hang on.

00:52:40Will we give her another chance?

00:52:41Yeah.

00:52:42She's not there.

00:52:43Oh, no.

00:52:44Are we going to give her the tickets?

00:52:45We are going to give her the tickets.

00:52:46We have a good...

00:52:47There you go.

00:52:51So cruel.

00:52:52A phone call from a Northern Irish man can be quite a threatening thing sometimes.

00:52:58It's very true.

00:52:59So, Ellen, you have won the tickets.

00:53:02She's not on the line.

00:53:03I mean, Vittorio, do you want to...?

00:53:05I mean, my whole family are here and they are desperate.

00:53:07OK.

00:53:08You will not be getting those.

00:53:10Congratulations to Ellen.

00:53:11And by the way, thanks to all our elves tonight for helping us out.

00:53:15We have Ryan.

00:53:17We have Paddy.

00:53:18We have Pippa.

00:53:20We have Nanza.

00:53:22And we have Eve.

00:53:24And big Steven.

00:53:25Give her a big Steven.

00:53:26A round of applause.

00:53:27There it is.

00:53:29Congratulations to Ellen.

00:53:30Thank you, Ellen.

00:53:31You have won.

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00:55:12Still to come, country star Lisa McHugh will tell us of learning to sing again.

00:55:17And it could be you.

00:55:19We'll be giving away even more toy show tickets.

00:55:21We will be back after these.

00:55:23We will be.

00:55:24We will be.

00:55:27We will be.

00:55:28Welcome back to the Lillet Show.

00:55:47Tonight our Toy Show elves are on the road

00:55:49to deliver our final Toy Show tickets.

00:55:52Could it be you?

00:55:53We're going to be finding out very, very soon.

00:55:55But first, my next guest is one of our most loved country singers

00:55:59who this year faced the fight of her life

00:56:02when she became unable to sing and unable to walk.

00:56:05We are delighted, however, to say that with strength and determination

00:56:08she's come out the other side.

00:56:10She joins us tonight to share her story.

00:56:12Would you please welcome Lisa McHugh!

00:56:25There we go, you've got a few fans in tonight.

00:56:34Lisa, how are you doing?

00:56:34I'm doing good, thank you. How are you?

00:56:36Yeah, all good, all good.

00:56:38Ireland's now home, been home for 15 years.

00:56:42Yeah, can you believe it?

00:56:43I can't believe it. Can you believe it?

00:56:45Do I sound like I'm from here? That long?

00:56:48Well, there's a tiny bit of Glasgow coming in there, isn't there?

00:56:51A wee bit. Yeah, I've been here now, as you say, 15 years

00:56:55and I was welcomed with open arms back then

00:56:59and I really do, I call this my home now.

00:57:02I really love it.

00:57:03So Ireland's your home and when it comes to your life

00:57:06it is just music and family and those are the two things

00:57:09which you just love more than anything else.

00:57:12Yeah.

00:57:12But at the start of this year, something happened

00:57:14which life took an unexpected turn.

00:57:18Can you tell us what happened in January?

00:57:20Yeah, well, for those of you that don't know,

00:57:23I have two children, Milo will be four now in January

00:57:27and I have Hallie who is just over one and a half.

00:57:31And when Hallie was born, she went through quite a rough time.

00:57:35We were in NICU for 10 days

00:57:37and then she got RSV last November

00:57:41and she got it four times after that.

00:57:43So we were in and out of hospital all the time

00:57:47and it was very stressful

00:57:49and in January of this year

00:57:51I was diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia

00:57:54which is a severe facial pain.

00:57:57I didn't know what it was at the time

00:57:59I just knew that it was so sore.

00:58:01So I went to the doctor and she said

00:58:03yeah, your symptoms sound like you've got trigeminal neuralgia

00:58:06and she gave me medication

00:58:08and it managed to keep it at bay.

00:58:12But from then on

00:58:13we were still very stressed with Hallie

00:58:15because she had acid reflux

00:58:18she had lots of allergies

00:58:19she was still getting lots of illnesses

00:58:21in and out of hospital

00:58:22trying to go back to work

00:58:24do my singing

00:58:25be a mum

00:58:26be a wife

00:58:27be a daughter

00:58:28and I essentially burnt myself out completely.

