{"id":129691,"date":"2025-10-18T07:03:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T07:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/129691\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T07:03:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T07:03:08","slug":"late-late-show-talking-points-including-uncomfortable-moments-from-david-walliams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/129691\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Late Show talking points, including uncomfortable moments from David Walliams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first guest of the evening was  Little Britain star-turned-children\u2019s author, David Walliams. Walliams was in the studio to promote his latest book but viewers were surprised by many awkward moments during his time on air.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">While chatting to Patrick Kielty about celebrities he had met over the course of his career, he frequently asked the host if he had met some of those superstars, from Elton John to Liam Gallagher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cYou must have met him [Elton John] or interviewed him or something,\u201d he said. Kielty replied: \u201cI haven\u2019t.\u201d Moments later he asked if Kielty had met Bono and upon hearing a yes added: \u201cHow many times?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The pair were joined by Baz Ashmawy, who spoke about a unique encounter he had with a fellow attendee at one of Oasis\u2019s recent gigs and it prompted Walliams to ask Kielty if he had ever met Liam Gallagher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cYou&#8217;re a chat show host. You&#8217;ve never met a famous person. It&#8217;s somehow not right. You should have met them all,\u201d he said after hearing \u201cno\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Ashmawy also told an anecdote about his mother not being a fan of tattoos, which prompted Walliams to make a joke about his own mother that left many viewers feeling uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cMy mum&#8217;s got tattoos. She&#8217;s got \u2018W\u2019 on one buttock and \u2018W\u2019 on the other, and when she bends over, it spells \u2018Wow\u2019, which is incredible.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4825809_2_articleinline_566425313_18100567174649938_304464909483746119_n.jpg\" alt=\"Baz Ashmawy and David Walliams with Patrick Kielty\" title=\"Baz Ashmawy and David Walliams with Patrick Kielty\" class=\"card-img\"\/>Baz Ashmawy and David Walliams with Patrick Kielty<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Ahead of an advert break, Kielty thanked his guests, describing them as \u201cwriter David Williams and Emmy Award winner Baz\u201d and Walliams immediately interrupted Kielty, who was mid-sentence talking about Ashmawy\u2019s upcoming work, to interject.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWas it an Emmy or an international Emmy?\u201d he could be heard asking Ashmawy. \u201cOkay, woah. Two Emmys. Two international Emmys. Two. Count them. Not one, two,\u201d he said, holding two fingers up in the air before twisting his hand to turn it into a vulgar gesture aimed at Kielty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This seemed to change the atmosphere in the studio, with Ashmawy gesturing to seemingly calm someone in front of them off-camera, asking them to \u201csit down, relax.\u201d Kielty continued with his outro to what appeared to be a much quieter and uncomfortable atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">After the ad break, a \u2014 quite literally \u2014 fluffier segment was introduced as Linda Martin joined the earlier guests to give out an Irish Pet Hero of the Year award to one of three deserving dogs standing on the stage. Kielty said Ashmawy and Walliams could help choose a winner but said Martin was the head judge, prompting a crass joke from Walliams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cYou\u2019re head judge? How do you judge head?\u201d he asked Martin. \u201cExcuse me?\u201d she responded, while an incredulous Kielty added: \u201cThere\u2019s no need for [that].\u201d \u201cIgnore him, ignore him,\u201d Martin replied.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Viewers were not impressed by his remarks during the show. \u201cBit awkward to watch to be honest.\u201d one person said on social media, with another adding: \u201cWhat happened tonight? It was awkward.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u00a0Others said they sensed a \u201ctense\u201d atmosphere after Walliams\u2019s comments. \u201cI thought David was extremely inappropriate and bordering on rude at times throughout his time on the show,\u201d another viewer wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu caption\">Kingfishr on their music success<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In the latter half of the show, the band Kingfishr performed their viral hit  Killeagh and spoke to Kielty about how life-changing their success has been.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\n             Killeagh was written as a favour to one of Eoin &#8216;Fitz&#8217; Fitzgibbon\u2019s friends from the Cork town and became an unexpected hit for the group on TikTok.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThe song was written as a favour to a friend mine who wanted a song if Killeagh [hurling team] won a cup, which they did, and they sang the song and it was great. I don&#8217;t think anyone ever expected it to go any further than that,\u201d Fitzgibbon said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">They said Killeagh natives are now seeing tourists stopping by.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThere&#8217;s tourists turning up now in Killeagh, taking photos with the sign and stuff, Fitzgibbon said. \u201cThey&#8217;re loving every moment of it. I think it&#8217;s a community thing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu caption\">Surviving Fred and Rosemary West<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4825812_2_articleinline_565975411_18100570696649938_3150658278891957361_n.jpg\" alt=\"Kathleen Richards with Patrick Kielty\" title=\"Kathleen Richards with Patrick Kielty\" class=\"card-img\"\/>Kathleen Richards with Patrick Kielty<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The final guest of the night was Irish woman Kathleen Richards, who shared her harrowing experience of living in he same house as British serial killers Fred and Rosemary West in 1977.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWe&#8217;d always see him [Fred] doing DIY, he&#8217;d always be hammering or banging around. He&#8217;d be in the garden digging, but I thought he was just building a swimming pool,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cBut then you&#8217;d see the hole filled in, and think the guy&#8217;s silly, like, you know, what&#8217;s wrong with the guy? He just keeps digging holes and filling them in.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">She said she decided to flee them after being propositioned by Fred West while she was home alone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI heard him walking down the stairs, heard his door close underneath, and I just got out that bed and ran. I just kept running.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">She spoke about the guilt she felt at the time for not recognising them as killers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI felt so guilty because I was there, and how come I didn&#8217;t help, I didn&#8217;t save them girls. It took me a long time to get over that. Really, there was nothing I could have done.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">She added she is glad she later testified against Rosemary West, contributing to her conviction.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI was told to go to court and give evidence and help convict Rose West. So I was glad I was able to do that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">She urged anyone who, like her, experienced abuse to talk about their experiences and seek help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The first guest of the evening was Little Britain star-turned-children\u2019s author, David Walliams. 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