The Cafe (chat show)
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| The Cafe | |
| Genre | Talk show / music / comedy |
|---|---|
| Starring | Aidan Power (2004–present) Laura Woods (2004–2007) Liam McCormack (2007–2008) |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | RTÉ Two |
| Original run | – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | TTV |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
The Cafe is an Irish chat programme aimed at youthful persons. It is broadcast on RTÉ Two as part of the TTV strand each Friday evening at 19:00, having switched from its previous location in the Thursday scheduling from 7 November 2008.
It is now presented by Aidan Power, although Laura Woods and Liam McCormack were his previous co-presenters. The waitress is Avril Kelly, who serves drinks to the audience and guests and acts as the announcer of what will occur following the commercial break.opening .[1]
Chats are conducted with two or three guests, there are comic inserts and a musical performance rounds off the show (although sometimes a musical performance may start the show a well). Past guests have included Jason Byrne and Donna and Joseph McCaul,[2] PJ Gallagher and Tom McGurk,[3] Glen Wallace and Jennifer Metcalfe, Caroline Morahan,[4] Amanda Byram, Michelle Heaton,[5] Nicola McLean, Daithí Ó Sé, The Kinetiks,[6] The Coronas, Rosanna Davision, Jacob Byrne,[7] Oliver Callan (aka Gay Byrne) and Pat Kenny,[8] wrestlers Scotty 2 Hotty and Joe Legend,[9] The Saw Doctors,[10] panellist John Bishop[11] and Skins actors Mike Bailey, Daniel Kaluuya and Larissa Wilson.[12]
The Cafe completed transmission of its fifth season on 27 March 2009.
Contents |
[edit] Guestlist
[edit] Season two (2005–2006)
Guests in season two included Keith Duffy, Kerry Katona, Michelle Heaton, Adam Woodyatt, Tony Fenton, Nicholas Hoult, Marty Whelan, Ronnie Drew, Lucy Kennedy, Larry Gogan, Louis Walsh and Liz Bonnin. Music was provided by Turn, The Marshals, Ham Sandwich, Gemma Hayes, Luan Parle, The Answer, Katie Melua and Damien Dempsey.
[edit] Exam specials
| Date | Guests | Artist | Song(s) | Link |
| 7 June 2006 | Ray D'Arcy, Jason Byrne, 1 Aslan | Aslan | "Lucy Jones Part 2" and "Different Man" | [25] |
| 8 June 2006 | Triniti, Jason Byrne, Fiona Looney and Deirdre O'Kane | Triniti and Delorentos | "Rose on Water" and "Leave It On" | [26] |
| 9 June 2006 | Tom Dunne, Jason Byrne, Pamela Flood | O'Sullivan Brothers | "High" | [27] |
| 12 June 2006 | Matt Willis, Jack L, Jason Byrne, Paul Byrom | The Saw Doctors | "Your Guitar" | [28] |
| 13 June 2006 | John Maguire, Jason Byrne, Denis Irwin | Republic of Loose | "Translation" | [29] |
1. Byrne was hired as a waiter for these five episodes. He served coffee to The Cafe's guests.
[edit] Season three (2006–2007)
Season three included twenty-seven editions of The Cafe, thirteen of which were in 2006 and fourteen of which were in 2007. Music was provided by Mickey Harte, Director, Messiah J & The Expert, The Frank and Walters, Neosupervital, Fionn Regan, The Charlatans, The Blizzards, David Kitt, Boss Volenti, The Coronas, Vyvienne Long, Luan Parle, My Alamo, Delorentos, Iain Archer, Royseven, The Cooper Temple Clause and Brian McFadden.
[edit] The Best of The Cafe
Throughout June and July 2007, RTÉ broadcast six special editions of The Cafe. These included past interviews and performances.
