The Brendan Grace Show

The Brendan Grace Show
Genre	Light entertainment
Presented by	Brendan Grace
Starring	Daddy Cool and the Lollipops Gypsy
Country of origin	Ireland
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Location(s)	Studio 1, RTÉ Television Centre, Donnybrook, Dublin 4
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	50 minutes
Distributor	RTÉ
Release
Original network	RTÉ One
Original release	29 October 1982 (1982-10-29) – 10 December 1982 (1982-12-10)

The Brendan Grace Show is an Irish variety show presented by Brendan Grace.^[1] The studio-based show aired on Friday nights between 29 October and 10 December 1982.

Format

The Brendan Grace Show featured comedy routines and sketches by Brendan Grace as well as special celebrity guests. The music was provided by special musical guests as well as the show's house band, Daddy Cool and the Lollipops. The dance group Gypsy made regular appearances throughout the series.

Programming

Series 1: 1982

Show	Date	Special guests
1.	29 October	Joe Lynch and Anna McGoldrick.
2.	5 November	Joe Lynch and Anna McGoldrick.
3.	12 November	Seán Dowd and Rose Tynan.
4.	19 November	Helen Jordan and Glen Curtin.
5.	3 December	Mr. Pussy, Eileen Reid, Susan McCann, Charlie Byrne, Rose Tynan and Paul Malone.
6.	10 December	Sheeba, Kim Newport, Tony Kenny.

Production

The Brendan Grace Show was broadcast live from Studio 1 in the RTÉ Television Centre at Donnybrook, Dublin 4. As RTÉ's biggest at the time, the studio held 120 audience members. There was no show broadcast on 26 November 1982 due to the general election.

References

↑ "TV Tonight", The Irish Times, 29 October 1982

Home-produced entertainment on RTÉ Television

Late-night talk	The Big Interview Later with Clate McKeown Lifelines The Lucy Kennedy Show The Panel The Podge and Rodge Show Ryan Confidential

Quizzes	All Kinds of Everything Blackboard Jungle Brendan O'Carroll's Hot Milk and Pepper Challenging Times Jackpot The Lyrics Board Know Your Sport Play the Game Quicksilver Rapid Roulette Where in the World? Who Knows Ireland Best? Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Reality	At Your Service Cabin Fever Celebrity Farm Charity Lords of the Ring Fáilte Towers Operation Transformation Room to Improve Stars Go Racing

Variety	The All Ireland Talent Show The Brendan Grace Show Davis at Large The Late Late Show The Live Mike Ryantown Secrets Trom agus Éadrom The Voice of Ireland You're a Star

See also Navigational box for home-produced comic programming Navigational box for home-produced drama

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