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Sofa Watch: The Late Late is finished for the summer - but Pat's back on TV for a 'big interview'

All you need to know about your Irish and international chat show options.

DESPITE THE NEWS of easing restrictions, our weekends in front of the TV are not ending just yet. 

Although there’s no shortage of content to stream online, sometimes you just want to hear a familiar face talk about their time in lockdown, or discuss some Hollywood gossip. 

Here’s our latest round-up of talk show content from the week and what will be on tonight. There should be plenty here to keep anyone occupied.  

Kenny vs Varadkar  

  • Virgin Media One, 9pm 

Pat Kenny will be back on our screens tonight in a familiar Friday night slot – but it’s just a once-off. 

The former Late Late Show host will be sitting down with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in an “exclusive interview” on Virgin Media One. 

His appearance comes as we prepare to enter ‘Phase Two Plus’ on Monday as part of the accelerated government roadmap. 

For all the fans of the British crime drama Vera, you’ll be disappointed to know that the late change to the schedule means the news season won’t be starting tonight as planned. 

Can I get an encore? 

  • The Late Late Show, RTÉ One, 9.35pm
  • The Graham Norton Show, BBC One, 10.45pm

If you do want more, after last week’s season finale of the Late Late Show, then you’ll be happy to know Ryan will be looking back on the life and times of the comedian Brendan Grace during a special tribute show. 

The show will feature clips of Brendan’s appearances on the programme over the years with former hosts Gay Byrne and Pat Kenny.  

RTÉ - IRELAND’S NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA / YouTube

Speaking of compilation shows, Graham Norton will be doing just that tonight after wrapping his show up last week.

The clip show will be looking back on some highlights from episodes recorded before the lockdown, back when ‘virtual sofa’ wasn’t a phrase we had to use. 

Daniel Radcliffe, Patrick Stewart, Hugh Laurie, Anna Kendrick and Emma Thompson are all due to make an appearance on tonight’s highlight reel. 

The Graham Norton Show / YouTube

Across the pond 

As their Irish counterparts head on their summer holidays, US talk show hosts have returned from their mid-term breaks. 

On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver dives into voting by mail in the US, why it’s necessary, and the fearmongering surrounding it.

A timely topic given Twitter flagged two of Trump’s tweets in which he claimed that mail-in voting would lead to what he called a “rigged election” this November.

The main focus of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has been on the public outrage around the death of George Floyd and police brutality. Colbert chatted with comedian Keegan-Michael Key, rapper Killer Mike, and US Senator Cory Booker.

Late Night with Seth Meyers’ writer Amber Ruffin has been taking over a segment of the show all this week to tell personal stories about her run-in with the police as an African American woman. They are not good. 

Meanwhile, Mark Hammil joined Jimmy Kimmel to surprise a nurse working on the frontline in San Deigo. The Star Wars superfan was gifted with Hammil’s lightsaber, along with a cheque for $100,000. 

Jimmy Kimmel Live / YouTube

Archives 

You might have had your fill of awkward celebrity Zoom interviews in the last few months, but at least the awkwardness in Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis is purposeful. 

The popular web-series is over ten years old now but lives on in the annals of YouTube.

Guests have ranged from former US President Barack Obama to Jon Ham, who was interviewed at the height of his Mad Men fame – a show about people in their early sixties. 

The web-series even had its own spin-off Netflix movie in which Galifianakis take a road trip to complete a series of high-profile celebrity interviews to restore his reputation after Will Ferrell uploads his chat show to YouTube, making him a viral laughingstock.

Funny Or Die / YouTube

 

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    Jun 7th 2020, 10:44 AM

    Tracy I also do career coaching and I think you have offered some very useful tips for people in your article. I wish you well in your new venture which I’m sure will be a great success.

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    Jun 7th 2020, 11:50 AM

    @Brian Waldron: i admire the energy and self belief to start a new venture and believe many can benefit from career coaching. Kids should taught a lot of this in school.

    But the advice in this article is facile and uninteresting. Dress for an interview? Take three deep breaths?

