Good on you Ryan- as one man says on Twitter- The Late Late is saved for another generation.

Tonight was the first in the series from Ryan Tubridy as he took over the longest running chat show in the world. He replaced Pat Kenny, so he was off to a flying start before the show even aired.

But, after watching it, I am very happy with the performance. Sure, I was nervous for him at the start, wondering how he would play out- but on full inspection, it was of a very high standard; very different to his behaviour on ‘Tubridy Tonight’.  His first guest, ‘An Taoiseach’ (Prime Minister) Brian Cowen, was very good. There were some begrudgers online, stalking the usual internet forums, complaining that  Ryan would ‘chicken out’ due to this Fianna Fáil family links, but this was untrue- Tubridy stuck Cowen with very direct and hard hitting questions, in my opinions. Targets included the spending of TD’s and how the Government would deal with the public’s lack of faith in themselves (15% last week). As the first guest, Tubs really kicked off well. “Do you ever envy Bertie’s sense of timing”. Genius, really.

Joan Collins then came on. Nothing really to say there. Then, Sharon Corr popped on for a bit. The usual.

Brian McFadden then arrived on the show, and the conversation was again very good. Tubridy asked very relevant questions, and McFadden, who I’ve always held respect for, spoke honestly and maturely about the situation of his former wife, Kerry Katona. Tubridy kept the topic being serious and didn’t let it become a ‘Tubridy Tonight’ conversation- which people seem to have an issue about, for some reason. Cherie Blair also appeared on the programme, which made for an interesting and light-hearted interview. Saoirse Ronan was on the show also. She’s an actress, apparently (I’ve never seen her before). Plus, musician David Gray featured on the show, plugging his new song and album. Haven’t heard it yet? It’s David Gray. The same as Oasis. You hear one song, you’ve heard them all. Gillian and Niall Quinn were then the final guests, which again, made for a very fun and interesting chat.

Overall, Ryan Tubridy gave the show a new edge. It combines the ability to tackle serious issues, such as politics, or real life matters, with more entertainment-based pieces, such as music, or Joan Rivers (she’s not serious, I hope).

Will I be watching next week? Most definitely. Keep it up Ryan.

Yay or Nay? Yay.