00:58:31and in June of this year

00:58:34I felt very unwell

00:58:36got another flare-up of trigeminal neuralgia

00:58:39and one Saturday evening

00:58:41after a week of feeling really not well

00:58:44I was sitting on the sofa

00:58:45mum and dad were minding the kids

00:58:49they were making dinner for them

00:58:50and I just felt my left leg

00:58:53was just so heavy all of a sudden

00:58:54and I tried to lift my left leg

00:58:58and it wouldn't go anywhere

00:58:59but I could see my muscles tensing

00:59:02but it still wouldn't move

00:59:04and then I tried to lift the right one

00:59:05and it went up

00:59:06and I tried again

00:59:08and it wouldn't go anywhere

00:59:09and I says

00:59:09mum I can't move my leg

00:59:12and she says

00:59:13what do you mean you can't move your leg

00:59:14and she asked me to show her

00:59:16and she was like

00:59:16right straight in the car

00:59:17and up to the doctors

00:59:20straight into A&E

00:59:21and they'd done tests for stroke

00:59:25they'd done all the CTs

00:59:28the bloods

00:59:28the MRIs

00:59:29everything

00:59:29but everything came back normal

00:59:31we actually have

00:59:32you had

00:59:33you took a few pictures

00:59:35and posted some of this

00:59:36on your phone here

00:59:38so this is

00:59:39this is you in the summer

00:59:41so this is

00:59:42that's that night

00:59:43yeah

00:59:44so that's that one

00:59:45so you can lift one

00:59:46but then it got worse

00:59:47yeah

00:59:48so

00:59:49within a space of a few hours

00:59:51after being in the A&E

00:59:52the doctor was examining me

00:59:54and she asked me to lift my left leg

00:59:56it wouldn't go anywhere

00:59:57and then she asked me to lift my right leg

00:59:59and it wouldn't go anywhere either

01:00:01so both of them were gone

01:00:02within the space of

01:00:03two or three hours

01:00:05and the face

01:00:06the facial pain

01:00:07and the pain in my head

01:00:08was excruciating

01:00:09so they were giving me

01:00:10morphine

01:00:11diazepam

01:00:13oxygen

01:00:14tramadol

01:00:14everything to try and get on top of the pain

01:00:16and to try and find out

01:00:18what was

01:00:19the reason

01:00:20that my symptoms were escalating

01:00:22so quickly

01:00:23but they just

01:00:23they couldn't get to the bottom of it

01:00:25because the results were coming back normal

01:00:27I mean that must have just been

01:00:29the most frightening thing

01:00:30it was scary

01:00:32it was scary

01:00:33but I think I was in so much pain

01:00:35at that time

01:00:36that I didn't really

01:00:37properly think about

01:00:38what was going on

01:00:39I just wanted them

01:00:40to get on top of the pain

01:00:41but the longer it went on

01:00:43the longer I was in hospital

01:00:44I was in for 10 days

01:00:45and you know

01:00:47the realisation of

01:00:49I can't get out

01:00:50of bed

01:00:51I need nurses

01:00:52to physically lift my legs

01:00:53off

01:00:54the bed

01:00:55into a wheelchair

01:00:56to go to the bathroom

01:00:57to shower

01:00:58I couldn't physically do anything

01:01:00for myself anymore

01:01:01and the longer that went on

01:01:03that was then

01:01:05when it started to set

01:01:06and I was thinking to myself

01:01:07okay

01:01:08how

01:01:09what are we going to do here

01:01:10to get back

01:01:11on our feet

01:01:12and so the diagnosis was

01:01:14functional neurological disorder

01:01:16okay

01:01:17basically means

01:01:19that there's a nervous system problem

01:01:22and your brain

01:01:22is not sending the signals

01:01:24properly to your limbs

01:01:26or to your body

01:01:27it's essentially

01:01:28they call it a software problem

01:01:30in your brain

01:01:30and not a hardware problem

01:01:32but it's when

01:01:34you know

01:01:35they do all the examinations

01:01:36they do the bloods

01:01:37they do the CTs

01:01:38and your

01:01:39the results come back normal

01:01:41but your symptoms

01:01:42are very real

01:01:43you know

01:01:44people have seizures

01:01:45they have speech problems

01:01:46they have tremors

01:01:48they have weakness

01:01:49which is what I have

01:01:50and

01:01:51I had never heard of it before

01:01:53when I was diagnosed

01:01:55I'd never heard of it at all

01:01:56but since

01:01:57I have shared my story

01:01:59the thousands of messages

01:02:01that I have had

01:02:02from people to say

01:02:03that they're going through

01:02:05something similar

01:02:05and they've been sent home

01:02:07and they've no help

01:02:08they don't know where to turn

01:02:09or what to do

01:02:10and they're really

01:02:11really struggling

01:02:12it's mind-blowing

01:02:14the amount of people

01:02:15that are so ill

01:02:15and

01:02:16have you any idea

01:02:17what brought it on?

