Ryan Tubridy radio show. The song pokes fun at his famous ears as well as his hairstyle with the line: "His ears stand up like the FA Cup, he sits in his chair chatting with Holy Communion-style hair". Tubridy himself rang the show to congratulate Dermot, Dave and Siobhan on their achievement of "taking the mick out of him" with a song of "pure ego" that caused him to "burst out laughing when I saw it". He was less pleased when Gordon Ramsay, appearing as a guest on "The Late Late Show", poked fun at his ears and weight; Tubridy later remarked
Tubridy Tonight competition in a previous decade between Byrne and Kenny. A 2008 survey by "The Times" concluded that almost ⅕ of guests on RTÉ chat shows including "Tubridy Tonight" were RTÉ employees and associates. The survey did not include musical acts. Tubridy Tonight Tubridy Tonight is a talk show hosted by Ryan Tubridy that aired on RTÉ One for five seasons between 2004 and 2009. The programme featured guest interviews (usually three per show), audience participation and live music from both a guest music group and the house band. "Tubridy Tonight" aired every Saturday night, except during the summer months, directly