RTÉ 2's most successful drama was a drama/comedy/chat show entitled "Nighthawks" presented by Shay Healy. This was produced as a pseudo-documentary about the behind the scenes of the television production, it featured many well known Irish comedians, however unlike the mockumentary "The Larry Sanders Show", "Nighthawks" featured real interviews and was created by David Blake Knox, who went on to be controller of Network 2 until 1998. Gerry Ryan had a similar format show called "Gerry Ryan Tonight" during the 1990s.