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00:00:00All right, now, ladies and gentlemen, we want to welcome a man from Dundrum County Down.

00:00:23Let's have a welcome for Patrick Keelty.

00:00:25Patrick!

00:00:30Good evening and welcome to our late, late Christmas special.

00:00:46It's our last show before Santa does his magic and I, yeah, and I find out if he brings me

00:00:53the pair of gloves I've asked for to cover up these.

00:00:56I tell you what, sir, if you think Grinch fur is hard to get off your hands, whoo, been

00:01:05using a Brillo pad going to the toilet all week.

00:01:08Before we start, folks, can I just say to everyone who watched our toy show last week and to give

00:01:13so generously to our toy show appeal, it has raised over, so good, it has raised over 4.6 million

00:01:26euros so far.

00:01:27A huge, huge thank you.

00:01:30And tonight we're keeping this Christmas spirit going, folks, with a festive line-up that keeps

00:01:37on giving from the mummy to the wheel, the Oscar-winning Hollywood legend, Brendan Fraser is in the house!

00:01:44Now, we're never sure how this will go, but he's always on the naughty list.

00:01:51Comedian Jason Byrne is here!

00:01:53And we're going to be quick-stepping into Christmas with Dancing with the Stars new head judge Otimabusee is going to be joining us.

00:02:12But I'm so looking forward to this.

00:02:17Before all that, my first guest tonight is Offaly's favourite son, who just happens to be an Olympian, a major champion and the man who in September became a Ryder Cup legend forever when he did this.

00:02:35He did it.

00:02:36The 2019 Open champion stands tall and delivers for the European team who have retained the Ryder Cup.

00:02:48From Clara to the Clara Jug and Beyond, come and have together for Shane Larry!

00:02:54Welcome to the show, fella.

00:03:13Thank you very much.

00:03:13Two weeks in a row last week, you weren't here, but you were here.

00:03:16You were surprising little Declan, our golf buddy on the toy show.

00:03:21You were going to bring him, what a great prize, Inside the Ropes at the Irish Open next year.

00:03:27That was so good.

00:03:32And a flag from the Ryder Cup, which I'm assuming you stole this from the Green Keepers, did you?

00:03:38Yeah, we each got ten each, so I only have ten, so I'm very particular about who I give them to, so Declan's one of the lucky few that got that.

00:03:47Do you have any of those?

00:03:49I have none for you, Patrick.

00:03:50None of those left, okay, just on the naughty list.

00:03:52That's the end of that.

00:03:54Now, look, Declan loved that putt of yours on the 18th at Bethpage Black, as we all did.

00:03:59What was going through your head as you were walking up that fairway and you knew you had a chance?

00:04:07Yeah, it's funny, it's funny when you're in situations like that, you actually become quite aware of what's going on and obviously I was very nervous, but I said to my caddy walking down the fairway, I said, I have the opportunity to do something very, very cool here, very special and, you know, basically let's go and do it.

00:04:27And, you know, thankfully I went up and hit a great shot in and then I managed the role to put in somehow, somehow managed the role to put in because it's like, honestly, it's the most pressure I've ever felt.

00:04:37It was, yeah, I was trying to explain to somebody who was asking me about it earlier on today and it's hard to really explain because...

00:04:44Well, look, have another go, look, we'll play it again, here we go, so tell us what's going on.

00:04:49Yeah, so I was shaking at this stage and then, yeah, I don't know, properly shaking, yeah, yeah, and then I, and then that is just...

00:04:57To be fair, you were shaking afterwards with a few...

00:04:59I actually think, I think if I had known I was going to hold it, I would have done something cooler than that.

00:05:06Yeah, so no, it was, but it was, no, it was a memory that I'll have forever, it was very special, yeah.

00:05:10What were the celebrations like?

00:05:12I saw you going through the tunnel at one point and you had the felt-tip pen and, yeah, you tidied up the scoreboard for,

00:05:18how many Europe had won?

00:05:20Yeah, they had 15 down, so I changed that to 16 that we've won and, yeah, we had a good night that night.

00:05:26The bus journey back was probably the highlight of the whole thing, you know, it took us 40 minutes to get back to the hotel

00:05:31and it was, honestly, if you can picture like an under 12 or under 14 bus of, you know, Gaelic football young lads

00:05:39after winning a county final or something, that's what it was like.

00:05:42It was, yeah, the best weeks of our lives, those Ryder Cups.

00:05:46Well, look, I mean, you've been celebrating ever since, the whole of Ireland's been celebrating ever since as well.

00:05:50Look, this is the type of stuff that was going on here.

00:05:53This is you.

00:05:54This is an ad for a little race course.

00:05:58I'm not even sure that was photoshopped.

00:06:00I mean, I'm just trying to work out winning.

00:06:01I definitely can't get that high.

00:06:02Now, the Ryder Cup, of course, it made a lot of headlines for all the wrong reasons as well.

00:06:10Yeah.

00:06:11How bad was that abuse for yourself and Rory out there?

00:06:15Because when you're watching it on TV, you kind of hear you guys talking about it afterwards, but you don't really hear a lot of it.

00:06:22So, how bad was that?

00:06:24Yeah, it was pretty bad.

00:06:26It was, like, I think we were very ready for what was going to happen.

00:06:30I think we were as ready as we could be, but until you're in the situation, you don't actually realize what it's going to be like.

00:06:35And being out there and, yeah, some of the stuff that was said was not very nice, but I think Rory and I definitely used it as fuel and it motivated us to go ahead and win.

00:06:48And I said it, like, after that week, I said, I don't think it helped the Americans much at all.

00:06:52I think it actually, it was harder for them to play in that environment than it probably was for us at times.

00:06:57So, yeah, tried to use it as much to our advantage as we could, but, yeah, like, it was quite difficult.

00:07:03Like, I played the first two days with Rory and I noticed on Sunday when I was playing my match, I didn't get as much abuse, which was quite nice.

00:07:11But, yeah, he had to deal with a lot of stuff over the couple of days.

00:07:14I mean, you guys are pretty tight, aren't you?

00:07:16You've been tight for a wee while now.

00:07:18Yeah, we've become very close over the last number of years and, you know, our wives are really good friends.

00:07:24Our kids are similar age as they hang out together.

00:07:26We live very close to each other in Florida and, like, we do hang out together.

00:07:31We play a lot of golf together and we, you know, sit around in the evenings, go to each other's houses for barbecues and stuff.

00:07:36It's just nice.

00:07:37It's a nice, nice relationship to have.

00:07:39I count myself fortunate to be, you know, good friends with one of the greatest players that's ever played the game.

00:07:44And I get to watch him do his thing and I think it really drives me on to be, you know, a better golfer.

00:07:50Says the Open winner himself.

00:07:52I mean, come on, let's, come on, you know, you know what I mean.

00:08:01I mean, you're hardly playing off double figures yourself.

00:08:05The, you know, so you guys, you know, you hang out together, you play together, you've actually won together.

00:08:09You played in, was it the Zurich?

00:08:11Zurich Classic in New Orleans, yeah.

00:08:12Yeah, and they celebrated together as well.

00:08:16This is, talk us through what's good on here.

00:08:18This is when the lads won.

00:08:19I think I know it's coming here.

00:08:20Here it is, yeah.

00:08:20There you go.

00:08:23Yeah, I wasn't singing.

00:08:24Did you notice that?

00:08:29Yeah.

00:08:29I think I was as surprised as everyone else.

00:08:34He was doing what he was doing.

00:08:35Yeah.

00:08:35I think that was a don't stop believing or in Rory's case, don't start him singing.

00:08:40I think that was a.

00:08:41Yeah, he's not a great singer.

00:08:43He's a better golfer than he is singer.

00:08:44What I love about that clip, I love about that clip is that you're in the background and there's a chance you could have took the mic and you could just see the face going, I'm just going to leave it.

00:08:52Yeah.

00:08:52I'm just going to leave it.

00:08:53Yeah, I couldn't believe what was happening to be honest.

00:08:55We just won and obviously we were very happy and we get up and,

00:08:59stage and there was just like we had to toast all the sponsors and there was like a lot of people there actually in the tent and then the band just asked Rory what his favorite song was or what his karaoke song was and he told them and then he started singing and I just was, yeah, I was, it was, it was interesting.

00:09:17But what was lovely about that, I think, was that, you know, the fans actually, you know, they love that.

00:09:22They love the fact to see you guys out there, you know, wearing your heart on your sleeve and, you know, at the Ryder Cup when things aren't.

00:09:29When you're getting the abuse, a wee bit of bite back, when things are going well, it's, it's showing you're human.

00:09:34Yeah, like, and I always say that, like we, like every professional, you know, golfer, sports person, you know, we just happen to be good, you know, pretty good at what we do.

00:09:44But we're, you know, we're just human beings at the end of the day and we're normal people and, you know, I try and live as normal a life as I can outside of the sport and, yeah, I think stuff like that shows it.

00:09:54You're a proud Offaly man.

00:09:55I think Rory could probably have done with a few singing lessons from your granny whenever he managed to bring the claret jug back to Offaly.

00:10:02See, this is, this is Shane's granny doing her stuff.

00:10:06In the little town of Clara where the bros and the water bled.

00:10:15Come on, Sianna.

00:10:21That was, that was one of the best days ever, like bringing the claret jug down to Clara and have my granny there who's still flying fit.

00:10:32Like she's, she's 88 now and she's gone strong and she's just been on a week, week away with all her friends.

00:10:38So she's delighted that, she'd be delighted that she got a mention here.

00:10:42I'm surprised she's not sitting here beside me actually.

00:10:45Please welcome Shane's granny.

00:10:48But yeah, no, she'd be delighted she's sitting at home with Clara.

00:10:51So hey, granny.

00:10:52Talk to me, talk to me about that week up in Portrush and winning it on Irish soil.

00:10:58I mean, compared to the Ryder Cup, is that, that's still the top memory?

00:11:03Ah, yeah, it's hard to, it's hard to separate them.

00:11:07You know, they're, they're two totally different things.

00:11:09And the Ryder Cup is like so enjoyable because you get to do it with all your friends.

00:11:14And it's like more of a kind of, you know, you know, you have one goal in mind and that's to win.

00:11:20Whereas you're, you're going up to the open in Portrush and you're sort of thinking,

00:11:23I'd like to win a good performance here and I'd like to give myself a chance to win.

00:11:26You know, do I think I'm going to win?

00:11:28I probably, probably not, but I'm going to do as best I can.

00:11:31Like, you know, there's 155 other great golfers there.

00:11:34And to go to Portrush and win by six shots and do it how I did it, you know,

00:11:41the first time the Open had been in Ireland however many years.

00:11:44And for me to go and win that, like individually, I definitely won't top that for the rest of my career.

00:11:49But the Ryder Cup still holds like something in my, inside of me that I love.

00:11:56And like Adair Manor in two years time is something that like even now I think about a lot.

00:12:02It's going to be bouncing, isn't it?

00:12:02It's going to be, it's going to be amazing.

00:12:04And yeah, we're going to, I'm sure we're going to show them some proper good Irish hospitality.

00:12:09And try and retain the trophy, yeah.

00:12:18Yeah, good lad.

00:12:20You know, one of the things at the Open, you know, was seeing your dad, you know, just on that green.

00:12:26And I know he's going to be inducted, Brendan's going to be inducted into the awfully GA Hall of Fame.

00:12:30I mean, how cool is it to now be, you know, as proud as your dad's, you know, sport achievements as he is of yours?

00:12:37Yeah, it's great.

00:12:37Look, he lives for GA, like he really does.

