The Late Late Show (season 48) The final episode of the series, which was broadcast on 28 May 2010, coincided with Tubridy's 37th birthday and the monthiversary of the death of Gerry Ryan. Ryan Tubridy was announced as the new host of "The Late Late Show" on 11 May 2009, weeks before Pat Kenny's reign came to an end. Tubridy spoke before his first episode of his plans for his tenure as host of "The Late Late Show". He declared that the owl was "not dead". He spoke of his delight at securing an Irish sponsor, Quinn Group, which he described as "a nice honest Cavan
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