Here lies the case for the opinion that The Apparently Kid was the decade's best interviewee...
When we look through some of the candidates for this award that I've just invented, there are a lot of strong options. There's the League of Ireland fan, Frostbit Boy, the O'Donovan brothers, and that's before we even start to look outside Ireland.
There have been countless one-hit wonders over the last ten years but the argument for Noah Ritter, AKA The Apparently Kid, centres around the fact that he didn't just go viral once, he delivered on multiple occasions.
First of all, we have the interview that made him a star. His analysis of the rides at the Wayne County Fair.
There's so much in this.
His play-by-play on fair rides is spot on. You spin around and you get dizzy. What more needs to be said?
Then there's the fact that he has never been on live television before, as he openly admits. For someone making their debut he takes to it like a duck to water, grabbing the microphone off the presenter before moving onto detailing his experience on the superslide, where he was "scared half to death."
Lastly, we come to the catchphrase. All great interviewees need a catchphrase and Noah opts for a word that he didn't know the meaning of: apparently.
And with that, The Apparently Kid was born.
Now that he had achieved internet fame the next step was to appear on Ellen DeGeneres' chat show, as is the case with all viral sensations. And this, friends, is where Noah's true brilliance comes to the fore.
Unlike the rest of the flavour of the months that appeared on Ellen, The Apparently Kid did not rest on his laurels. He came armed with new material.
"This is my first time on a talk show," he declares before going on to give the crowd a wave reserved for royalty. The first part of the interview is a more 'serious' affair. Noah details his kindergarten experience, likening it to being in prison. He then bemoans public transport and the fact that the bus can't just park at his house. A dream we all share with him.
In this writer's opinion, the second part of his Ellen DeGeneres interview is his best work. Noah gets overcome with excitement when he tells Ellen of his earlier antics during the day:
Guess what!?
You know what I did in my hotel room? I jumped BED TO BED!
I dare you to try not smile at the sheer joy this young lad takes in reliving the experience. It'd warm the cockles of your heart.
"You just love life, don't you?" asks Ellen, before Noah delivers his greatest ever line: "Yea, I love how you get to jump onto beds!"
If we were all as easily pleased then this world would be a much better place.
And how can we forget his reaction to the dinosaur Ellen brings out to greet him. "I pretty sure that's a guy in a costume," says Noah. You can't pull the wool over this kid's eyes.
Then there's the video of his actual trip to Walking With Dinosaurs. Another gem.
In the years that have followed, Noah has appeared on Ellen on more occasions - most notably destroying Chris Pratt in a Jurassic Period quiz - and was even part of a television show where himself and other kids were tasked with judging potential new toys.
He has entertained time and time again, and deserves the honour of interviewee of the decade. Now let's go jump on some beds!