00:12:40Like, you know, and even like this year he was selector for our local club, Clara.

00:12:45So he's, you know, he's still going strong on the sidelines.

00:12:49Probably, you know, saying too much to referees and giving out and doing all of the above.

00:12:54But yeah, and we got promoted back to senior this year as well.

00:12:58So he played a part in that.

00:12:59So yeah, but it's, his love for GA is number one.

00:13:02He obviously loves traveling the world and watching me play golf.

00:13:05But, you know, he will, he will actually not come to a tournament because there will be a match on.

00:13:10So yeah.

00:13:12He's got his priorities right now, hasn't he?

00:13:13He has his priorities in a certain place.

00:13:15I'm not sure they're right.

00:13:15Okay.

00:13:16They're there.

00:13:17Okay, if you had to make a choice, Ryder Cup win or Offaly winning another All-Ireland?

00:13:22I'd say there's probably a better chance of me, us winning the next Ryder Cup, but I'd give him anything to see Offaly walk the steps of Crow Park again, honestly.

00:13:36Yeah.

00:13:36We were chatting there before the show about your two girls and, you know, how much do they spur you on whenever you're out there?

00:13:50Yeah.

00:13:50Look, it's what I do for now, really, to be honest.

00:13:53And, like, I've got a great life.

00:13:58I love what I do.

00:13:59I'm very, very fortunate to have the life I have.

00:14:00But being away from them makes it harder.

00:14:02So, you know, when I am away, I work as hard as I can and try as hard as I can to make them proud.

00:14:07And it's funny, over the last few weeks, like, my eight-year-old, Iris, she's played a decent amount of golf over the last year or so.

00:14:17And then Ivy, our four-year-old, just asked me to go out last week.

00:14:21So she came out for the first time last week.

00:14:23Oh, so good.

00:14:24Yeah, just having them out on the golf course and seeing them grow is cool.

00:14:28And I actually, we only came back from Florida yesterday, so they hadn't seen the toy show.

00:14:32So I left them there at home.

00:14:34We left home this evening and they were watching the toy show as we were leaving.

00:14:37Well, I mean, that means they'll still be up at 1 o'clock tonight, whenever you're getting home.

00:14:42You mentioned Iris there.

00:14:44I think she's coming up pretty hard on the rails here.

00:14:47We've got a clip.

00:14:48This is the Par 3 competition at the Masters.

00:14:51You know, this is just what it's all about.

00:14:53She tells everyone in her class that she's going to play the Masters.

00:14:56So she's like, she's obsessing.

00:14:57Well, I mean, she could play the Masters.

00:14:58Check this out.

00:14:59Here we go.

00:15:00Yeah, she was so excited when this went down.

00:15:01Full house here at Augusta.

00:15:03Look at that.

00:15:04Better putting it out than me.

00:15:06She's coming for you.

00:15:13I really, really hope she's watching at home.

00:15:15She'll be so happy if she's watching at home.

00:15:17So, yeah.

00:15:19Well, look, it is so, so good.

00:15:21I know you're a really, really busy man.

00:15:22What you did last week for Declan, I mean, just completely blew him away.

00:15:27And we were so, so grateful.

00:15:29And for you to come here this week and have a chat with me, I know you have a lot of other

00:15:33things to be doing.

00:15:34And it means the world to me.

00:15:35No, no, no.

00:15:36Thanks for having me.

00:15:36Shane Larry.

00:15:36Cheers.

00:15:37Cheers.

00:15:37Thank you very much.

00:15:41OK.

00:15:42Shane is staying with us as it's a faithful county takeover tonight.

00:15:55As my next guest is a chart-busting singer-songwriter who hails from Offaly via Bedford and whose

00:16:02third album this year went straight to the top of the UK charts.

00:16:05He's here with his future festive classic, It Can't Be Christmas.

00:16:08Please, deck the halls for Mr. Tom Grennan.

00:16:11APPLAUSE

00:16:18I know.

00:16:19I know.

00:16:20Have I gone stupid, maybe?

00:16:35Have I gone mad?

00:16:38Someone save me.

00:16:40There's a man in the sky dropping presents tonight.

00:16:44Can't be.

00:16:45It's too soon for that.

00:16:47Send me a Cupid, baby.

00:16:51I'll make sure it's fast.

00:16:54Someone save me.

00:16:56Can't do this time of year.

00:16:58No, without you, my dear.

00:17:00When you're gone, all turns to black.

00:17:03It can't be Christmas.

00:17:05Christmas.

00:17:06Christmas.

00:17:07Hey, I must be dreaming.

00:17:09Christmas.

00:17:11I see the snow.

00:17:12Nobody's home.

00:17:14Say it ain't true.

00:17:15Say it ain't true.

00:17:16It can't be Christmas.

00:17:21Christmas.

00:17:22I ain't got that feeling.

00:17:24I hear the bells all by myself.

00:17:30Say it ain't true.

00:17:32Control.

00:17:33It can't be Christmas without you, mom.

00:17:39Wherever you might be, come home.

00:17:42Whole roads might be icy, dry, slow.

00:17:46Cause I need you in one piece with four farms who hold me.

00:17:50Forever is under the tree.

00:17:53It can't be Christmas.

00:17:54Christmas.

00:17:55I ain't got that dreaming.

00:17:57I hear the snow.

00:17:58Nobody's home.

00:17:59Say it ain't true.

00:18:00Happy Christmas.

00:18:01I ain't got that dream.

00:18:03I hear the snow.

00:18:06Nobody's home.

00:18:07Say it ain't true.

00:18:08Happy Christmas.

00:18:09Christmas.

00:18:10I ain't got that dream.

00:18:11I ain't got that dream.

00:18:12Christmas

00:18:13I ain't got

00:18:16that feeling

00:18:17I hear

00:18:20the bells all by

00:18:22myself, say it

00:18:24ain't true

00:18:25Ain't got me Christmas

00:18:28without you, say you're on

00:18:30your way, baby

00:18:32On a train

00:18:34or on a plane, baby

00:18:36Take a trip

00:18:38or set a slave, baby

00:18:40Whatever you got

00:18:42the door

00:18:43It can't be Christmas

00:18:45I must be

00:18:48dreaming

00:18:49I see the snow

00:18:53Nobody's home

00:18:55Say it ain't true

00:18:58It can't be Christmas

00:19:02I ain't got that feeling

00:19:05I hear the bells

00:19:10all by myself

00:19:11Say it ain't true

00:19:13Oh

00:19:14It can't be Christmas

00:19:16without you

00:19:18Merry Christmas

00:19:19How are you?

00:19:32Good to see you, man

00:19:33Welcome to the show, fella

00:19:35Good to see you

00:19:36Good to see you

00:19:36There we go

00:19:37Tom Grennan

00:19:38Awfully men

00:19:45They're like buses

00:19:46You don't see one for ages

00:19:47And then two come along

00:19:48There you go

00:19:49Shane and I were just chatting there

00:19:50While you were doing your stuff

00:19:51I mean, your dad is just a few miles down the road

00:19:54From

00:19:54Yeah, he went to school with Shane's mum

00:19:56Did you know that?

00:19:57No

00:19:57Yeah

00:19:58There we go

00:19:58Things could have been very different

00:20:00Could have been

00:20:03Could have been

00:20:04But yeah

00:20:05We're probably cousins somewhere

00:20:08Yeah

00:20:09But I mean

00:20:10You're proud of the awfully heritage, aren't you?

00:20:12Oh, big time, yeah

00:20:13Yeah

00:20:13Big time

00:20:14So, Martin's your dad

00:20:16And he moved over to England

00:20:17How long ago?

00:20:19I'm 30 now

00:20:20He probably moved when he

00:20:21When

00:20:22In the early 90s

00:20:25Yeah

00:20:26And you get back a fair wee bit

00:20:28And you see the cousins

00:20:29Always, yeah

00:20:30It was

00:20:31Christmases

00:20:33It was summers

00:20:33It was every holiday, basically

00:20:35We'd be back in Ballycomber

00:20:37Seeing Granny

00:20:37And seeing all my cousins

00:20:39And yeah

00:20:40Got to shout out Gavin's pub

00:20:41You know Gavin's pub

00:20:42Gavin's pub, yeah

00:20:43I got told to give it out

00:20:44Shout out to them

00:20:45Did you actually, yeah

00:20:45But yeah

00:20:46We'd all be there, really

00:20:48Yeah

00:20:49Okay, so Gavin's pub

00:20:50Apparently we're all going

00:20:51So that's

00:20:52We're all going

00:20:52That's good news for everybody

00:20:54It would be pretty full of all this kind of

00:20:56Yeah, it would

00:20:57It would

00:20:58They thought a shout out

00:20:59Was actually good advertised

00:21:00Until the free pints

00:21:00They're going to have to give us that, yeah

00:21:02So look

00:21:03You're a golfer yourself

00:21:04Well

00:21:05I try to be

00:21:06Yeah

00:21:06I try to be, yeah

00:21:07Your handicap's pretty decent

00:21:09What have you

00:21:09What do you play off?

00:21:1012

00:21:10However

00:21:11However

00:21:12Yeah

00:21:13I know you've got the clear

00:21:14Okay

00:21:14We do

00:21:15You were there watching as well

00:21:18Okay

00:21:19So this is

00:21:20Oh God

00:21:21I remember this

00:21:21Yeah

00:21:21So this is Tom

00:21:24Very

00:21:25Really decent golfer

00:21:26You're playing with

00:21:27Shane's mate

00:21:28Tommy Fleetwood

00:21:28Yeah

00:21:29First tee

00:21:30Yeah

00:21:30Apart from

00:21:31Apart from the open

00:21:33This tournament went

00:21:34Where it's probably

00:21:35The biggest one

00:21:36Biggest one in Europe

00:21:36It's our biggest event

00:21:37Yeah

00:21:37And this is Tom

00:21:40Off the first tee

00:21:41Here we go

00:21:42It is raining to be fair

00:21:44It is raining to be fair

00:21:44Tom

00:21:45Right

00:21:46Right

00:21:47So we'll have another wee look at this

00:21:53Tell us

00:21:54Where Tom was going wrong here

00:21:56Shane

00:21:57Apart from

00:21:58Apart from the trousers

00:21:59I was just about to say

00:22:00I was just about to say

00:22:01The outfit's not a great start

00:22:03Oh that is a ledge outfit

00:22:04Come on

00:22:04That's good

00:22:06Um

00:22:06No I don't know

00:22:07To be honest

00:22:08I'm not

00:22:08I'm not that

00:22:09Listen I had one hour sleep

00:22:11A little quick from the top probably

00:22:11A little quick from the top

00:22:12Well you know

00:22:13You were there watching

00:22:15I had to give it something

00:22:16Yeah

00:22:16But I mean

00:22:18You know

00:22:18You've played in Soccer Aid

00:22:19Yeah yeah

00:22:20You know

00:22:20You've played the golf

00:22:21You're a competitive man

00:22:22I am

00:22:22You don't mind putting yourself

00:22:23Under a wee bit of pressure

00:22:24No

00:22:24Last Christmas

00:22:26When you were chasing

00:22:27Christmas number one

00:22:28You decided to

00:22:29Give yourself a bit of motivation

00:22:31What was that?

