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The Lucy Kennedy Show
''The Lucy Kennedy Show'' is an Irish chat show hosted by Lucy Kennedy. Her father, John Kennedy, accompanies her in studio, where he performs the role of pianist. Each episode involves Lucy Kennedy interviewing two guests and dressing up as a well-known personality to perform a sketch. It began airing on 6 January 2009. The show was poorly received by critics during its opening week. Kennedy described her show as "'' Livin' with Lucy'' in a studio" and "a bit like ''The Charlotte Church Show'' gone wrong". Kennedy added the new show to her workload on top of co-presenting with Colm Hayes on an Irish Radio Nova 100FM. Episode list The person in italics is not actually real and is played by Lucy Kennedy. Reaction ''The Lucy Kennedy Show'' came in for much criticism from Ireland's leading television critics; however, views have varied. ''The Mirror'' TV analyst Maeve Quigley had previously chosen the show as her 'Pick of The Week', promoting the show to her readers. John B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clelia Murphy
Clelia Murphy (born 5 December 1975) is an Irish actress. From 1996 to 2017, Murphy starred in the RTÉ soap opera ''Fair City'' as Niamh Cassidy. After leaving her role as Niamh, she competed in the third series of the Irish edition of ''Dancing with the Stars'', where she reached the quarter finals. In January 2022, Murphy was cast in the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'' as Maeve Ludlow, for which she moved from Dublin to Birmingham. Early and personal life Murphy trained at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland. She also has an MA in screenwriting. In 1998, Murphy gave birth to a daughter, Clarabelle. Clarabelle is an actress. Career Murphy began her career in ''Fair City'' in 1996 playing schoolgirl Niamh Cassidy. Her character was featured in numerous storylines, involving having an illegal relationship with teacher Barry O'Hanlon (Pat Nolan), her tumultuous relationship with her husband, Paul Brennan (Tony Tormey), having an affair and eventually leaving her husb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner. Based on the Sanremo Music Festival held in Italy since 1951, Eurovision has been held annually since 1956 (apart from ), making it the longest-running annual international televised music competition and one of the world's longest-running television programmes. Active members of the EBU, as well as invited associate members, are eligible to compete, and 52 countries have participated at least once. Each participating broadcaster s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tubridy Tonight
''Tubridy Tonight'' is a talk show hosted by Ryan Tubridy that aired on RTÉ One for five seasons between 2004 and 2009. The programme featured guest interviews (usually three per show), audience participation and live music from both a guest music group and the house band. ''Tubridy Tonight'' aired every Saturday night, except during the summer months, directly after the main evening news. The show's house musical act was Clint Velour and the Camembert Quartet. ''Tubridy Tonight'' was the first successful Saturday night chat show to be broadcast by RTÉ since the ending of ''Kenny Live'' in 1999. The programme had regular viewing figures of 450,000, however, the show also regularly fell victim to so-called "Saturday Night Syndrome", with '' The Late Late Show'', broadcast on Friday nights, frequently featuring supposedly better guests. In 2009 ''Tubridy Tonight'' came to an end when RTÉ announced that Tubridy would succeed Pat Kenny as host of ''The Late Late Show'' for the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seinfeld
''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and 180 episodes. It stars Seinfeld as a fictionalized version of himself and focuses on his personal life with three of his friends: best friend George Costanza (Jason Alexander), former girlfriend Elaine Benes ( Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and his neighbor from across the hall, Cosmo Kramer ( Michael Richards). It is set mostly in an apartment building in Manhattan's Upper West Side in New York City. It has been described as "a show about nothing", often focusing on the minutiae of daily life. Interspersed in earlier episodes are moments of stand-up comedy from the fictional Jerry Seinfeld, frequently using the episode's events for material. As a rising comedian in the late 1980s, Jerry Seinfeld was presented with an opportunity to create a show with NBC. He asked Larry David, a fellow comedian and friend, to help cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Independent
The ''Irish Independent'' is an Irish daily newspaper and online publication which is owned by Independent News & Media (INM), a subsidiary of Mediahuis. The newspaper version often includes glossy magazines. Traditionally a broadsheet newspaper, it introduced an additional compact size in 2004. Further, in December 2012 (following billionaire Denis O'Brien's takeover) it was announced that the newspaper would become compact only. History Murphy and family (1905–1973) The ''Irish Independent'' was formed in 1905 as the direct successor to ''The Irish Daily Independent and Daily Nation'', an 1890s' pro-Parnellite newspaper. It was launched by William Martin Murphy, a controversial Irish nationalist businessman, staunch anti-Parnellite and fellow townsman of Parnell's most venomous opponent, Timothy Michael Healy from Bantry. The first issue of the ''Irish Independent'', published 2 January 1905, was marked as "Vol. 14. No. 1". During the 1913 Lockout of workers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Boland (critic)
