- Tubridy Tonight
infobox television
show_name = Tubridy Tonight
caption = The "Tubridy Tonight" logo (2004 - 2008)
format =Talk show ,variety show
runtime = 60 minutes per edition
rating =
creator = -
| starring =Ryan Tubridy
(2004–present)
country = IRL
network =RTÉ One
first_aired = 16 October 2004
last_aired = "present"
num_episodes = unknown
imdb_id =http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0432680/|Season four
International guests in season four included
Christian Slater ,Jennie Bond ,David Gest ,Sophie Dahl ,Myleene Klass ,Janice Dickinson ,Barbara Windsor ,Frank Vincent ,Dominic Purcell ,Kathleen Turner ,Martin Freeman ,Carol Vorderman ,Patsy Palmer ,Max Clifford ,Geri Halliwell ,Joe Elliott andMorgan Spurlock .Praise and competition
A poll found that, within five months of "Tubridy Tonight" going on air, 38 per cent of adults preferred Tubridy on television, compared with 40 per cent opting for his main rival,
Pat Kenny . "Tubridy Tonight" and its host have also won praise [cite web|url=http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=9&si=1374197&issue_id=12319|title=Kenny pips young rival Tubridy at finishing post|date=2005-04-10|accessdate=2008-10-26|publisher="Irish Independent "] from the former host of "The Late Late Show ",Gay Byrne . The show competes for guests with "The Late Late Show". Some guests have opted Fact|date=October 2007 to be interviewed by Tubridy instead of appearing on Kenny's "Late Late Show". The competition between the two chat shows is analogous to similar competition in a previous decade between Byrne and Kenny.References
External links
* [http://www.rte.ie/tv/tubridytonight/index.html "Tubridy Tonight" site on RTÉ.ie]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqdk50a3o9c Pugwash perform "Tinsel and Marzipan " on "Tubridy Tonight"]
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