The Late Late Toy Show signifies the start of Christmas for many Irish households each year, as the Toy Show brings the excitement, joy and anticipation of Christmas to life.
Families tuning into the Christmas special tonight will without a doubt be curious and intrigued to see how Patrick Kielty fares in his first go at hosting Ireland's favorite televised event of the year.
Here is everything you need to know about this year's Late Late Toy Show including theme, start time, run time, what to expect from Patrick Kielty and much more.
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Where can I watch The Late Late toy show?
The Late Late Toy Show will be broadcast live on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player on Friday, November 24th at 9:35pm.
What is the Toy Show theme 2023?
This year's Toy Show theme is inspired by the classic Christmas movie 'Elf' starring Will Farrell. Patrick Kielty played a role in selecting this year's team and is excited to see it come to life this evening as it is one of Kielty's personal favourites.
It's a big movie in our house. We're going to have a lot of fun
It means we are going to have elves, we are going to have Santa and a bit of New York
What to expect this year?
The first thing to expect is to not expect Ryan Tubridy, it's time for Patrick Kielty to walk in the infamous toy show host's shoes.
Kielty won't be alone however, he is expected to be joined by Santa, Papa Elf and a number of workshop elves.
It is being said that this year's Toy Show will have over 170 performers and toy testers from across Ireland who will appear at some point throughout the magical night.
The youngest elf this year will be just four years old.
Last year’s Toy Show took us to Oz in a set inspired by The Wizard of Oz with plenty of song and dance in what turned out to be Ryan Tubridy’s final Toy Show as host.
Speaking about this year's show and what it will entail, he's not promising that he'll be able to deliver a song and a dance like Tubridy did but he has reassured us there will be no shortage of song or dance, whether it is by him or not.
I would say based on my performance with Daniel O’Donnell, there may well be a chance I will never be allowed to sing and dance in RTÉ again,” he said.
There will be singing and dancing, whether I am singing and dancing is yet to be seen.
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Who is the new host of The Late Late Toy Show?
Patrick Kielty will host this year's Late Late Toy Show following in Ryan Tubridy's footsteps. Tubridy hosted the show for 14 years before leaving this year, with Down man brought in to take his place.
Ryan Tubridy shares his thoughts ahead of the first Late Late Toy show without him in 14 years and Patrick Kielty's first.
Ryan Tubridy shares his thoughs ahead of the first Late Late Toy show without him in 14 years.
#ryantubridy #LateLateShow #LateLateToyShow pic.twitter.com/NcgXNgX6ZG— Dublin's Q102 (@Q102FeelGood) November 24, 2023
How long is The Late Late Toy Show 2023?
Although regular viewers may be expecting a shorter run time this year around due to the regular Late Late Show being cut upon Kielty's arrival, the Toy Show is expected to run until midnight, just like previous years.
What day is the Late Late Toy Show repeated?
Those who are unable to view tonight's show but fear missing out on all the action can catch up one of two ways.
The highlights/best bits from the show will be uploaded to YouTube during and after the show takes place.
If you want to experience the full show without any edits, the show will be repeated on Monday, November 27th at 12:10am on RTÉ One. You can also hit that record button Friday night so you can tune in at any time after the show has aired.
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