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
Seán Tubridy Seán Tubridy Seán Tubridy (; 1897 – 15 July 1939) was an Irish politician and medical practitioner. Tubridy had two spells as a Fianna Fáil TD for Galway, from 1927–1932 and 1937–1939. His parents had originally moved to Carraroe in Connemara to teach at the local Irish-language school. Tubridy was also involved in Gaeltacht affairs and in the mid-1930s was a co-founder of "Muintir na Gaeltachta", along with Peadar Duignan and Máirtín Ó Cadhain. John Andrew Tubridy was born in 1897 at Galway, County Galway to Patrick Tubridy (1869–1920) and Jane Waldron (born 1868). He had only one sibling in