01:02:19purely stress

01:02:20yeah

01:02:21stress and burnout

01:02:22you know

01:02:23and

01:02:23you know

01:02:25I'm doing what I am doing

01:02:26and I love to do

01:02:26is touring

01:02:27as you well know

01:02:28touring around the country

01:02:29and you know

01:02:30you're eating at the wrong times

01:02:32you're eating the wrong food

01:02:33you're not getting enough sleep

01:02:34you're going home then

01:02:36late at night

01:02:37and

01:02:37you're getting up

01:02:39first thing in the morning

01:02:39with the kids

01:02:40being mum again

01:02:41and then you're going to do the shop

01:02:43in the local

01:02:44shop

01:02:45you're trying to squeeze in everything

01:02:47and wear every hat

01:02:48you can

01:02:49and in that time

01:02:50I just completely forgot about

01:02:52looking after

01:02:53myself

01:02:54so

01:02:55it was a huge wake-up call

01:02:57I mean

01:02:58seeing you walk out here tonight

01:03:00I mean

01:03:00after seeing that

01:03:01that you just

01:03:02you know

01:03:02couldn't move at all

01:03:03I mean that's amazing

01:03:05like what was the

01:03:06what was the moment

01:03:08when was the moment

01:03:09that you felt

01:03:10you'd turned the corner

01:03:11one singular

01:03:14moment for me

01:03:16was when I was introduced

01:03:17to a man called

01:03:18Michael O'Doherty

01:03:20and

01:03:21I was

01:03:23at home

01:03:24I was off my feet

01:03:25for a month

01:03:25at this stage

01:03:26and

01:03:27you know when you're

01:03:28at night

01:03:30and you're thinking

01:03:30how am I going to get better

01:03:32because

01:03:32you're sent home

01:03:33and there's no recovery plan

01:03:35there's no strategy

01:03:36there's no one saying

01:03:37you're going to go here

01:03:38and this is what's going to happen

01:03:40it's a case of

01:03:41this is what you've got

01:03:41go home and try and recover

01:03:43you probably have relapses

01:03:45but it's just a case of

01:03:46you know

01:03:47kind of just getting on with it

01:03:48and I really wasn't

01:03:49willing to accept that

01:03:51as an answer

01:03:52and

01:03:52I was introduced to

01:03:54Michael O'Doherty

01:03:54who

01:03:56basically

01:03:57put the team

01:03:59the medical team

01:04:00around me

01:04:01from the beginning

01:04:01he

01:04:02asked what my symptoms were

01:04:04he asked the medication

01:04:05I was on

01:04:06he asked what tests were done

01:04:07you know

01:04:09simple things like

01:04:10could there be something

01:04:11in your mouth

01:04:12to do with your teeth

01:04:13that's contributing

01:04:14to the facial pain

01:04:15so he basically

01:04:16started again

01:04:17and asked all the questions

01:04:19and built you up

01:04:20a treatment program

01:04:20yeah

01:04:21he tried to get to the root

01:04:22of the problem

01:04:22and this was

01:04:23you know

01:04:23you're also getting

01:04:24occupational therapy

01:04:25yes

01:04:26he put the team around me

01:04:28with occupational therapy

01:04:29with physio

01:04:29and it's purely

01:04:31an integrated

01:04:32you know

01:04:32strategy

01:04:33including all the

01:04:34the medics

01:04:35and the professionals

01:04:37and Michael

01:04:37and I

01:04:38100%

01:04:40know

01:04:41that without his help

01:04:42I wouldn't be

01:04:44where I am today

01:04:45I definitely know that

01:04:46so I have

01:04:47so much

01:04:48to thank him for

01:04:49and this team

01:04:50and Keira

01:04:50our occupational therapist

01:04:52as well

01:04:52and everyone who's

01:04:53been amazing

01:04:54you shared your story

01:04:56online

01:04:56I know

01:04:58you're saying

01:04:59that that got quite

01:05:00the reaction

01:05:01it's been unbelievable

01:05:03you know

01:05:04from the very first video

