[chinamug]

As something of a post script to this whole discussion Oliver Callan has indeed got the job full time, the only surprise that they took so long to confirm it.

Meanwhile, Prime Video has just dropped its first ever Irish programme, LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland, which sees nine stand up comedians and Amy Huberman (!) locked in a room for six hours while Graham Norton watches to see if any of them laugh or smile. It’s harmless fun but nothing special, and perhaps most noteworthy for the fact that it’s the first time Norton has ever done any work in his native Ireland - he’s mostly known for his UK work.

He did appear on Nighthawks at least once if not twice, Doing stand up and his Mother Treasa creation. I presume he was paid a fee at the time, but outside of that 25 pounds or so he probably didn't get a penny more from RTE (25 pound seemed to be the going rate for everything RTE around 1990, no matter how much or little effort you made) 

He does host his Virgin Radio Show from C103 in Bandon occasionally.

www.c103.ie