00:22:31I went for a tattoo

00:22:32Saying Christmas number one

00:22:352024

00:22:36Would be

00:22:37Dot dot dot

00:22:38Ended up being

00:22:39Wham

00:22:39So

00:22:41I didn't finish the tattoo off

00:22:44I need to

00:22:44There it is

00:22:46So it was a two part tattoo

00:22:47So you got this before Christmas

00:22:48You hoped that your name

00:22:49Was going to be on the end of it

00:22:50I love that Shane was actually

00:22:51Checking out the arms

00:22:52I was going to see if you've got to fill it in

00:22:53No no

00:22:54It's still there

00:22:55It's still there

00:22:56Yeah so this is where it is

00:22:57It's actually on

00:22:58On the leg

00:22:59Is that right?

00:23:00Yeah

00:23:00And uh

00:23:01How did

00:23:02How did

00:23:02There it is

00:23:03There it is yeah

00:23:04Nah listen

00:23:05I thought it would be me

00:23:06And I thought I'd always look down at that

00:23:08And go

00:23:08I did it in 2024

00:23:10However

00:23:11I'm still waiting

00:23:12I'm still waiting

00:23:14It's all good

00:23:15You were prepared to lose your shirt on this

00:23:17Yep

00:23:17This is another little snap

00:23:19That we have

00:23:19Off you

00:23:20During your campaign

00:23:21To be Christmas number one

00:23:23What's this one?

00:23:24This is

00:23:24Oh

00:23:25Yes

00:23:25That's what's going on there

00:23:27Yes

00:23:28There you go

00:23:29See

00:23:30Someone appreciates it

00:23:32Do you know what I mean?

00:23:33The dog doesn't look too impressed

00:23:34The dog wasn't happy

00:23:35The dog wasn't that impressed

00:23:37No

00:23:37He's looking at

00:23:38I actually

00:23:40I go back

00:23:41I hope my daughter's not sitting at home

00:23:42Watching this

00:23:42Yeah

00:23:43It's taking a turn Shane

00:23:51I'm sorry

00:23:52Now I didn't realise this

00:23:56But you're actually the voice for an advert

00:24:00That Shane you have absolutely no need for

00:24:02Whatsoever

00:24:04If I said to the audience

00:24:06Gillette

00:24:07Gillette Samantha

00:24:09It's iconic

00:24:11Is that you?

00:24:12That's me

00:24:13Yeah

00:24:13Did you not know that?

00:24:14This is

00:24:14Really?

00:24:15Yeah

00:24:15That's top

00:24:16So when did that happen?

00:24:19It was during the Euros

00:24:21And it became a little bit of like a

00:24:23Bit of an anthem actually

00:24:25Yeah

00:24:26For the English squad

00:24:28Yeah

00:24:28And around the world

00:24:29As we can see

00:24:31But no

00:24:32They just asked me to do it

00:24:34I never thought it would be such a massive thing

00:24:36And now like

00:24:37I've done so much

00:24:38With my career

00:24:39And I'm really really proud of

00:24:40And I'm proud of the Gillette thing

00:24:42But when I'm walking down the street

00:24:43People go

00:24:44Oh my god

00:24:45I'm like

00:24:46Yeah

00:24:46It's me

00:24:47And they're like

00:24:47The Gillette guy

00:24:49Yeah

00:24:50The Gillette guy

00:24:52But I mean that keeps

00:24:53The current account

00:24:54Ticking over

00:24:55Listen

00:24:55That is paid

00:24:56For a few things

00:24:58Do you know what I mean?

00:24:59Yeah

00:24:59So we're talking about your dad Martin

00:25:02He has been over

00:25:03In England for over 30 years

00:25:06But it's fair to say

00:25:08That he hasn't lost

00:25:09His Irish ways

00:25:11No

00:25:11He always says to me

00:25:12I said to him

00:25:14Would you ever

00:25:15Like have lost the accent

00:25:17Because a lot of people do

00:25:18When they move over

00:25:19And he said

00:25:19I'd never have an English accent

00:25:21In my life

00:25:21Yeah

00:25:22And I say to him

00:25:24Fair play

00:25:24Yeah

00:25:25But he's very proud of you

00:25:27And we've got a little clip

00:25:28This is a clip of you

00:25:29Playing him

00:25:30A new song

00:25:31Oh right

00:25:32And from

00:25:33From your TikTok

00:25:34Right

00:25:35And if anybody's in any doubt

00:25:37That Martin's dad is Irish

00:25:38You won't be in any doubt

00:25:40After this clip

00:25:40Just hold on now Tom

00:25:43What?

00:25:44I have a feeling

00:25:44That something like this

00:25:46Was on Tic Tac before

00:25:47Yeah

00:25:48You're going to try

00:25:48And break my f***ing heart Tom

00:25:49Listening to a f***ing song again

00:25:52I won't know what to do Tom

00:25:54F***ing

00:25:55F***ing

00:25:56F***ing

00:25:56And everything

00:25:57So

00:25:58F***ing

00:25:59Play it

00:26:00Yeah

00:26:00And I won't get emotional

00:26:02If I can

00:26:03F***ing all right now isn't it

00:26:05Yeah

00:26:05F***ing wonderful

00:26:07But what I love about that

00:26:13Is

00:26:14See

00:26:14He's pride

00:26:16He's so so proud of you

00:26:17Oh he is

00:26:18He's the most proudest dad ever

00:26:19And

00:26:20He just loves

00:26:21That I'm living my dream

00:26:23And

00:26:24And doing what I can

00:26:25Just to get out in the world

00:26:26And

00:26:27I feel like

00:26:28My dad

00:26:28He came over to England

00:26:30With

00:26:31With nothing in his pocket

00:26:32And he's built

00:26:32A family

00:26:33And he just

00:26:34Yeah like I say

00:26:35He's really buzzing

00:26:36For me to

00:26:36To go out

00:26:37And be travelling the world

00:26:38With what I do

00:26:39It's amazing

00:26:40I tell you what though

00:26:47He loves the fame though

00:26:48He loves

00:26:49Oh he loves it mate

00:26:50You should see him at a show

00:26:51He's there

00:26:52Doing autographs

00:26:53Taking photos

00:26:54He loves it

00:26:56All the good stuff

00:26:56Yeah

00:26:57You're a dad now yourself

00:26:58I am a dad now myself

00:27:00How's that treating you

00:27:01Oh I'm loving it

00:27:03Completely changed

00:27:04They say obviously

00:27:05It changes your world

00:27:06And it does

00:27:07You know

00:27:07Her name's Dottie

00:27:09And she's just a bundle of joy

00:27:11And

00:27:11Obviously I've been away quite a lot

00:27:13She was born in March

00:27:14And then I had to kind of go away

00:27:16About two weeks after

00:27:18After she was born

00:27:19So I've missed quite a bit

00:27:22But

00:27:22You know

00:27:23Knowing that I'm going home

00:27:25To my wife

00:27:26And my little girl

00:27:27Is the best feeling in the world

00:27:29Best Christmas present there is

00:27:31Look

00:27:32We have a

00:27:34We've got a little present here

00:27:37There you go

00:27:39I love that

00:27:43Thank you very much

00:27:45That's so sweet

00:27:47Thank you very much

00:27:48That is cool

00:27:49Thank you guys

00:27:50So that's from us

00:27:51Thank you

00:27:52You're also playing Cork next year

00:27:54Will any of the family be coming down to that

00:27:56Oh there'll be bus food

00:27:57Yeah

00:27:58Yeah

00:27:58Yeah yeah

00:27:59The whole of Cork

00:28:00Free tickets to the Valley Cumber

00:28:01100%

00:28:02100%

00:28:03Well we're going to that pub first

00:28:05Before we go there

00:28:05Yeah

00:28:06One step at a time

00:28:07So look

00:28:08This is the album here

00:28:11Tom's bringing his brilliant live show

00:28:13It's a live at the marquee

00:28:15Cork 9th of July

00:28:162026

00:28:17It's going to be Tom's only stop

00:28:19On his summer tour

00:28:20Yeah

00:28:21You can get your tickets

00:28:22Ticketmaster.ie

00:28:23And Tom's album

00:28:24Here it is

00:28:25Everywhere I went

00:28:27Led me to where

00:28:28I didn't want to be

00:28:30It's a long one

00:28:30Ain't that the truth

00:28:31Now

00:28:34Tom Gerland

00:28:37Thank you man

00:28:38Thanks guys

00:28:39Now

00:28:42Before we let you go

00:28:44We know playing golf with Tommy Fleetwood

00:28:48Didn't really work out

00:28:49So we thought you might like to join

00:28:51The awfully dream team tonight

00:28:52And play golf with Shane

00:28:53Who would like to see that

00:28:54We'd like to see

00:28:55The guys

00:28:55There we go

00:28:57I don't know if you saw the toy show

00:29:00Last week

00:29:01Tom

00:29:02But there was a young golf fan

00:29:03Named Declan

00:29:04And he introduced us to something

00:29:05Called pitch and potty

00:29:07So lads

00:29:08Walk this way

00:29:09Come with me

00:29:10We thought

00:29:10You might like to have a quick game

00:29:12Of it tonight

00:29:13Pitch and potty

00:29:14Here we go

00:29:15Come on down

00:29:18So look Tom

00:29:22You can play with me

00:29:23Which obviously

00:29:25Is sort of Ryder Cup rules

00:29:26Shane needs somebody

00:29:28To play with

00:29:29There's only one man

00:29:30Really Shane

00:29:31For the job

00:29:31Would you please welcome

00:29:32The king

00:29:33Of pitch and potty

00:29:35And self

00:29:35Brother Tom

00:29:36And Stecklin

00:29:38Good to see you

00:29:50Declan

00:29:51Great to see you

00:29:53There you go

00:29:54Fantastic

00:29:56He's ready

00:29:57He's ready

00:29:58So so so Declan

00:30:04Look here's what we're going to do

00:30:05Okay

00:30:06So so Tom and I

00:30:07We're going to be playing

00:30:08Against you and Shane

00:30:09So so we let

00:30:11The bad golfer go first

00:30:14And then the half decent golfer

00:30:16And then you guys

00:30:18How does that sound

00:30:19Yeah

00:30:19What sort of week have you had

00:30:21Has it been exciting

00:30:21Yeah

00:30:22It's been very good

00:30:24And I've been on the newspaper

00:30:26And I've been on TV

00:30:29Yeah

00:30:29Fantastic

00:30:30And how's your sister

00:30:39Is she still okay

00:30:40Yeah

00:30:40She's just back there

00:30:42Is she behaving herself

00:30:44Yeah

00:30:44I say so

00:30:45Okay great

00:30:46So look

00:30:47Here's what we're going to do

00:30:48We're going to try to get one each in

00:30:49So that's the balls there

00:30:51So you take one

00:30:51Yeah

00:30:52If you take those

00:30:52If you take that

00:30:54Okay

00:30:54And you hang on to that

00:30:56So look I'll go first

00:30:57Then it's Tom next

00:30:58So this is

00:30:59Wow

00:30:59To be the greatest golfer

00:31:02What advice would you give me

00:31:05To be the best golfer

00:31:06Tom you're up next

00:31:07All right

00:31:08Here we go

00:31:08All right

00:31:09What advice would you give me

00:31:10To be the best golfer

00:31:11In the world

00:31:11To be Jack Nick

00:31:13And this is my book

00:31:14Of Nightmare

00:31:14Oh

00:31:15Okay

00:31:16Your time big man

00:31:18Practice hard

00:31:19All righty

00:31:20So here we go

00:31:21We've got a few extra here

00:31:22We're doing some serious talk

00:31:23We're doing some chats here

00:31:24Here we go

00:31:25Have another go

00:31:29Oh

00:31:34There we go

00:31:45That's it

00:31:45Everyone's expecting me

00:31:55To get this in

00:31:55Okay

00:31:56Here come back here

00:31:57Come back here

00:31:57Now

00:31:57Everyone's expecting

00:32:00Big things here

00:32:00Have a look at this

00:32:01Here we go

00:32:03We have the prize

00:32:18So last week

00:32:20Declan gave me this

00:32:22Which was from

00:32:22From the potty

00:32:24From the toilet

00:32:24So that's for the winner

00:32:27There you go

00:32:27It's

00:32:28It's

00:32:29There you go

00:32:30Declan

00:32:30There you go

00:32:32Thank you

00:32:32And I believe you've got something

00:32:34To say to Shane

00:32:34Is that right?

