Ryan Tubridy on "The Ray D'Arcy Show": "I thought he was a bit, em, British for my liking. I won't be buying the books [Ramsay was promoting]. In fact, I didn't take the free one". Rhys Ifans and Howard Marks appeared on "The Late Late Show" on 1 October 2010 to discuss "Mr. Nice", the British independent film in which Ifans portrayed Marks. During the interview Ifans was playful with Tubridy, at one point referring to him as a "dainty little bugger" in reference to his cross-legged manner. The incident followed on from Ifans's playful request to buy Tubridy a drink. Tubridy
Ryan Tubridy Late Show" and after the death of Gerry Ryan. It was confirmed that Tubridy would present the slot for 8 weeks from 23 July 2011, covering for Ross' replacement, Graham Norton. Tubridy sacrificed his Christmas holidays in 2011 to work for the BBC again, this time as a replacement for Ken Bruce on Radio 2. Amid constant media criticism related to declining listenership and viewership figures, he has been receiving support from Chris Evans and has been defended by Vincent Browne. Tubridy has also stood in for Chris Evans on the Radio 2 Breakfast Show, and Simon Mayo on the