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Yeah, it’s the same arrangement, no spoken “To whom it concerns, it’s the Late Late Show” although the words “To Whom it Concerns” and “Patrick Kielty” do appear in the open along with a clip of Gay Byrne which I’m hoping was just for the first show. New set too although in much the same colours as the last one - the house band has been surprisingly retained and Kielty opened with a monologue that I’m not sure went down well.

First guests of the new era, Tommy Tiernan, Laurita Blewitt and Hector O hEochagain.