The Late Late Show: Slicker, suave Patrick Kielty starts brightly, but viewers will hope for better guests

My husband suffered a brief psychiatric illness and I feel unable to tell him about my medical diagnosisAs it happened: Patrick Kielty: ‘What a treat it is to have The Late Late Show on after the news’First impressions are that he’s up for the job and brings the correct mix of quickfire wit and sincerity . The gags flow like cash from a barter account.

One of Kielty’s strengths is that he can be heartfelt as well as funny. The mood switches to earnest when he welcomes the former president Mary McAleese. She talks about the national aspiration for reunification and, in the context of the Belfast Agreement, pays tribute to the host’s father, whom the UFF murdered. “A lot of people, including your daddy, died for it,” she says of the peace deal.

Patrick Kielty on the new Late Late set with Ireland international James McClean on Friday. Photograph: Michelle Daly

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