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Patrick Kielty said helium was thrilled to go the caller presenter of the Late Late Show
Patrick Kielty is the caller big of the Late Late Show, succeeding erstwhile presenter Ryan Tubridy, RTÉ has announced.
Kielty said helium was "absolutely thrilled" and that it was "a existent honour" to instrumentality up the role.
The County Down-born comedian has acquisition presenting his ain show; Patrick Kielty Almost Live connected BBC One from 1999 to 2003.
It welcomed guests specified arsenic erstwhile NI Secretary Mo Mowlam and The Corrs.
Kielty grew up successful the County Down colony of Dundrum and played Gaelic shot for Down's insignificant team.
He studied science astatine Queen's University successful Belfast earlier making his archetypal superior steps into stardom arsenic compere astatine the Empire Comedy Club successful the city.
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Image caption,Patrick Kielty is joined to the English presenter Cat Deeley
Around the aforesaid time, helium got his archetypal interruption into TV with a children's programme connected Ulster Television called Sus.
In January 1988, during the people of The Troubles successful Northern Ireland, his begetter Jack Kielty was murdered by loyalist paramilitaries.
In the years since proving himself arsenic a stand-up astatine Belfast's renowned Empire Comedy Club, helium has go 1 of the best-known faces connected British television.
His matrimony to the English presenter Cat Deeley made him 1 fractional of a showbiz couple.
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Image caption,Ryan Tubridy is the 3rd idiosyncratic to contiguous the Late Late Show since 1962
In March, Ryan Tubridy announced helium would beryllium stepping down aft 14 years astatine the helm of 1 of the world's longest moving late-night speech shows.
He was the 3rd idiosyncratic to contiguous the Late Late Show since 1962.
His last programme volition beryllium broadcast connected Friday 26 May connected RTÉ One.
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