IT’S NOT OFTEN that Ireland gets a new chat show – especially one hosted by a comedian – so there was a definite sense of anticipation for The Tommy Tiernan Show before it aired last night.
In an almost American late night TV-style intro, Tommy came on and basically did a bit of stand-up to get things going. His first line to a rapturous audience?
“Calm down, it’s not Winning Streak lads”
The unique format of the show dictated that Tommy and indeed the audience hadn’t a breeze who the guests were.
And the first one out was Aslan lead singer Christy Dignam
He talked about his current cancer treatments, and his previous addiction to heroin
In keeping with the general reaction to the show, the opening interview won praise for its pure honesty
Dignam finished the interview with an a cappella song and came back with a proper band at the end of the show.
The other two mystery guests were Vogue Williams (who Tommy didn’t recognise) and comedian Russell Howard
The quality of the guests alone was noteworthy
Along with Tiernan’s no-nonsense interview skills
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The interviews were interspersed with sketches by Tiernan in a trio named The Gusset Brothers
It’s safe to say that the audience loved the format
Except the one guy who looked like he was counting the minutes until hometime
Always great to see audiences enjoying the show #tommytiernanshow pic.twitter.com/XP5mRzUKjU
— Colm Brosnan (@ColmBrosnan) January 5, 2017
You know what you’re getting by having Tiernan as host – quality one-liners
Overall, a strong opening night by all accounts
And only one man could pull it off
It’s definitely not Winning Streak.
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