Tubridy Tonight [SEP] original network
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 after the . The show's house musical act was Clint Velour and the Camembert Quartet.
"Tubridy Tonight" was the first successful Saturday night chat show
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The National Animal Rights Association immediately issued a statement condemning the "Absolutely appalling treatment of a lamb tonight … [Dynamo the lamb was] obviously terrified while crowd laugh on". The Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN) called for a viewer boycott, saying in a statement it issued that "Ryan Tubridy