00:32:35Yeah

00:32:36Yeah

00:32:36Come right here

00:32:36Tell us what you want to say

00:32:37Thank you

00:32:38Thank you for the signed flag

00:32:41And to be the world's greatest golfer

00:32:44And beat Jack Nicklaus' record

00:32:47Of 18 majors

00:32:49What advice would you give me?

00:32:51I would say

00:32:59A couple of things

00:33:00Practice hard

00:33:01Never stop enjoying it

00:33:04And follow your dreams

00:33:06Good job

00:33:10That was so cool

00:33:11Brilliant

00:33:12Thank you

00:33:13Well done

00:33:14Thank you

00:33:15It's such a good story

00:33:16Well done

00:33:17Tom

00:33:19Shane

00:33:20And Declan

00:33:21I carry for her

00:33:25I carry

00:33:26Oh there we go

00:33:27Okay

00:33:28Here's a chance to win this week's competition

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00:34:37Here comes the question

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00:35:06Lines will close at 11pm tonight

00:35:08We'll be calling the lucky winner before the end of the show

00:35:11And you'll need to take that call if you want to win the prize

00:35:14Good luck

00:35:14Okay still to come

00:35:16Jason Byrne, Dancing with the Stars, Judge Odie Mabusei

00:35:19And Oscar winning Hollywood legend Brendan Fraser will be here

00:35:23Don't go away, back after these

00:35:24Oh yeah

00:35:29Candice burning low

00:35:31Lots of mystical

00:35:34Lots of snow and ice

00:35:37Everywhere we go

00:35:40The horse with holly

00:35:42Sing sweet silent night

00:35:45Fill the tree with angels

00:35:47Pretty, pretty night

00:35:50Gonna sleep and wake up

00:35:53Welcome back to the Late Late Show

00:35:55My next guest is an Academy Award winner

00:35:58Who has lit up the silver screen

00:35:59In some of the most memorable Hollywood blockbusters

00:36:02Of the past 30 years

00:36:03From Georgia the Jungle

00:36:04To the Mummy Trilogy

00:36:06To leaving the Oscars

00:36:08In Raptures

00:36:09With his incredible performance in The Wheel

00:36:10He has always been a guaranteed crowd pleaser

00:36:13And that is before I also tell you

00:36:15He's Irish

00:36:16Would you please welcome Brendan Fraser

00:36:18Well welcome back

00:36:39Welcome to Ireland should we say welcome home Brendan

00:36:43Yes you should

00:36:44Yeah

00:36:44I'm glad to be here

00:36:45You recently found out that you had Irish ancestry

00:36:49I do

00:36:50My family are the divine family

00:36:53You do realise you don't need to say anything more

00:36:57Right

00:36:57The whole of Ireland is going

00:36:58Would that be the divines from

00:37:00My great great grandfather

00:37:05Went across the Atlantic in a rusty boat

00:37:10At age of 11

00:37:11To escape the famine

00:37:13He landed in Pennsylvania

00:37:15Became a coal miner

00:37:16And later a candy salesman

00:37:19And you know what's interesting about it is

00:37:23In the new movie

00:37:24Your character

00:37:25Phillip

00:37:26Yeah

00:37:26His backstory

00:37:28Whenever he's telling one of the other characters

00:37:30Who he is

00:37:31I noticed that you actually

00:37:32The character said that

00:37:34He has some Irish heritage

00:37:35So that was an ad-lib line

00:37:37Well it actually worked out just great

00:37:39Because the little actress

00:37:40Who we have in our film

00:37:41Her name's Shannon Gorman

00:37:42Her mum's Japanese

00:37:44Her father is proper Irish

00:37:47His name's Victor

00:37:47And she speaks her English

00:37:50With an Irish accent

00:37:52Yes

00:37:52You've got to see this new movie

00:37:55Congratulations Brendan

00:37:57Rental family

00:37:58I was lucky enough to watch it last night

00:38:00And it's got so much heart

00:38:02And it's just life affirming

00:38:03And I laughed and I cried

00:38:06Tell us a little bit about it

00:38:07Sure

00:38:07It's a film

00:38:09About making human connection

00:38:12Proper ones

00:38:12In an age when we may find ourselves

00:38:15Feeling more and more detached

00:38:16In an increasingly synthesized

00:38:19And cynical world

00:38:21And the antidote to that

00:38:22Is really, well, empathy

00:38:23So it's set in Tokyo

00:38:26An American actor, Phillip

00:38:29Is being employed

00:38:32On and off as sometimes actor

00:38:36In Tokyo

00:38:37He found work when he arrived

00:38:40As a mascot

00:38:41For a toothpaste company

00:38:43As Mr. Clearo Brighto

00:38:45And we shot a commercial

00:38:47A Japanese commercial

00:38:48To tell the story

00:38:51And it's given him

00:38:53A great deal of automatic fame

00:38:54And, but his luck burned off

00:38:57Some seven years later

00:38:58When we meet him

00:38:59And he's approached

00:39:00By a man who gives him his card

00:39:03And says, maybe I could use you

00:39:05I own a rental family agency

00:39:06And he says, what's a rental family agency?

00:39:09Well, that's an agency

00:39:11That sells emotion

00:39:12To people who feel like

00:39:14They're missing that connection

00:39:15Of members of their own families

00:39:16And this is a business

00:39:18That has existed since the 1980s

00:39:20Some 300 of them

00:39:21Are still doing business right now

00:39:24Yeah, this is a real thing

00:39:26That happens in Japan

00:39:27Because I thought

00:39:28Wow, what a cool idea

00:39:29For a movie

00:39:30But it's a real thing

00:39:31It is indeed

00:39:32As it goes

00:39:34There is almost

00:39:37An epidemic proportion

00:39:39Of loneliness

00:39:40In a place like Tokyo

00:39:42Or any major city

00:39:43For that matter

00:39:44And there are certain

00:39:46Stigmas attached to

00:39:47Mental health issues

00:39:48In Japanese culture

00:39:50But the work around is

00:39:52To hire members of a family

00:39:54To come in

00:39:55Stand in

00:39:56As a surrogate of sorts

00:39:58Brother, sister

00:39:59You name it

00:40:00And the film itself

00:40:02Lives in the world

00:40:04Between the pretend

00:40:05And make believe

00:40:05Of a performer

00:40:06And the reality

00:40:08Of who they really are

00:40:09Who are the people

00:40:09Who employ this service

00:40:14And who are the people

00:40:14Who give it

00:40:15Well, that's where

00:40:17The magic happens

00:40:18In this film

00:40:19That's written

00:40:20Directed by Japanese

00:40:21Writer and director

00:40:23Hikari

00:40:23And she's here tonight

00:40:25It is a beautiful movie

00:40:26We have a little clip

00:40:27You are so, so good in this

00:40:28Check this out

00:40:29So, what do you think

00:40:33We do here?

00:40:35We sell emotion

00:40:36How?

00:40:37We play roles

00:40:38In clients' lives

00:40:39Parents, siblings

00:40:40Boyfriends, girlfriends

00:40:42Best friends

00:40:43And help them connect

00:40:45To what's missing

00:40:45I'm just an actor

00:40:47I don't know how to help people

00:40:48What I'm offering here

00:40:49Is a chance to play roles

00:40:51With real meaning

00:40:52What do you need me for?

00:40:54We need a talking white guy

00:40:56Now, I know Japan

00:41:07Is a place very close to your heart

00:41:08When you went there

00:41:09You didn't rent a family

00:41:10You rented something

00:41:11Slightly more unusual

00:41:12For an afternoon

00:41:13Yeah, a capybara

00:41:14Okay

00:41:15And one afternoon a hedgehog

00:41:17I stayed away from the Super Mario carts

00:41:20Those are way too dangerous for me

00:41:21Yeah

00:41:22But, yeah, you can rent

00:41:23Just about anything in Tokyo

00:41:24You can rent a grandma

00:41:26If you want to

00:41:26You know, whenever you have been in so many big movies

00:41:33And your career has gone the way that it's gone

00:41:35We just need to take a moment to congratulate you

00:41:38On the whale

00:41:39I mean, what a performance

00:41:42That was

00:41:44When you've been there and done it

00:41:53You know

00:41:53What does it mean

00:41:54To win an Academy Award?

00:41:56Oh, I want to be worthy of it

00:41:59I have many, many people to still thank

00:42:01Who brought me that far

00:42:02There were some incredibly talented guys

00:42:05Alongside me in that category

00:42:06Paul and Colin

00:42:09Ireland's own

00:42:11We didn't know which way

00:42:13It would go when the envelope was opened

00:42:15And I was probably more astonished

00:42:17Than anyone else to hear my name called

00:42:19And I'm the lucky guy

00:42:20Who got to thank

00:42:21Everyone from the world's biggest stage

00:42:24For that time

00:42:24And we were the lucky guys

00:42:26Who got to see you in it

00:42:26I mean, what a transformation

00:42:28Talk to us about

00:42:29How much work went into that

00:42:33Well, it was clearly a lot of transformational makeup

00:42:37That's Charlie

00:42:37As you can see

00:42:39He's a large man

00:42:40He is bound to the couch in his home

00:42:45His tiny apartment

00:42:46And when we meet him

00:42:48It's the last days of his

00:42:50Well, his time on earth

00:42:51And he knows it

00:42:52But to complete his own journey

00:42:56He wants to reconnect with his daughter

00:42:58If that is possible

00:42:59Charlie's an English teacher by trade

00:43:01He teaches online

00:43:03Because he feels ashamed

00:43:04To show himself on a webcam

00:43:07Until a key moment in the movie

00:43:08But to create Charlie

00:43:11It required elaborate costuming

00:43:15About four or five hours

00:43:19Of prosthetic makeup

00:43:21That was 3D printed by Adrian Moreau

00:43:23Who won an Oscar for this look that year

00:43:26I actually did our toy show last week

00:43:28And I had to dress up as the Grinch

00:43:29And even just to do that

00:43:30It was like three hours in the chair

00:43:32So you were doing that

00:43:33What, four or five hours

00:43:34Every day for

00:43:35Oh, probably 30-something days

00:43:37Yeah

00:43:38Wow

00:43:38Yeah

00:43:38Wow

00:43:39I loved every day

00:43:40How did you do?

00:43:43Did you like get it off my face?

00:43:44Did you feel like

00:43:45Yeah, it's that weird thing, isn't it?

00:43:48Where, you know, it's

00:43:49You kind of think it's getting ready

00:43:50But then it takes another two hours

00:43:52To get the whole thing off again, you know

00:43:53Did you do stop motion camera work

00:43:55To show how long

00:43:56And the build-up of it?