John Boland may refer to: * John E. Boland (1937–2015), American politician * John J. Boland (1875–1956), co-founder of the American Steamship Company ** ''John J. Boland'' (1953 ship), third freighter operated by the American Steamship Company to be named after its co-founder ** ''John J. Boland'' (1973 ship), fourth freighter operated by the American Steamship Company to be named after its co-founder * John Boland (Fine Gael politician) (1944–2000), Irish Fine Gael politician * John Boland (author) (1913–1976), British novelist * John Boland (Irish nationalist politician) John Mary Pius Boland (16 September 1870 – 17 March 1958) was an Irish Nationalist politician, and Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and as member of the Irish Parliam ... (1870–1958), Member of Parliament and Olympic tennis champion * John P. Boland (priest) (died 1968), labor priest, Buffalo, New York * J. Kevin Bola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Street-Porter
Janet Vera Street-Porter (''née'' Bull; born 27 December 1946) is an English broadcaster, journalist, writer, and media personality. She began her career as a fashion writer and columnist at the ''Daily Mail'' and was later appointed fashion editor of the ''Evening Standard'' in 1971. In 1973, she co-presented a mid-morning radio show with Paul Callan on LBC. Street-Porter began working in television at London Weekend Television in 1975, first as a presenter of a series of mainly youth-oriented programmes. She was the editor and producer of the ''Network 7'' series on Channel 4 in 1987 and was a BBC Television executive from 1987 until 1994. She was an editor of ''The Independent on Sunday'' from 1999 until 2002, but relinquished the job to become editor-at-large. Since 2011, Street-Porter has been a regular panellist on the ITV talk show ''Loose Women''. Her other television appearances include '' Question Time'' (1988–2015), '' Have I Got News for You'' (1996–2022), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Duffy
Keith Peter Thomas Francis Julian John Duffy (born 1 October 1974) is an Irish singer, actor, radio and television presenter and drummer who began his professional music career as part of Irish boy band Boyzone alongside Ronan Keating, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately in 1993. The band decided to focus on solo projects in 2000 since which Duffy has achieved critical acclaim for his acting roles, particularly in soap operas such as ''Coronation Street'' and ''Fair City''. He has also presented '' The Box'' and ''You're a Star''. Duffy has been an autism "awareness" campaigner since his daughter was diagnosed with the condition at age 18 months, and acts as the patron for Irish Autism Action holding regular fundraising events and informational talks. Duffy was the winner on the British reality series '' The Door'' in 2010 and came third in the first series of '' Celebrity Big Brother'' in 2001, and in the second series of '' Splash!'' in 2014. Early life D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Richards
Claire Anne Richards (born 17 August 1977) is an English singer who is best known for being in the pop group Steps. Richards was a contestant on the second series of '' Popstar to Operastar'' before being voted off in the semi finals. She possesses the vocal range of a soprano. On 3 January 2013, Richards entered '' Celebrity Big Brother'' and came in fourth place. From April to June 2014, she was a regular panellist on ''Loose Women''. Early life Richards began her career in the pop trio TSD. They had little success and were dropped by their record label Avex after the release of their second single "Baby I Love You". She went on to work as a receptionist for seven months, winning the temporary worker of the month award for May 1997. Career Steps Richards auditioned for the lineup that would become Steps. She was offered a place in the group on the condition that she lost weight. Steps were formed by Steve Crosby & Barry Upton (writers of " 5, 6, 7, 8") alongside Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Goodyear
Julie Goodyear MBE (''née'' Kemp; born 29 March 1942) is an English actress. She is known for portraying Bet Lynch in the long-running ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. She first appeared as Bet for nine episodes in 1966, before becoming a series regular from 1970 to 1995. She returned for eight episodes in 2002 and another seven in 2003. For her role on ''Coronation Street'', she received the Special Recognition Award at the 1995 National Television Awards. She was made an MBE in the 1996 New Year Honours. Biography Goodyear was born in Bury, Lancashire, to George and Alice Kemp, who divorced when Goodyear was six years old. Her mother remarried to William Goodyear, whom she knew as her dad. Goodyear was brought up by her grandmother, Elizabeth Duckworth, who died by drowning when Goodyear was thirteen years old. She attended St Anne's Academy in Middleton. Career ''Coronation Street'' Goodyear is known for playing barmaid Bet Lynch on the ITV1 soap opera ''Coronat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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