01:05:05I shared

01:05:06the amount of flowers

01:05:08and messages

01:05:09and cards

01:05:10and mass cards

01:05:11and prayers

01:05:12and phone calls

01:05:13and emails

01:05:13it's honestly

01:05:14and it's still

01:05:15still happening

01:05:16to this day

01:05:17you know

01:05:17I have always said

01:05:19I have the best fans

01:05:20in the world

01:05:21and you know

01:05:21you can say

01:05:22oh that's really cliche

01:05:23to say that

01:05:23but

01:05:24I genuinely

01:05:25I couldn't have

01:05:26got through

01:05:27the last few months

01:05:28without

01:05:28you know

01:05:29all the support

01:05:29all the prayers

01:05:30all the

01:05:31you know

01:05:32messages

01:05:32and

01:05:33they really have

01:05:34kept me going

01:05:35I mean

01:05:37it's good to see you

01:05:37you know

01:05:38back

01:05:38it's good to see

01:05:39you know

01:05:40you've got that

01:05:41you know

01:05:42bit of a twinkle

01:05:43back in your eye

01:05:44you're ready to

01:05:45get back out there

01:05:46and perform again

01:05:47I'm getting there

01:05:48I'm getting there

01:05:49I don't want to

01:05:49give anyone the impression

01:05:51that I've

01:05:51waved a magic wand

01:05:53and you know

01:05:53everything is

01:05:54100% again

01:05:55because I'm definitely

01:05:56still on the recovery

01:05:57journey

01:05:57still get tired

01:05:59I'm still

01:06:00you know

01:06:00doing small bits

01:06:01and then rest

01:06:02and I have to

01:06:03manage my energy

01:06:04and I have to

01:06:05completely change

01:06:06the way

01:06:07my life is

01:06:08and it has

01:06:08and the way

01:06:09it will be

01:06:10going forward

01:06:10and yeah

01:06:12I enjoy

01:06:12you know

01:06:13singing

01:06:13as I always have done

01:06:14and I want to do

01:06:15more of that

01:06:16but I really have to

01:06:18ease myself in gently

01:06:19and look after myself

01:06:20okay

01:06:21would you mind

01:06:22if we ask you

01:06:23to ease yourself

01:06:24into tonight

01:06:25and give us

01:06:25a wee tune

01:06:26yeah

01:06:27there's nothing

01:06:27like pressure

01:06:28from the Late Late Show

01:06:29no there's nothing

01:06:29like pressure

01:06:30yeah

01:06:31okay here we go

01:06:37we're going to get

01:06:39as Ty

01:06:40Ty's coming in here

01:06:41you're a guitarist

01:06:43and you're going to

01:06:44give us a wee tune

01:06:45here

01:06:45what is this

01:06:45given the fact

01:06:51that we're all

01:06:52on the Christmas

01:06:52for it tonight

01:06:53I thought

01:06:54I'll sing a song

01:06:56I actually wrote

01:06:57myself with a good

01:06:57friend of mine

01:06:58Katrina Burgoyne

01:06:59it's a Christmas song

01:07:00we released it a few

01:07:01years ago

01:07:02it's called

01:07:02Home with a Heartbeat

01:07:03I used to be

01:07:14those little feet

01:07:16the hands tugging

01:07:19at the bedsheets

01:07:21the voice

01:07:23the bangs

01:07:24come on

01:07:25see

01:07:26the gifts

01:07:27that he left

01:07:28by the tree

01:07:30but now the season

01:07:33means so much more

01:07:35I can see

01:07:37what Christmas is for

01:07:40not tinsel the bells

01:07:42or wreath on the door

01:07:45or mistletoe

01:07:46hung in the hall

01:07:49it's that time of year

01:07:52when you bring family near

01:07:54and when hope

01:07:55is a gift guaranteed

01:07:57when it's more than

01:08:00the fire

01:08:01that warms you

01:08:03inside

01:08:03it's the love

01:08:05and the comfort

01:08:06it brings

01:08:07when a house

01:08:09isn't just

01:08:11a place

01:08:11on the street

01:08:13it feels like

01:08:14a home

01:08:15with a heartbeat

01:08:16I can't wait

01:08:26to hear those little feet

01:08:29to feel their hands

01:08:31tugging at my bedsheets

01:08:34to hear a voice

