Rememberg Gaybo: Top ne most-memorable Late Late Show moments

Contents:

• GAY BYRNE'S FT MOMENTS ON THE LATE LATE SHOW
• GAY BYRNE: HIS TOP 10 MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS ON AIR
• BEHD THE SCEN OF GAY BYRNE’S LATE LATE SHOW
• HOW GAY BYRNE MA THE LATE LATE TOY SHOW AN 'ACCINTAL H'
• GAY BYRNE'S MOST MEMORABLE LATE LATE SHOW MOMENTS

GAY BYRNE'S FT MOMENTS ON THE LATE LATE SHOW

In a televisn and rad reer spanng almost 60 years, Gay Byrne had plenty of memorable moments to choose om - we've whtled them down to 10 no particular orr. When Gaybo asked Richard what lour nightie his wife wore on honeymoon, Richard said was transparent, while his new wife said she uldn’t remember; perhaps she’d not worn any at all. In the weeks after her ath, hundreds of Irish women wrote to Gay Byrne outlg the vastatg impact of their own secret pregnanci, some of which were a rult of sexual abe, ct or rape.

Gay broadst the letters to a stunned natn on his morng rad show on Rad One, markg the start of a new nversatn about teenage pregnancy which ultimately helped dispel the stigma and shame3. When she told Gay Byrne who her Sweetie really was, the natn was agog and Hghey went to hidg om the media as a rult.

GAY BYRNE: HIS TOP 10 MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS ON AIR

Hghey never spoke to Terry Keane Keane talks to Gay Byrne on The Late Late ronan lang8. Gaybo told Casey’s former lover: ‘If your son is half as good a man as is his father, he won’t be dog too bad. Stephen FryLong after his years on the Late Late Show, Gay Byrne uld still draw lns of viewers.

While beg terviewed on The Meang of Life, Gay asked Fry what he would say to God if he had a chance.

As a young man of 29, producg The Late Late Show wh Gay Byrne was one of those for me. Public service televisn to Gay was televisn that would serve all the Monday, he and I would pore over the ratgs.

BEHD THE SCEN OF GAY BYRNE’S LATE LATE SHOW

Gay sat and typed a letter to the head of Channel 4, Michael Gra, askg him to rchle se might damage our numbers, such was his passn for ratgs. On Fridays before the show, Gay had a route. Gay would then go for a nap one of the drsg rooms down by the stud.

The Gay who went to the room was a gmpy, bad-tempered worried fellow, the Gay that me out 45 mut later was the epome of lm, rolve and steely prence. I ed to thk that Gay had left his body so that he uld effectively be a vsel or a channel for the next few hours.

HOW GAY BYRNE MA THE LATE LATE TOY SHOW AN 'ACCINTAL H'

And Gay did thatHe regard the talk show as an art form where each of the elements, om the wele to the goodnight, were like pearls on a necklace. They all knew about Gay – this legend who sisted on gog live for two hours every week, whout tocue or earpiece and get dience shar of 75 per cent regularly.

And Gay did that. Photograph: David Sleator Gay left The Late Late Show stage 1999. Although we no longer had our Friday nights, Gay ntued to be my loyal and loveable iend.

GAY BYRNE'S MOST MEMORABLE LATE LATE SHOW MOMENTS

We had many walks, lunch and dners sce, where we gossiped, griped and talked boats, relign and whatever else was the flavour of the everythg Gay Byrne gave me, and so many others, his iendship was his most valuable gift.