Chatshit

I’m fascinated by RTÉ chat shows. It’s mad how they manage to pluck the most pointless, godforsaken guests out of thin air every week. Two-thirds of these guests are other RTÉ personalities. It’s clear that the presenters involved are morbidly embarrassed by the quality of guests; sometimes even the guests themselves seem embarrassed at how pointless and uninteresting they are. But nobody addresses the awful issue, and everybody pretends it’s great entertainment. The whole thing has an apologetic air.

“We tried to get Gore Vidal but he told us to fuck off. Instead we have some handicapped fella off Fair City and this woman who used to be in Dallas. Sorry lads.”