01:08:35beg me

01:08:36to come on and see

01:08:38and wake up

01:08:40in a home

01:08:41with a heartbeat

01:08:42to hear a voice

01:08:47beg me

01:08:48to come on and see

01:08:50and wake up

01:08:52in a home

01:08:53with a heartbeat

01:08:55I'll give it up

01:09:09one more time

01:09:10Lisa McKay

01:09:11thank you tag

01:09:15okay

01:09:16time now

01:09:18for you all at home

01:09:20to hide the takeaway

01:09:20behind the sofa

01:09:21wipe the curry sauce

01:09:22off your pyjamas

01:09:23is it

01:09:23is our toy show helper

01:09:25Danny Elf

01:09:26is about to knock

01:09:27on an unsuspecting door

01:09:29and give someone

01:09:31a huge toy show surprise

01:09:33say a prayer

01:09:34for all on board

01:09:35Danny Elf

01:09:36are you there

01:09:37can you give us

01:09:38a little hint

01:09:38hang on

01:09:39this is a hint

01:09:40of roughly where we are

01:09:41this evening

01:09:42to give away

01:09:44our golden tickets

01:09:45tonight

01:09:45if you recognise

01:09:46where this is

01:09:48she's closing in

01:09:49on our toy show target

01:09:51could it be you

01:09:52after the break

01:09:53we are going to be

01:09:54surprising someone

01:09:55at home

01:09:56and there's also

01:09:57a pair

01:09:57of toy show tickets

01:09:59for somebody

01:10:00in the audience

01:10:01oh yeah

01:10:03you're interested now

01:10:04we'll be back

01:10:05right after these

01:10:06don't go away

01:10:06welcome back to the

01:10:28little it show

01:10:28where our toy show

01:10:29elf is on the road

01:10:31to give one lucky

01:10:32viewer a toy show

01:10:33surprise selected

01:10:34completely at random

01:10:35from the hundreds

01:10:36of thousands of

01:10:37viewers who applied

01:10:38for our late

01:10:39late toy show

01:10:40big big giveaway

01:10:41so if you applied

01:10:43and you recognise

01:10:45this house

01:10:48let's have a little

01:10:49look

01:10:49hang on

01:10:50we're at the door

01:10:50here

01:10:51there is Danny Elf

01:10:52okay

01:10:53let's see

01:10:54is there anybody

01:10:56in

01:10:56is there

01:10:57oh hang on

01:10:58oh there we go

01:10:59hello

01:11:00hello

01:11:01Frances

01:11:01hi Patrick

01:11:02Frances how you doing

01:11:03I'm really really good

01:11:07thanks very much

01:11:08great

01:11:08I don't usually look

01:11:09like this

01:11:10but I was at a show

01:11:11I was in a production

01:11:12and I'm raised home

01:11:14because I had a gut feeling

01:11:17okay you had a good

01:11:18you had a good feeling

01:11:19there and you've got

01:11:20what's on the scarf

01:11:21there is that dogs

01:11:22or reindeers

01:11:23or what have you got

01:11:24that's dogs

01:11:26and this is my

01:11:27this is my costume show

01:11:29for a local production

01:11:31that we're doing

01:11:31give a little love

01:11:33and is that a cup of cocoa

01:11:34or is there

01:11:35something stronger in there

01:11:36that's a cup of tea

01:11:37that's a cup of tea

01:11:38that's a cup of tea

01:11:39well look

01:11:40congratulations

01:11:41you are coming our way

01:11:43we're going to be seeing you

01:11:44there's your tickets

01:11:45you're on your way

01:11:46to the toy show

01:11:46on the 5th of December

01:11:48there she is

01:11:49oh well done

01:11:56thank you so much

01:11:57well done folks

01:11:59so that is our final pair

01:12:01of toy

01:12:03of toy show

01:12:05oh hang on

01:12:06or is it

01:12:08oh yeah

01:12:08I almost forgot

01:12:10I've still got these tickets

01:12:13so if you'd like the tickets

01:12:16maybe who would like

01:12:16to stand up for these tickets

01:12:17if you want to just stand up there

01:12:19there we go

01:12:19okay

01:12:19oh they're all up now

01:12:22it is time to find out

01:12:24one lucky audience member