00:43:57Yeah, no, we did a bit of that

00:43:59And this is Ireland

00:44:00So nobody cared

00:44:01That's how it works

00:44:04Before we let you go

00:44:06There's some good news

00:44:09We believe Rick O'Connell

00:44:10Is coming back

00:44:11In the mummy

00:44:13I hope to have

00:44:20Happy confirmational news soon

00:44:22So please be patient

00:44:25Along with me

00:44:26For just a bit longer

00:44:27Before I open my mouth

00:44:28And say it's the wrong thing

00:44:30But my lips are sealed

00:44:33Okay, this is good news

00:44:36We'll take that

00:44:37As a yes

00:44:38So you're in time

00:44:39For a couple of days

00:44:41I'm on a plane tomorrow

00:44:43You're on a plane tomorrow?

00:44:44Yes

00:44:44Okay, so we only got one night

00:44:45Okay, this is great

00:44:46It's

00:44:47We're also going to be seeing you

00:44:50With Kerry Condon

00:44:51Pretty soon

00:44:51Yes

00:44:52A film

00:44:53By writer-director

00:44:55Anthony Maris

00:44:56Australian

00:44:57Kerry

00:44:57Is

00:44:58Working with me

00:45:00In the film

00:45:01Pressure

00:45:01About the weekend

00:45:02Before the landing

00:45:03On Normandy Beach

00:45:04On June 4th, 1944

00:45:11And there was a weatherstorm

00:45:14As history lets us know

00:45:15That weekend

00:45:16And it was no small matter

00:45:20To push the date back

00:45:23Because of the bad weather

00:45:24These troops wouldn't have

00:45:25Been able to land

00:45:26So Andrew Scott's character

00:45:29Who is a biologist

00:45:30And a meteorologist

00:45:34Has to swim upstream

00:45:35And speak to the joint chiefs

00:45:37Of staff

00:45:37That weekend

00:45:39Before the amphibious assault

00:45:40Of Operation Overlord

00:45:41On the Normandy beaches

00:45:42And he has to convince them

00:45:45That the weather is real

00:45:46And if you don't listen to me

00:45:48There will be a calamity

00:45:50But there is a window

00:45:51Of 11 hours

00:45:52And I played

00:45:54General Eisenhower

00:45:55And these are the conversations

00:45:58That happened that weekend

00:45:59That make one of the biggest

00:46:00Historical decisions of our lives

00:46:01And we can't wait to see that

00:46:03Also we can't wait to see

00:46:05Rental Family

00:46:06Rental Family will be in cinemas

00:46:07From January the 16th

00:46:09It has been a delight

00:46:11Thank you so so much

00:46:12Brendan Fraser

00:46:13Thank you

00:46:15Thank you

00:46:16Thank you

00:46:17Thank you

00:46:17Okay here's another chance

00:46:20For you at home

00:46:21To win this week's competition

00:46:22Roll it there Michael

00:46:23I'm still here soaking up

00:46:25All the festive atmosphere

00:46:26At the gorgeous five star

00:46:28Powerscourt hotel resort

00:46:29And spa in County Wicklow

00:46:31A gem in the garden of Ireland

00:46:32It's the perfect hideaway

00:46:34For every season

00:46:35And this cosy getaway

00:46:36Could be all yours tonight

00:46:37You and a friend

00:46:40Will check in for three nights

00:46:41Staying in the Powerscourt

00:46:42Signature suite

00:46:43Where luxury awaits

00:46:45We're also giving you

00:46:505,000 euro

00:46:51In tax-free cash

00:46:52For your Christmas stocking too

00:46:54Cheers to that

00:46:55Indulge with the treatment

00:46:58Each

00:46:59In the hotel's gorgeous spa

00:47:00There's lots to see and do

00:47:02With miles of gorgeous

00:47:03Walking trails

00:47:04Hang out with the locals

00:47:07Isn't she beautiful

00:47:09The menus here are brimming

00:47:11With the best of local ingredients

00:47:12My favourite part

00:47:14Afternoon tea

00:47:15Now where to start?

00:47:17Time to test if you're as wise

00:47:19As this owl

00:47:19Here comes the question

00:47:20Which of these much-loved

00:47:23Christmas anthems

00:47:24Was made famous

00:47:25By the Pogues

00:47:26And Kirsty McCall

00:47:27Was it

00:47:27Fairy Tale of New York

00:47:29Last Christmas

00:47:30Or

00:47:30All I Want for Christmas Is You

00:47:32To enter

00:47:33Call

00:47:341517 7171 81

00:47:36Or text the word

00:47:38Late

00:47:38Followed by your answer

00:47:39And name

00:47:40To 57886

00:47:42Maximum cost per entry

00:47:43Is 2 euro 50

00:47:44You must be over 18 to enter

00:47:46Full details are on

00:47:47RTE.ie forward slash competitions

00:47:49Lines will close

00:47:50At 11pm tonight

00:47:52We'll be calling

00:47:52The lucky winner

00:47:53Before the end of the show

00:47:54And you'll need to take that call

00:47:56If you want to win the prize

00:47:57Good luck

00:47:58Now Christmas as we know

00:48:01Is all about family

00:48:01But unfortunately not

00:48:03Everyone will make it home

00:48:04This year

00:48:05So this week

00:48:06We asked some of our audience

00:48:07Overseas

00:48:08Who watch us every week

00:48:09To share their special

00:48:11Christmas messages

00:48:12Roll it there Michael

00:48:14Hi Nanny

00:48:15We're just leaving you

00:48:16A little message to say

00:48:17Happy Christmas

00:48:18From all of us

00:48:19From Nico

00:48:20Lara

00:48:21Ross

00:48:22And Della

00:48:23From Norway to

00:48:25Blessing County

00:48:25We won't be home this year

00:48:27So we're just going to say

00:48:27Have a nice Christmas

00:48:28And hopefully we'll see you

00:48:29In the new year

00:48:30Bye Nanny

00:48:31Bye

00:48:32So does anybody

00:48:35Anybody recognise those people

00:48:38How about you

00:48:40Mary Finnegan

00:48:42From Blessington

00:48:43How you getting on there

00:48:45Mary

00:48:45How are you?

00:48:46Are you well?

00:48:47Yes

00:48:47I'm good

00:48:48Great

00:48:48So did you recognise those guys

00:48:51There in that clip?

00:48:53No

00:48:53No I didn't

00:48:55You didn't?

00:48:57She doesn't know him with the beard

00:48:59Oh she doesn't

00:48:59Oh she doesn't know him with the beard

00:49:01So this is Catherine her daughter

00:49:03Can you tell us who is in that?

00:49:04That was Ross and Belle

00:49:06And Nico and Lara

00:49:08And she

00:49:09Ross

00:49:10In Norway

00:49:11He was saying hello to you from Norway

00:49:13Oh

00:49:15Yeah

00:49:15So he was in Norway

00:49:18When was the last time that you saw him?

00:49:20Three years

00:49:21Maybe

00:49:22Yeah it might be three years ago

00:49:23They're not going to be making it home for Christmas

00:49:26Oh

00:49:27So

00:49:28We kind of thought

00:49:31We'd maybe jump in the middle of that

00:49:33And change that

00:49:34Because we have a little surprise for you now

00:49:36If you would like to look at those curtains there

00:49:40Please welcome

00:49:41Ross and Bella and Nico

00:49:44And their new arrival

00:49:45Lara

00:49:46Oh my

00:49:47Come this way with us Mary

00:49:53There we go

00:49:54If you want to come

00:49:56We'll get you over here

00:49:58You want to sit down in there Mary

00:50:07There we go

00:50:09If you sit there

00:50:11Great

00:50:12And if you want to

00:50:14Hop in round the back there Catherine

00:50:17There you go

00:50:18Now Ross and Bella

00:50:20And Nico

00:50:21Thank you

00:50:24Thank you

00:50:26Now Mary

00:50:31You are 98 years young

00:50:35And

00:50:39We know that you have a host of other grandchildren

00:50:45And great grandchildren

00:50:47And great great grandchildren as well Mary

00:50:51Yes

00:50:52And so we thought

00:50:54You might like to see

00:50:56Some of them as well

00:50:58Would you please welcome the Finnegan family

00:50:59There's 13 grandchildren

00:51:0159 great grandchildren

00:51:04And one great great grandchild

00:51:06Here we go

00:51:07It's Emma and Sam

00:51:09And Lily

00:51:09And Ben

00:51:10And Harry

00:51:11And Freddie

00:51:11And Anna

00:51:12And Alex

00:51:13Charlie

00:51:14And David

00:51:15And Georgie

00:51:16Sophia

00:51:16Dara

00:51:17Annie

00:51:18Rosie

00:51:19Bella

00:51:19They're all coming

00:51:20Tara

00:51:21Roland

00:51:21Rex and Carl

00:51:22Ruben and Darcy

00:51:24Grace

00:51:25Emmeline

00:51:26Sean Ove

00:51:27Dara

00:51:27Rebecca

00:51:28Jake and Alex

00:51:29And Evie

00:51:30And Evan

00:51:31And Rosie

00:51:31They're still coming

00:51:32Ella

00:51:33And Cian

00:51:34And Carly

00:51:35Yes

00:51:35Evie

00:51:37And Ashley

00:51:37And Tag

00:51:39And Sophie

00:51:40Ray

00:51:41And Anitha

00:51:42And Caelan

00:51:42And Cara

00:51:43Lacey

00:51:43And Claire

00:51:44Amy

00:51:45Michael

00:51:45Evan

00:51:46Macy

00:51:46Keith

00:51:47And Lauren

00:51:47Kelly

00:51:47And Sophia

00:51:48Dara

00:51:49Dara

00:51:50And Jonathan

00:51:51Jack

00:51:52Lucy

00:51:52Faye

00:51:53Lorna

00:51:54Ali

00:51:54Carrie

00:51:55And Saoirse

00:51:56Sean

00:51:56Connor

00:51:57And Liam

00:51:58Finn

00:51:58And Grace

00:51:59Caelan

00:52:00Noah

00:52:01And Ashley

00:52:02Bella

00:52:02And Shane

00:52:03Mary

00:52:04Congratulations

00:52:06The whole family

00:52:07Are here

00:52:07To see you

00:52:08There you go

00:52:21So that's

00:52:24Well done

00:52:32Well done

00:52:33You

00:52:33Now Mary

00:52:34That's

00:52:35That's

00:52:35The good news

00:52:36That everybody

00:52:36You want to hop

00:52:37Round here

00:52:37Bella

00:52:37There you go

00:52:38Come round here

00:52:38With Catherine

00:52:39There you go

00:52:40Great

00:52:40Now that's

00:52:41The good news

00:52:41That they're all

00:52:42Home

00:52:42And the bad news

00:52:43Is Mary

00:52:44That you're

00:52:44Cooking

00:52:45Sunday

00:52:46They're cooking

00:52:47Christmas lunch

00:52:48For them all

00:52:48Oh yeah

00:52:49Yeah

00:52:50It's a big

00:52:50Delightful

00:52:51How does it

00:52:52How does it feel

00:52:53To have them all

00:52:54Here

00:52:54It's great

00:52:55Yeah

00:52:56It's a big surprise

00:52:58It's a big surprise

00:53:00Well you deserve it

00:53:01And we're delighted

00:53:01That they're here for you

00:53:02Give it up one more time

00:53:04For Mary Finnegan

00:53:05And the family

00:53:05Well done you

00:53:07Well played

00:53:08Okay

00:53:09It's time to come

00:53:10We're going to be

00:53:11Hot seven

00:53:12Into Christmas

00:53:12For some of the class

00:53:13At Dancing with the Stars

00:53:142026

00:53:15And if he makes it off

00:53:16The naughty set

00:53:17Jason Byrne will be here

00:53:18We're going to be back

00:53:18Right after these

00:53:19Well done

00:53:20Well done

00:53:21Well done

00:53:22Well done

00:53:23Well done

00:53:24Well done

00:53:25Santa Claus is coming to town

00:53:27Santa Claus is coming to town

00:53:30You better watch out

00:53:32You better not cry

00:53:34You better not cry

00:53:36You better not cry

00:53:37I'm telling you why

00:53:39Santa Claus is coming to town

00:53:42Santa Claus is coming to town

00:53:45Santa Claus is coming to town

00:53:48Welcome back to The Liliet Show

00:53:49My next guest is Ireland's Santa Claus of Comedy

00:53:53who has been delivering laughs across the world for 30 years

00:53:56for one night only

00:53:58He's off the naughty step

00:53:59But let's be honest

00:54:00It probably won't be for long

00:54:01Would you please welcome

00:54:02Jason Byrne

00:54:04Oh wow

00:54:05Oh my god

00:54:20Yeah

00:54:20Have you recovered from the Mary Finnegan invasion?

