12-10-2023, 12:32 PM
(08-10-2023, 12:32 PM)Gallunach Wrote: Was this confirmed anywhere ?
People said the same about Graham Norton and he had one this week albeit a short one
You can't say Graham had a monologue last week, it was a literal blink and you miss it one gag opening - I remember when Graham used to make jokes about the week's news at the top of his show - but I can now see why, he isn't playing to his UK audience, he is playing to his international audience - as The Graham Norton Show is very popular internationally, especially in the US where he has become a star as he is now appearing on nearly every one of their own US talk shows, he has been a guest on Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers as well as their daytime shows such as The View, The Today Show etc
So I can see Graham has decided not to bother with a monologue, so not to alienate international viewers with UK based jokes monologue.
For Patrick, his first show monologue was a brilliant refresh to the show - he was/is a good stand up, I remember seeing him in the Waterfront Hall, Belfast around the late 90s and had a great act - sadly it's gone and you have to ask, did RTE ask him to drop it, especially after he hurled a few jokes at RTE - RTE seem to be very thin skinned at the moment.