01:12:25who has entered

01:12:27they've registered

01:12:29they've been selected

01:12:30at random

01:12:30we're about to find out

01:12:32who it is

01:12:33so here we go

01:12:34stay standing

01:12:35if

01:12:36you live in the Midlands

01:12:37oh

01:12:39people

01:12:40people from Lieterman

01:12:41Wexford

01:12:41going

01:12:42there we go

01:12:44stay standing

01:12:44if you're a man

01:12:46stay standing

01:12:50if you live

01:12:53in Mullingar

01:12:55they're falling like flies

01:13:00finally

01:13:02I love the way I said

01:13:05stay standing

01:13:05if you're a man

01:13:06and three women

01:13:06still going

01:13:07I'm still here

01:13:08this is great

01:13:09okay

01:13:09finally stay standing

01:13:11if you have a dog

01:13:13at home

01:13:14that is called

01:13:15Willow

01:13:17Willow

01:13:20there we go

01:13:21you do sir

01:13:22there we go

01:13:23okay let's sneak in here

01:13:24how are you getting on

01:13:26I'm very well thanks

01:13:27great

01:13:28can you give us your name

01:13:29John

01:13:30and

01:13:30John

01:13:31do you know what these are

01:13:32I think I do

01:13:34yeah

01:13:34there we go

01:13:35these are

01:13:35two tickets

01:13:36for the toy show

01:13:37congratulations

01:13:38we're going to be seeing

01:13:39John

01:13:41who are you going to take

01:13:45I better take my wife

01:13:47okay

01:13:48I know you better take the wife

01:13:51but if you can't go

01:13:51I think we've got some people

01:13:53who might also want to go

01:13:54give it up one more time

01:13:55for John

01:13:55there we go

01:13:56okay

01:13:59now don't worry

01:14:04at home

01:14:05if you have registered

01:14:06for toy show tickets

01:14:07you haven't heard

01:14:08from us yet

01:14:09check your email

01:14:11right

01:14:12now

01:14:13we are sending

01:14:14out to the group

01:14:16there could be

01:14:17a pair of tickets

01:14:18sitting in your inbox

01:14:19as we speak

01:14:21now look

01:14:21look at the audience

01:14:22all sitting there

01:14:23pretending to be happy

01:14:24for John

01:14:24secretly gutted

01:14:27look at the

01:14:27don't worry

01:14:30we've also got something

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01:14:53into extra special

01:14:54gifts

01:14:54you can check them out

01:14:55on Seawee

01:14:57dot

01:14:57IE

01:14:58and

01:14:59they have given us

01:15:00a 100 euro voucher

01:15:02to spend online

01:15:03so you can create

01:15:03all of your very own

01:15:04special Christmas memories

01:15:06for

01:15:06everybody in the audience

01:15:09everybody

01:15:09just in time

01:15:20just in time

01:15:21okay time

01:15:23we've just got time

01:15:24to find out

01:15:24who has won the trip

01:15:26to Faithleg

01:15:27and 5,000 euros

01:15:29in cash

01:15:30Mark McConnell

01:15:31from Lucan

01:15:32County Dublin

01:15:33how you getting on Mark?

01:15:35how you doing Patrick?

01:15:36how you?

01:15:36I'm absolutely delighted

01:15:37you're delighted

01:15:39you're delighted

01:15:39that's great

01:15:40who are you going to bring

01:15:42with you?

01:15:43me partner

01:15:44me partner

01:15:45Gem

01:15:45brilliant

01:15:46okay

01:15:46look

01:15:47congratulations

01:15:47you're on your way

01:15:49for the break

01:15:50you're on the way

01:15:51to the toy show

01:15:52we will be back

01:15:53to do it all again

01:15:54next week

01:15:55until then

01:15:55this has been

01:15:56the late night toy show

01:15:56it hasn't been the toy show

01:15:57I'm getting ahead of myself

01:15:59I'm getting giddy

01:16:00we'll see you next week

01:16:02I'm Patrick Kielty

01:16:02thank you very much

01:16:03goodnight

01:16:03thank you

01:16:04it started on the late night show

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