00:54:23That's well

00:54:26My family are from Finglas

00:54:27So it's the same

00:54:29Yeah

00:54:29The same type of

00:54:30Huge family

00:54:31But fair play to her

00:54:32All those people came from that woman

00:54:34That's amazing

00:54:35Well I mean in a DNA way

00:54:37You know what I mean

00:54:38We know what you're trying to say

00:54:41Oh yeah

00:54:41Yeah

00:54:42Sorry

00:54:42So she's an amazing woman

00:54:43Yeah

00:54:44Fair play to her

00:54:44So look

00:54:45You're looking well

00:54:47Oh yeah

00:54:48Thanks very much

00:54:48Yeah

00:54:49Oh my god

00:54:49I got me hair done

00:54:50Got the gruega done

00:54:51I got me hair done

00:54:52I got the

00:54:52It's only a week now

00:54:54Yeah

00:54:54That I got the hair put in the top here

00:54:57Alright okay

00:54:57I got it taken off the back of my head

00:54:59And put in

00:55:00I did

00:55:01I know people don't believe me

00:55:02But I did

00:55:03Can you see it there

00:55:04It's just got put in there

00:55:05So the fella

00:55:06Morris put it in

00:55:07HRBR

00:55:08Black

00:55:08Down there

00:55:09In Black Rock

00:55:10Okay

00:55:10So posh implants

00:55:11Right

00:55:12Yeah

00:55:12So I got that done

00:55:14And it's mad that we

00:55:15I mean your hair

00:55:16You've always had it like this

00:55:17Haven't you

00:55:17I mean like a

00:55:18Yeah sort of grey

00:55:19And yes

00:55:20Like a

00:55:20With a boy's face

00:55:21With a boy

00:55:22You always look lovely

00:55:23With the face of an angel

00:55:24Like yourself

00:55:25Yes exactly

00:55:25So I got it

00:55:27I got it done

00:55:28But you know like

00:55:29People go

00:55:29When you get the hair done

00:55:30In Ireland

00:55:30You get the slags

00:55:31Do you know what I mean

00:55:32Yeah

00:55:32And that's

00:55:33Because some people go

00:55:34Oh I don't want to tell people

00:55:35I got it done

00:55:35Well I mean

00:55:36I'm on the late night

00:55:37Saying I got it done

00:55:37So there you go

00:55:38But the slags can be

00:55:41Why did you get it done

00:55:41Well I mean

00:55:43Basically the hair

00:55:44Was all over the camp

00:55:45You know what I mean

00:55:46Yeah

00:55:46I mean

00:55:46Me dad had loads of hair

00:55:48That's what it was

00:55:49Right

00:55:49Oh and the slag

00:55:50Oh yeah

00:55:50Can I tell you this though

00:55:51Wait

00:55:51Because I'll forget

00:55:52This is the slag

00:55:53Was that

00:55:54Jason Rock

00:55:56Messaged me

00:55:56When I got it done

00:55:57And this is real

00:55:58Right

00:55:59And he said

00:55:59He's Dickie Rock's son

00:56:01And he said

00:56:02Do you want to learn

00:56:02To be some of me dad's wigs

00:56:03Right

00:56:04That's what he said

00:56:05And I went

00:56:06What

00:56:06And he goes

00:56:07Yeah

00:56:07We've got decades of wigs

00:56:08In the wardrobe

00:56:09If you want them

00:56:09So he was slagging me

00:56:11Over that

00:56:11But my dad

00:56:12He was 81

00:56:14When he passed

00:56:15Right

00:56:15And he had a huge head of hair

00:56:16He was amazing

00:56:17But he was great

00:56:19Paddy as well

00:56:20Yeah

00:56:21Paddy born

00:56:21And so Paddy had great hair

00:56:23And he also had great teeth

00:56:24Well he did

00:56:25Even though sometimes

00:56:26The teeth weren't his own

00:56:27Well the thing

00:56:28But he had

00:56:28Well yeah

00:56:29He had

00:56:30My dad did

00:56:30He had great teeth

00:56:31All right

00:56:32But a lot of people here

00:56:34I'm looking in

00:56:35That years ago

00:56:36In the dentist

00:56:37They used to take your teeth out

00:56:38Like when you were

00:56:39Back in like the 40s

00:56:41They didn't fill them

00:56:42So my dad had dentures

00:56:43In the top

00:56:44Right

00:56:44And oh my god

00:56:45Right

00:56:45So okay

00:56:46This happened

00:56:47Actually me ma's watching

00:56:48It doesn't matter

00:56:48We'll just tell it anyway

00:56:49Right

00:56:49Go on

00:56:49So my dad had dentures

00:56:52And he used to sneeze

00:56:54Like really loud

00:56:55Right

00:56:56So a lot of people here

00:56:58Have outfills and granddads

00:56:59Like this

00:57:00When they sneeze

00:57:01When my dad sneezed

00:57:02Right

00:57:02He'd be watching the telly

00:57:03And he'd be in the room

00:57:03And he would

00:57:04He wouldn't go

00:57:05Like that

00:57:06My dad would go

00:57:07Like that

00:57:09Right

00:57:09And my mum would be all

00:57:11Going

00:57:11Jesus Christ Paddy

00:57:12And he'd go

00:57:13Well you have to get it out

00:57:14Don't you

00:57:14Right

00:57:14So my dad had a really hairy nose

00:57:17Right

00:57:17And this is what it was

00:57:19And because

00:57:20They didn't groom themselves

00:57:21In those days

00:57:22Yeah

00:57:22Not like we

00:57:23Oh not like you do

00:57:24Yeah

00:57:25So basically

00:57:27What happened was

00:57:29On this night

00:57:29We'd all moved out

00:57:31Me ma'am and dad

00:57:31Are in the house

00:57:32Right

00:57:33And on this night

00:57:35My dad was in the pub

00:57:36And he came home

00:57:38And he went into the toilet

00:57:39And me ma'am

00:57:40Heard him

00:57:41In the jacks

00:57:42He had a few pints

00:57:42And me ma'am

00:57:43Heard him

00:57:44Sneezing in the toilet

00:57:45And she heard him

00:57:47Going

00:57:47And he flushed the toilet

00:57:49At the same time

00:57:50All right

00:57:51And then

00:57:51All my mum

00:57:52Heard was

00:57:52Oh Jesus

00:57:54Right

00:57:54He had flushed

00:57:56His only pair

00:57:57Of dentures

00:57:57Down the loo

00:57:58Right

00:57:59Okay

00:58:00Right

00:58:00Now

00:58:01I didn't know this

00:58:02Right

00:58:02I went back to me house

00:58:05Right

00:58:05About three days later

00:58:06I didn't even know

00:58:07This happened

00:58:08This is a good while ago

00:58:09And me dad was sitting there

00:58:10And he's looking really weird

00:58:11On the couch

00:58:12He's kind of sitting like this

00:58:13Right

00:58:13I said

00:58:15Dad you all right

00:58:16And he goes

00:58:17Yeah good to see you son

00:58:18Good to see you

00:58:18And I said

00:58:20What's going on

00:58:22He goes

00:58:22Oh yeah no

00:58:22I'm just good to see you

00:58:23But I didn't know this

00:58:25My mum had given my dad

00:58:27Her only dentist

00:58:29Right

00:58:31Now wait

00:58:32Because

00:58:34Because he didn't have a spare pair

00:58:38And neither did she

00:58:40And the mommies would do anything

00:58:42Right

00:58:43So I'm sitting there

00:58:44And he does

00:58:45Like this

00:58:45Right

00:58:45And me mum comes into the room

00:58:47And I go

00:58:48How are you mum

00:58:49And my mum goes

00:58:50Ah

00:58:50How are you son

00:58:52It's great to see you

00:58:55And I said

00:58:57What's the story

00:58:58Because

00:58:59Your father

00:59:00Needed the teat

00:59:02For work

00:59:03And she

00:59:05She went around for a week

00:59:08With no teat

00:59:08And me dad

00:59:09Went to work

00:59:11With little children's teat

00:59:13Because

00:59:13My mum is only about

00:59:15Four foot tall

00:59:16My dad was six foot two

00:59:18With children's teat

00:59:20In his mouth

00:59:22Like trying to work in Guinnesses

00:59:23Amazing fella

00:59:25I mean

00:59:25Oh my god

00:59:26My dad was just so funny

00:59:27That was so good

00:59:28Like he did

00:59:29He said so many funny stuff

00:59:30I remember my mum going out

00:59:31Oh this is so Irish

00:59:32Right

00:59:33Me mum going out the door

00:59:34Because you remember

00:59:35Like our dads would never

00:59:36Get up to the door

00:59:38And put the coat on your mum

00:59:39My dad used to shout

00:59:40From the living room

00:59:41If me mum was at the door

00:59:42And I remember me mum

00:59:43At the door

00:59:43And me dad going

00:59:44Where are you going at now

00:59:45Right

00:59:46And me mum says

00:59:47I go to see Mr O'Neil

00:59:49He's not well in the hospital

00:59:50And me dad says

00:59:52Well don't be pissing

00:59:53And moaning over that fella

00:59:54He's trying to die

00:59:55Right

00:59:56Tell him a joke or something

00:59:58And bring him in a whisky

01:00:00Brilliant

01:00:00Yeah

01:00:01But it's great fella

01:00:02Look this is great

01:00:03You're just back

01:00:03From the UK tour

01:00:06Oh yeah

01:00:06The British

01:00:07Yeah

01:00:07There's so many

01:00:10Protestants there

01:00:11Oh my god

01:00:13But they're grey crack

01:00:14They don't know

01:00:14What the prayers of the faithful is

01:00:15No they don't

01:00:17Did I read somewhere

01:00:18That one of them

01:00:19Tried to die

01:00:20Or did die

01:00:21Or told you

01:00:22You didn't die

01:00:22Oh yeah

01:00:22Well done

01:00:23Well done

01:00:23This was in Scotland

01:00:25So it was

01:00:26Protestant Scotland

01:00:27Scottish Protestants

01:00:28Right

01:00:28Yes

01:00:28And

01:00:29Oh they're so funny

01:00:31Yeah

01:00:31This guy

01:00:32I was just

01:00:32Okay so my audience

01:00:34Are great fun

01:00:34Right

01:00:35So when I'm on stage

01:00:36My audience

01:00:36They don't heckle me

01:00:37They ask me things

01:00:38So I could be in the middle

01:00:39Of a story

01:00:40And they go

01:00:40Jason

01:00:41Right

01:00:41This guy

01:00:42Dougie

01:00:42Right

01:00:43I have six stents

01:00:44In my heart

01:00:44Right

01:00:45And I was talking

01:00:45About that on stage

01:00:46And I was just

01:00:47Back on stage

01:00:48And a guy

01:00:49Dougie goes

01:00:49Jason

01:00:50Jason

01:00:50I went

01:00:51What

01:00:51And he goes

01:00:51I died

01:00:53Right

01:00:53This Scottish guy

01:00:54Went

01:00:54What

01:00:55He goes

01:00:55Well I'm obviously

01:00:56Alive now

01:00:57But I died

01:00:58Right

01:00:58And this is Scottish humour

01:01:00It's so like the Irish

