RTÉ One hosting nine seasons as Late Late host he stepped down to host a new political programme. In September 2009, Ryan Tubridy took over as host. In its early years the show was known for its controversies. Most Irish chat shows continue to use a similar formula to The Late Late Show, most shows are live and contain a mix of serious and entertaining interviews. In the late 1970s and early 1980s the biggest rival to The Late Late Show was The Live Mike, hosted by Mike Murphy. The show was a mix of comedy sketches and interviews. Mike Murphy decided
The Tubridy Show concerts that had taken place that weekend in Croke Park. The programme was a two-hour show for the summer months before becoming a one-hour show from the start of September. In 2006, the show's entire crew of producers and researchers were moved elsewhere. In August 2009, Tubridy expressed shock on the show when "Big Brother" housemate Noirin Kelly declared before an interview that she had never heard of Tommy Tiernan. In 2010, "The Tubridy Show" helped launch "Ireland's Greatest", though Tubridy was displeased at some of the contents—"There are some really silly names in there. It's contentious to say the