| Date | Guests | Artist | Song(s) | Link |
| 3 June 2007 | The Best of The Cafe 1 (Ryan Tubridy, James Alexandrou, Brian Ormond, Keith Duffy, Bernard Dunne) | Director/Delorentos | "Come With a Friend"/"Basis of Everything" | [57] |
| 10 June 2007 | The Best of The Cafe 2 (Louis Walsh, Keith Duffy, Karl Spain, Jimmy Magee, the boys from How Low Can You Go?) | Discovery Gospel Choir/The Charlatans | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"/"Blackened Blue Eyes" | [58] |
| 17 June 2007 | The Best of The Cafe 3 (Lucy Kennedy, Tadhg Kennelly, Fran Cosgrave, Manchán Magan) | Iain Archer/The Frank and Walters | "Minus Ten"/"Miles and Miles" | [59] |
| 24 June 2007 | The Best of The Cafe 4 (Jason Byrne, Brent Pope, Oliver Callan, Dáithí Ó Sé, Derval O'Rourke, TJ and TJ) | Messiah J & The Expert/Brian McFadden | "Something Outta Nothing"/ ? | [60] |
| 4 July 2007 | The Best of The Cafe 5 (Ken Doherty, Maeve Higgins, PJ Gallagher, Don Wycherley, Keith Barry) | Fionn Regan/The Blizzards | "Put a Penny in the Slot"/"Fantasy" | [61] |
| 8 July 2007 | The Best of The Cafe 6 (Caroline Morahan, Bill O'Herlihy, Bryan Dobson, Brian McFadden) | David Kitt/Royseven | "One Clear Way"/"Crash" | [62] |
[edit] Season four (2007–2008)
For season four, Aidan Power's co-presenter Laura Woods left for pastures new and was replaced by Liam McCormack. On 25 October Ziggy Lichman appeared as guest host instead of Aidan Power alongside Liam McCormack. The opening sequence also changed to feature past guests such as The Blizzards, Lucy Kennedy and Ken Doherty in black and white. Music was provided by The Radio, Duke Special, Messiah J and the Expert, The Flaws, Declan O'Rourke, Republic of Loose, Dry County, Ash, East 17, Super Extra Bonus Party, Juno Falls, Kano, Jenny Lindfors, David Geraghty, Seasick Steve, Paddy Casey, Autamata, Nizlopi and Shayne Ward.
[edit] The Cafe Select
Throughout June, July and into August 2008, RTÉ broadcast six special editions of The Cafe. These included past interviews and performances.
| Date | Guests | Artist | Song(s) | Link |
| 29 June 2008 | The Café Select 1 with Louis Walsh, Holly Brisley, the Hollyoaks Boys, Brian Belo | Republic of Loose/Seasick Steve | [88] | |
| 6 July 2008 | The Café Select 2 with Matt Di Angelo, Six, Keith Barry, Duke Special and the Mitchell Brothers | [89] | ||
| 13 July 2008 | The Café Select 3 with Dean Gaffney, Francesca Martinez, East 17 and Shayne Ward | [90] | ||
| 20 July 2008 | The Café Select 4 with Andrew Maxwell, Declan O'Rourke, the boys from Hollyoaks and Dan le Sac | [91] | ||
| 27 July 2008 | The Café Select 5 with Rachel Allen, Brian Dowling, Paul Howard, Gordon D'Arcy and others | Paddy Casey | [92] | |
| 3 August 2008 | The Café Select 6 with Kathryn Thomas, Timmy Mallett, Michael Winslow, Mikey Graham | Hope/ Super Extra Bonus Party | [93] |
[edit] Season five (2008–2009)
For season five, Aidan Power's co-presenter Liam McCormack left for pastures new and was replaced by nobody as Power became the show's sole presenter. The comedian Alan McElroy joined the show as Chef, whilst Avril Kelly returned as the waitress and baked Power a cake with his face on it to celebrate the launch of the new season. [94] The 7 November episode marked a new era for the show as it began broadcasting on Fridays for the first time. Music was provided by Republic of Loose, Mundy, The Flaws, Fight Like Apes, Dirty Epics, The Saw Doctors, Ham Sandwich, The Blizzards and The Coronas. Olympian Kenny Egan produced his silver medal.[95] Economist George Lee was shown predicting doom and gloom sixteen years earlier [96] Colm & Jim-Jim appeared to promote their game show Colm and Jim-Jim's Home Run, with Colm eating pork brains weeks before the Irish pork crisis of 2008 occurred. He was later invited back onto the show to play the Celebrity Darts section he was denied, scoring a total of 25. [97] Pat Kenny featured on the night of The Late Late Toy Show where he encountered the mimicry of Oliver Callan who took on the persona of Kenny and his predecessor Gay Byrne.[98] Louis Walsh had a dig at Power's other presentation job by sarcastically asking if Winning Streak was still on the air when Power insisted the viewers should have been watching him instead of Walsh on The X Factor. Later in the same episode Vanessa Feltz discussed a dream Power had had in which she had heavily featured.[99] The Infomatics played an exclusive live track for the show's viewers on 13 March 2009.[100] Ryle Nugent guested on 20 March 2009 to talk about Ireland's attempt to win the 2009 Six Nations Championship Grand Slam.[101] The final episode of the fifth series was broadcast on 27 March 2009, featuring guests such as Eamon Dunphy and John Bishop, with music from Republic of Loose and a new Louis Walsh girlband.[102]
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