01:01:00What do you mean you died

01:01:01He says

01:01:02Well

01:01:02He says

01:01:02I was in Glasgow

01:01:04In the streets

01:01:05Right

01:01:05This is

01:01:05Oh my god

01:01:06This is brilliant

01:01:06Right

01:01:07You cannot write this stuff

01:01:08Right

01:01:08It's in Glasgow

01:01:09In the streets

01:01:09It said it was raining

01:01:10Right

01:01:11And he had a heart attack

01:01:12And he hit the deck

01:01:14Right

01:01:14And he said that

01:01:16The paramedics

01:01:17Were just across the road

01:01:18Thank god

01:01:18And they ran over to him

01:01:20Right

01:01:20But a crowd

01:01:21Had gathered around him

01:01:22Right

01:01:22Dougie's this fella's name

01:01:23Yeah

01:01:23Crowd had gathered around him

01:01:25Just to see what happened

01:01:26Because they're like the Irish

01:01:27They may not really help you

01:01:29They just want to look

01:01:30Right

01:01:30Dougie was on the ground

01:01:32Right

01:01:33Okay

01:01:33And he said

01:01:34He was like

01:01:35Basically god

01:01:35The heart was like going

01:01:36And the paramedics

01:01:38Came over

01:01:38And took out the defibrillator stuff

01:01:40Right

01:01:40And you know

01:01:41And again

01:01:42It was raining

01:01:43Remember it was raining

01:01:44It was all west

01:01:45Right

01:01:45And the paramedics said

01:01:47To the Glaswegians

01:01:48Right

01:01:48Clear

01:01:49Right

01:01:49And they were like

01:01:50We're not going anywhere

01:01:51We're watching this

01:01:52Right

01:01:52And Dougie said

01:01:54And Dougie said

01:01:54They whacked

01:01:54They whacked him

01:01:55With us

01:01:56Right

01:01:56And when Dougie

01:01:57They got him back alive

01:01:58And when he sat up

01:01:59On the path

01:02:00There was two fellas

01:02:01Unconscious beside him

01:02:02This is a real story

01:02:05They had got a shock

01:02:07From the defibrillator

01:02:09It had gone through

01:02:10It had gone through Dougie

01:02:11And ran up them

01:02:12And hit the power

01:02:13And they were on the ground

01:02:16Unconscious

01:02:17Beside him

01:02:18And I said

01:02:19Well they all right

01:02:19And he goes

01:02:20No

01:02:20They have to go to the hospital

01:02:21In the ambulance

01:02:22With Dougie

01:02:23The three of them

01:02:25The three of them

01:02:26Yeah

01:02:26I mean

01:02:27So if anybody wants

01:02:28To go and see Jason's show

01:02:30Yeah yeah

01:02:31Make me not shout

01:02:32That you've died

01:02:33No I was going to say

01:02:34Ah he's great Dougie

01:02:35Look before we let you go

01:02:36The new animation

01:02:38Tell me a wee bit about that

01:02:39Oh yes

01:02:39We've got

01:02:40We've two lots of animations

01:02:40We have storyboards

01:02:42Coming on RTE

01:02:42Which we worked with

01:02:43Sieg and Zag

01:02:44With the lads

01:02:45You know

01:02:45Double Z

01:02:46And then we have another one

01:02:48With Boulder Media

01:02:50Which is called

01:02:50The Irlands of Ireland

01:02:51Which is hopefully

01:02:52Is going to be

01:02:53Like an Irish Simpsons

01:02:54Brilliant

01:02:55Yeah

01:02:55I know

01:02:56Look at everybody

01:02:56Oh no

01:02:57That'd be good

01:02:58Wouldn't it

01:02:58Yeah

01:02:59And so

01:02:59When can we maybe

01:03:00Well

01:03:01Tomorrow

01:03:02No no no

01:03:04The 20th is

01:03:06The

01:03:06Is the

01:03:07Is the

01:03:08Storyboards

01:03:08And then probably

01:03:09Next year

01:03:10We'll be able to

01:03:10Show you something

01:03:11From the

01:03:12Irlands of Ireland

01:03:13Okay

01:03:13Well look

01:03:14Jason's new show

01:03:15Head in the clouds

01:03:16Is touring Ireland

01:03:16From January

01:03:17It is taking in

01:03:18The opera

01:03:18It's so good

01:03:19It's taking in

01:03:20Oh no sorry

01:03:21When I do that

01:03:22They don't do that

01:03:22So go ahead

01:03:23No it's all good

01:03:23Bring the

01:03:24Are you reading that

01:03:25Off the camera

01:03:25Oh I'm reading that

01:03:26Off look

01:03:26So

01:03:27Oh I thought

01:03:27You learned all this

01:03:28No no no

01:03:29See look

01:03:30I close my eyes

01:03:30Can't say a thing

01:03:31No idea where you're playing

01:03:33I mean

01:03:33Every man in Cork

01:03:35In the olympia

01:03:36I think

01:03:36Yeah

01:03:37No I don't need to

01:03:38Read it

01:03:38Oh no

01:03:38Oh sorry

01:03:39Oh yeah

01:03:40You know where you're

01:03:40Playing

01:03:41Vicar Street

01:03:41In Dublin

01:03:42Links to all the

01:03:43Tickets

01:03:43Jason Byrne

01:03:44Padraic

01:03:44Thanks a million

01:03:45Dot I

01:03:45Thank you

01:03:46You're so good

01:03:46Thank you

01:03:47You can also catch

01:03:47Jason's 12 story

01:03:48Buds of Christmas

01:03:49I'm not going to do that

01:03:51Is that right

01:03:52That is December the 20th

01:03:54One more time

01:03:56Jason Byrne

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01:06:18As we welcome

01:06:19New head judge

01:06:20Ori Mabuti

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01:06:49Welcome back folks

01:06:50To the Late Late Show

01:06:51Where it's time to

01:06:52Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da

01:06:53Selling the blue

01:06:55Wow

01:06:56Well

01:06:56That was almost it

01:06:57There we go

01:06:58Thankfully

01:06:59My next guest is always

01:07:00In time with the music

01:07:01As Dancing with the Stars

01:07:02Is back on our screens

01:07:03From January the 4th

01:07:04There's a new head

01:07:05Judge in time

01:07:06To give out

01:07:07The only score

01:07:08That matters

01:07:09Six

01:07:09Seven

01:07:10Though

01:07:11Her judging has always been

01:07:13Straight tens

01:07:14Would you please welcome

01:07:15Odi Mabuse

01:07:16Welcome to the show

01:07:35How does it feel

01:07:37To be the new head judge

01:07:39Oh my word

01:07:40So scary

01:07:41But so much fun

01:07:42Yeah

01:07:43How have you been settling

01:07:44And how's the dynamic

01:07:45With you and the other judges

01:07:47Amazing

01:07:47We've already had a dinner

01:07:49We've already discovered

01:07:50Like who's who

01:07:52Obviously Arthur

01:07:53Is like the loud

01:07:54Crazy one

01:07:54Karen is sweet

01:07:56She likes information

01:07:57And Brian and I

01:07:58We just like to go at it

01:07:59We just literally

01:08:00Just like to make fun

01:08:01Of each other

01:08:02Okay

01:08:02So that's kind of the vibe

01:08:04But what I love

01:08:04Is you've been doing

01:08:05A little bit of dancing

01:08:06Already

01:08:06This is yourself

01:08:07And Arthur

01:08:07Just busting some moves

01:08:09This is just

01:08:10Honestly

01:08:13He made that up

01:08:17That's all his

01:08:17Toreography

01:08:18And yet she found me

01:08:20In the corner

01:08:21Hiding

01:08:21And he was like

01:08:23Get up girl

01:08:24Let's dance

01:08:25There's a bit of double

01:08:26Trouble going on there

01:08:27All good news

01:08:30We're going to have a good time

01:08:31Yeah

01:08:31We were having a little chat

01:08:33Out the back there

01:08:34About settling into Irish life

01:08:38How different is it

01:08:40Have you picked up

01:08:40On any Irish traditions yet

01:08:42I mean it's very cold

01:08:43I don't know how you guys do it guys

01:08:45You are strong

01:08:46It's very cold

01:08:47The first thing I did

01:08:49I had a Guinness

01:08:50Nice

01:08:50That was the first thing

01:08:51Woo

01:08:51Split the G

01:08:54I'm not good at it yet

01:08:55But I think that's

01:08:56Opportunity to practice

01:08:57I think that's

01:08:58The only way to look at that

01:09:00I'll be sleeping next to the distillery

01:09:01Every week

01:09:02I've had some Tate holes

01:09:04Good

01:09:05Yes

01:09:06Laura offered them to me

01:09:08The first time

01:09:08And I said no

01:09:09And she looked at me

01:09:10With pure disgust

01:09:11In her face

01:09:12And she's like

01:09:13They are iconic

01:09:13And I was like

01:09:14I'm sorry but I'm full

01:09:15Iconic

01:09:16Have them

01:09:16So now I've had them

01:09:17And I love them

01:09:18Okay

01:09:19I'm like

01:09:19What else have I done

01:09:20More drinking

01:09:21No one wants to give me

01:09:23An Irish whiskey

01:09:23And I'm like

01:09:24I need one

01:09:25Maybe we'll have one

01:09:26After the show

01:09:26Maybe we'll have one

01:09:27After the show

01:09:27We were also talking

01:09:29About Irish people

01:09:30Being quiet

01:09:30And not really

01:09:31Wanting a chat

01:09:32How are you finding that?

01:09:34Okay

01:09:35So

01:09:35What I've discovered

01:09:37Is Irish people

01:09:38Love to get to know you

01:09:40Really?

01:09:40Yeah

01:09:41Oh yes

01:09:42We are

01:09:42We're nosy

01:09:43Dressed up as friendly

01:09:44Oh my god

01:09:45And tell me now

01:09:47How long are you over for?

01:09:47Yes

01:09:48Brian

01:09:49Brian was like

01:09:49You just have to

01:09:50You just have to go with it

01:09:52Relax

01:09:52And now you're the new person

01:09:54Everybody wants to know

01:09:55Everything about you

01:09:56I was like

01:09:56At the same time

01:09:58It's a lot of talking

01:09:59So yeah

01:10:00That's one thing I've discovered

01:10:01Just a lot of chat

01:10:03But really nice

01:10:03I think it's just

01:10:04Genuinely people saying

01:10:05Hi

01:10:06Welcome to Ireland

01:10:07And we really want to get to know you

01:10:08Okay

01:10:09We saw that

01:10:10Obviously the moves you've got

01:10:11That's because

01:10:12You know

01:10:13You were a pro dancer

01:10:14So

01:10:14Yes

01:10:15Well what type of judge

01:10:16Do you think you're going to be

01:10:17Are you going to be a little bit easier on them

01:10:18Because you know what it's like

01:10:19To be there and do it

01:10:20Absolutely not

01:10:21No

01:10:22No

01:10:22Why would I?

