The popular County Down-born comedian hosts RTÉ's flagship chat show for the first time tonight.
Patrick Kielty wants to reflect the different identities on the island of Ireland is his take on The Late Late Show
He told BBC News NI he would not try to fill the shoes of his predecessors Gay Byrne, Pat Kenny and Ryan Tubridy.Kielty has had to wait several months for his debut, with the announcement that he was to become the new presenter having been made in May. Kielty said that he was now much a "lot more comfortable in my skin" about taking on more serious matters about life on the island and its people.
"The brilliant thing about the Late Late Show is that it's always been a place where people can come on and discuss different things - that's really what interested me in doing the show.Kielty will step on to the set for the first time tonight when the show is broadcast live on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player at 21:35 BST and he admitted that fronting it would come with pressure.
But don't forget, Paddy has decades of high-level broadcasting and live entertainment under his belt so by any measure the bookies must have him down as a sure bet for success.a scandal over the pay of The Late Late Show's previous presenter Ryan TubridyBut Kielty said he did not view the relaunch of the programme as part of the recovery plan for RTÉ.
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