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"),
Tubridy (radio show) the programme was Bono. Tubridy's RTÉ Radio 1 slot was filled by John Murray. In March 2011, Majella O'Donnell, the wife of singer Daniel O'Donnell, spoke on the show about her battles with depression. In May 2011, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) upheld a complaint against Tubridy who called a paedophile a "monster" and "creature" and then said: "From what I gather these guys cannot be quote unquote cured ... only one way to deal with them, and that's physiological ... these guys should have bits taken off." On 25 October 2011, Tubridy dressed up for Barnardos as Scarecrow