Top comedian and chat show host Tommy Tiernan has said he gets "terrified" just before he is about to interview random guests on his Saturday night show.
Tiernan is at the helm of a show like no other with the interviewees a surprise to both him and the audience.
In an interview with RTE Radio One recently he said: "It is terrifying but I think that's the price to be paid for the drama of it.
"If you knew who was going to be on our show...You'd have your mind made up.
"You'd be less inclined to watch it because you'd have your mind made up before the show was even broadcast.
"It goes back to that thing of the old Late Late Show where you wouldn't know whether Gay would introduce David Niven, Muhammad Ali, Páidí Ó Sé or Bishop Eamonn Casey.
"You had no idea who was going to walk out and if you lost interest halfway through one guest, you'd think 'Well sure I'll hang on Sophia Loren or Sharon Ni Bheolain might walk out next'.
"I do get very nervous beforehand but I also feel kind of transformed a bit afterwards.
"I don't think you get the release unless you clench first."
The Navan man also explained what it meant to him to overtake the Late Late Show in the ratings war last series.
He added: "The Late Late is a very well managed show and the people who work on it work hard and they think deeply about what they're doing.
"Ours is from another place so for the Irish public to go, 'You know what? We also like this'.
"That was a big moment for me."
