In a clip not lacking in macabre humour, actor-turned-presenter Whoopi Goldberg was seen hollering “Well, hello, hello, hello and welcome to The View, y’all, welcome to The View” as the New York talk show’s cameras panned the bum-free plastic tiers. By Friday it was the turn of The Late Late Show (the Irish one) to set a visual tone. This is without doubt the single most peculiar, most profound and possibly the most pressing Late Late Show we’ve ever broadcast,” began Ryan Tubridy in the silent studio. But it is absolutely necessary.”What followed was a public service broadcast on what everybody can do to slow the spread of coronavirus. “I’m used to doing a show without a television audience,” joked James Corden in reference to the ratings for his Late Late Show (the American one), “but normally there’s an audience here in the studio.”Normally.

Source: The Irish Times March 17, 2020 06:00 UTC