    At the end of it all there are a handful of pretty self evident interview tips (which I wouldn’t consider strictly speaking to be career advice) and three dull unhelpful tips on starting your own business.

    This was a huge opportunity to get her brand and business in front of a readership. Opportunity wasted.

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    Jun 7th 2020, 12:02 PM

    @Shazam37: unfortunately the school system in general is bereft of many key life skills, such as preparing for the work environment, communication skills, handling adversity, developing resilience and generally building character and confidence. Whilst parents can only do so much, there is a gap.

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    Jun 7th 2020, 12:02 PM

    @Shazam37: How can people get paid for offering such bland and uninspiring advice?
    Why would anyone pay for “career coaching” when one can read good interview tips straight off HR based websites for FREE?

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    Jun 7th 2020, 12:03 PM

    @Brian Waldron: Those gaps are filled in with a thing called “experience” Brian.

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    Jun 7th 2020, 1:00 PM

    @David Corrigan: well I’m assuming the advice is better when she’s doing a session.

    Lazy effort here Though

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    Jun 7th 2020, 1:22 PM

    @David Corrigan: she’s hardly going to destroy her business by giving all of her best tips out here for free.

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    Jun 7th 2020, 1:57 PM

    @Joe: I didn’t ask the lady to do that. I am just surprised that people pay for something that one can get for free. You always seem to get bogged down in little irrelevant things Joe.

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    Jun 7th 2020, 11:02 AM

    If you have a complete “C U next tuesday” for a boss there is no coaching that can fix that. People don’t leave bad jobs they leave bad bosses. Do yourself a favour don’t be miserable, move on.

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    Jun 7th 2020, 11:35 AM

    @Shimo Tbay: Well they do leave bad jobs but I totally get what your saying.

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    Jun 7th 2020, 1:06 PM

    @Shimo Tbay: Female bosses (usually single and childless) in their 40s, 50s, are the worst in my experience of bully bosses.

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    Jun 7th 2020, 6:24 PM

    @Shimo Tbay: I have a really sound boss in my job which I started 7 months ago. It’s the first time after 20 odd years working that I find myself in this case where I really respect the person that Is my manager. It’s life changing.

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    Jun 7th 2020, 10:43 AM

    Career coach?

    Really?

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    Jun 7th 2020, 11:26 AM

    @Dara O’Brien: yeah it’s for people who want to push on to the next level and increase their worth!

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    Jun 7th 2020, 11:38 AM

    @Joe: if you need a career coach to get to the next level then maybe you’re already at the level you should be at

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    Jun 7th 2020, 11:44 AM

    @JimmyMc: or perhaps something less idiotic Jimmy?

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    Jun 7th 2020, 1:28 PM

    @JimmyMc: “we hope to give them options they didn’t realise they have”.
    It’s about opening your mind and not getting stuck in a rut. Sometimes to move on and progress you need an independent voice to help you take that leap. If you can’t see that I would suggest it’s you who has reached their level.
    The ones with the open minds and flexibility will move onwards and upwards leaving you in their dust trail.

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    Jun 7th 2020, 2:19 PM

    Tracy,
    I too have been a career coach for some 15 years. You offer some good tips. People often ask me why we need a ‘career coach’? If you liken it to a sports coach; a career coach looks at the years ahead and develops a strategy with their clients where they achieve their career targets and goals using a challenging and rewarding approach, similar to those of an athletic or team focusing on seasons or competitions ahead.
    Best wishes for your career.
    Greg Dalton

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    Jun 7th 2020, 12:20 PM

    Does Tracey have any advice on how to deal with the discriminatory recruitment practices that are used by employers?

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    Jun 7th 2020, 3:12 PM

    Great Article !I would love to add you on LinkedIn. Do not listen to the these professional moaners , they are kind of bubble wrapped snobs . Good luck with your business ,we need more coaches like yourself, and a psychologist for the non believers !

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    Jun 7th 2020, 11:18 PM

    I think good career counselling is badly needed in secondary schools. Consider getting qualified for this. The pay is good and these jobs are very often filled by unsuitable people.

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