01:10:23No

01:10:23I think it's really important

01:10:25Because I do believe

01:10:27That shows like

01:10:28Dancing with the Stars

01:10:28It is for the people

01:10:30And people want

01:10:31What they see

01:10:33I don't think people

01:10:33At home are dumb

01:10:34They want it reflected

01:10:35And it's sometimes nice

01:10:37To just say what you see

01:10:38And just be honest with it

01:10:40So

01:10:40It might be nice

01:10:41If you're good

01:10:42And if you're not good

01:10:43It's a done so

01:10:44Okay

01:10:45That's how it's going to work

01:10:47Yeah

01:10:47Your sister of course

01:10:48Yes

01:10:49Is on Strictly in the UK

01:10:51Yes

01:10:51Will you guys be kind of

01:10:52Comparing judge notes

01:10:53How's that going to work?

01:10:54All the time

01:10:55I mean she's my sister

01:10:55She judges me

01:10:56Without me even asking

01:10:57For to be judged

01:10:58You know

01:10:59But I really love her

01:11:00And I love how her style is

01:11:02She's very positive

01:11:03And she looks for the light

01:11:05At the end of the tunnel

01:11:06And even if someone's

01:11:07Not doing well

01:11:08She somehow

01:11:09Her brain just sees

01:11:10The positives

01:11:11Which I really love

01:11:11And I'm

01:11:12Whereas you're going to

01:11:13See the truth

01:11:13Yeah

01:11:14I'm learning

01:11:15I'm like

01:11:15Oh I'm learning to say that

01:11:17And a lot of the time

01:11:18Everybody's like

01:11:19Don't say what you're thinking

01:11:20You will get cancelled

01:11:22Don't say what you're thinking

01:11:23No

01:11:23Do we want to do

01:11:24I think we do want to hear

01:11:25What you think

01:11:25So that's what we want you to do

01:11:26Yeah

01:11:27Okay well look

01:11:28Now we know what type of judge

01:11:29You're going to be

01:11:30It is time now

01:11:31To reveal

01:11:33Yes

01:11:33Some of the dancers

01:11:34You're going to be judging

01:11:35Would you please welcome

01:11:38Eurovision legend

01:11:41Niamh Kavanagh

01:11:43Olympic rower

01:11:47Philip Doyle

01:11:48Podcaster extraordinaire

01:11:51Amber Wilson

01:11:52And singing sensation

01:11:54Tulu McKay

01:11:56Good to see you

01:12:01Good to see you again

01:12:02There we go

01:12:03Good to see you

01:12:04Tulu how are you getting on

01:12:05Hop in there

01:12:07Everybody hop in

01:12:08You see

01:12:09It's all friendly

01:12:11It's all good

01:12:12It's all good at the minute Niamh

01:12:13Yes for now

01:12:14So Niamh

01:12:17Why Dancing with the Stars

01:12:18After all these years

01:12:20Yeah

01:12:20Well lots of reasons

01:12:21Obviously initially

01:12:22Geroad was very much

01:12:23A part of that decision

01:12:24You know he blackmailed me all year

01:12:26And I kind of sent him down

01:12:28Like a canary down the coal mine

01:12:30Last year

01:12:30So that was good

01:12:31And then also for years

01:12:32People have been saying to me

01:12:34I'd love to sing

01:12:35You know that's the first thing

01:12:36They kind of say to you

01:12:37And I always say

01:12:38Oh you can sing

01:12:38You just have to manage

01:12:39Your expectations

01:12:40You know maybe you're not going to be

01:12:42Pavarotti or Beyonce

01:12:43You know but so

01:12:44You just have to find your song

01:12:45And then every year

01:12:47I say to people

01:12:47I can't dance

01:12:48So

01:12:49We're about to find out

01:12:50We're about to find out

01:12:51It's all good

01:12:52For sure

01:12:52Now Philip you are no stranger

01:12:55To hard work and a bit of training

01:12:56But I didn't realise

01:12:57There was a few

01:12:58Magic mic moves

01:13:00In here

01:13:01Tell us

01:13:01Tell us what this is about

01:13:04So

01:13:05As a medical student

01:13:07We do this

01:13:08Charity fashion show

01:13:09Raises like

01:13:1070,000, 75,000 sterling a year

01:13:12Yeah

01:13:12And we bring directly

01:13:13To the

01:13:14Like our third world countries

01:13:15We go to

01:13:15Then at the end of our fourth year

01:13:16So I decided one year

01:13:18I'd give it a dab hand

01:13:20At choreographing

01:13:21It's a fashion show

01:13:22But it's a dance show

01:13:23So I choreographed this routine

01:13:25Off the back of the second

01:13:26Magic mic movie

01:13:27Very much enjoyed it

01:13:29Felt like it was unfinished business

01:13:30So when the email came through

01:13:32It's hard to say no

01:13:34Okay

01:13:34So

01:13:35How close to magic mic was it

01:13:39Philip

01:13:39How far did we go?

01:13:41There's a video

01:13:42I might show you someday

01:13:43Oh

01:13:44Okay

01:13:44I thought you had it

01:13:46Now

01:13:47No, no

01:13:50We're going to give that to you

01:13:52And you can actually have that

01:13:53On the show

01:13:54It didn't make the cut

01:13:55It didn't make the cut

01:13:56Amber

01:13:57Vogue of course

01:13:58In the jungle

01:13:59She did really well out there

01:14:02Tell us

01:14:03Any advice

01:14:04From her

01:14:05In terms of

01:14:06A reality competition

01:14:07Well, yes

01:14:08She did the

01:14:09Strictly

01:14:10Come dancing

01:14:11Christmas special

01:14:12She has told me

01:14:14That everyone is

01:14:15Diabolical in the beginning

01:14:16I'm yet to see that change

01:14:18She said there's

01:14:19Muscle memory involved

01:14:20I'm yet to see that

01:14:21Come into play

01:14:21But listen

01:14:22We're trying

01:14:22Okay

01:14:23You've met your dance partner

01:14:25I have indeed

01:14:26I have met her

01:14:28So I'm very excited

01:14:29To be part of the first

01:14:30All-female partnership

01:14:32On Dancing with the Stars

01:14:33And you guys are in training

01:14:36We are

01:14:37Training quite a lot

01:14:39Yes

01:14:39So I'm very excited

01:14:40And I feel privileged

01:14:41And proud to be able

01:14:42To go out on that stage

01:14:43And represent my community

01:14:44Brilliant

01:14:45Tolo, you're used to

01:14:47Performing in front of a crowd

01:14:48How nervous are you

01:14:49About getting out

01:14:50And showing us your moves

01:14:51It's very different

01:14:52I am a little bit nervous

01:14:54You know

01:14:54I mean, even when I am

01:14:56Performing and singing

01:14:56To like a crowd

01:14:57There's a little bit

01:14:59Of nervousness

01:14:59But then as soon as

01:15:00The lights come on

01:15:01It's showtime

01:15:02So I'm very curious

01:15:03To see how I learn

01:15:04But one of the things

01:15:05That I really wanted to

01:15:06Get into for next year

01:15:08Is joy

01:15:08Happiness

01:15:09Growth

01:15:10And the fact that

01:15:11Like I was asked to do this

01:15:12It just kind of

01:15:13Solidified what next year

01:15:15Is going to be

01:15:15And yeah

01:15:16I'm excited

01:15:17And hopefully

01:15:17That translates through

01:15:19So yeah

01:15:20It's going to be

01:15:20A great year

01:15:21Okay

01:15:22Before they get started

01:15:23We need some advice

01:15:24From OG

01:15:24What advice would you give them

01:15:25Oh my gosh

01:15:25Okay

01:15:26First thing

01:15:27Listen to your professional dancer

01:15:29I think they are

01:15:29The best guiding light

01:15:31That you have

01:15:31But also

01:15:32Really embrace

01:15:34The whole thing

01:15:35You only get one chance

01:15:36To do it

01:15:36So if you find yourself

01:15:38Going

01:15:38I can't do it

01:15:39My body doesn't do it

01:15:40Just like

01:15:40Silence those thoughts

01:15:41I know

01:15:43You're like

01:15:44I stepped on my pro's foot

01:15:46And she's angry

01:15:47But like

01:15:48Just embrace it

01:15:49And what you think

01:15:50Your body can't do

01:15:51It will surprise you

01:15:52And I think

01:15:52Once you just get over that

01:15:54I can't stage

01:15:54It'll be the best experience ever

01:15:56How's rehearsals been going so far

01:15:58Excellent

01:15:58I'm flying it

01:15:59I can tell you

01:16:02Literally

01:16:02I spend a lot of time laughing

01:16:04There's a lot of

01:16:05You know

01:16:05I didn't know that was going to happen

01:16:07And we're having a really good time

01:16:09It's kind of a lot of work

01:16:10And there's a lot of patience

01:16:11In my partner

01:16:12Which I think is very important

01:16:14Kindness as well

01:16:14I love a bit of kindness

01:16:15I didn't realise

01:16:16There was a ringer on the group

01:16:17Now that I know

01:16:18That you're a choreographer as well

01:16:19I'm going to be

01:16:20With my eye on you Philip

01:16:21But no

01:16:24It's really brilliant

01:16:24I'm loving it

01:16:25I was a bit nervous going into it

01:16:27But I'm actually having a great time

01:16:28There we go

01:16:30There's some 6-7 for you there

01:16:32So you can use those on the show

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01:16:50We will be back

01:16:51On New Year's Eve

01:16:52With a very special

01:16:53Countdown show

01:16:54But in the meantime

01:16:54Singing us out tonight

01:16:56And straight into Christmas

01:16:57It is the brilliant

01:16:58Brooke Scullion

01:16:59From me

01:17:00And from all of us here

01:17:01Have a great one

01:17:03This has been

01:17:03The Late Late Show

01:17:04I have been Patrick Heelty

01:17:06Merry Christmas to all

01:17:07And to all

01:17:08A good night

01:17:08When the snowman

01:17:19When the snow

01:17:21Well he just might like to know

01:17:24He put a very big smile

01:17:27On somebody's face

01:17:30When you jump into your bed

01:17:35When you jump into your bed

01:17:35Quickly cover up your head

01:17:38But don't you love this girl

01:17:40You know his treats and a club

01:17:42He's on his way

01:17:43Well I wish it could be Christmas

01:17:48Every day

01:17:50When the kids start singing

01:17:54And the band begin to play

01:17:57But I wish it could be Christmas

01:18:02Every day

01:18:04But I wish it could be Christmas

01:18:05Let the birds sing out

01:18:09For Christmas

01:18:11When we're skating and we're hard

01:18:18On the storms of green day dark

01:18:21Well your rosy cheeks

01:18:23Are gonna light my merry ways

01:18:27Get my heart to close with me

01:18:31Set me frozen up my beams

01:18:35Don't lie by the fire

01:18:37And the dreams

01:18:38And they melt them all away

01:18:40Well I wish it could be Christmas

01:18:45Every day

01:18:47When the kids start singing

01:18:51And the band begin to play

01:18:55Oh I wish it could be Christmas

01:18:58Every day

01:19:02Let the birds sing out

01:19:06For Christmas

01:19:07Oh I wish it could be Christmas

01:19:12Every day

01:19:15When the kids start singing

01:19:18When the kids start singing

01:19:23Oh I wish it could be Christmas

01:19:26Every day

01:19:27Every day

01:19:28Every day

01:19:29Let the birds sing out

01:19:33For Christmas

01:19:35Why don't you bring your love

01:19:43Oh

01:19:44Oh

01:19:45Merry Christmas

01:19:47Merry Christmas

01:19:57Merry Christmas everybody

01:19:59Thank you

01:20:03Thank you

01:20:26Everybody

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