Ryan Tubridy is the one that I always wanted. I love the fact that children are uncontaminated by the reality of adulthood". "Tubridy Tonight" concluded on 30 May 2009. Tubridy's first guest on "The Late Late Show" was Taoiseach Brian Cowen, an interview that drew an audience share of 62 per cent. Gay Byrne, the original host, was one of Tubridy's guests in December 2009. While hosting "The Late Late Show", Tubridy has often clashed with his own guests, including Gordon Ramsay ("a bit, em, British for my liking"), Louis Walsh (giving Jedward a "hard time" on "The Late Late Toy Show"),
Ryan Tubridy things his support for Barack Obama, "one of his favourite singers" Fionn Regan and the success of Kenny Egan, a silver medal winning boxer at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He later interviewed Said Obama, the uncle of U.S. President Barack Obama for "The Tubridy Show". Tubridy hinted he would consider moving to new pastures if the opportunity arose. After the death of Gerry Ryan, Tubridy's friend and colleague, Turbridy was the subject of rumours by various newspapers that he would be succeeding him in the RTÉ 2fm slot, becoming RTÉ's top earner with a salary of 1 million. In June