The End (Irish TV programme)

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The End
GenreComedy
Presented by
Country of originIreland
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time2–3 hours
Original release
Network
ReleaseSeptember 1993 (1993-09) –
May 1996 (1996-05)

The End is an Irish adult comedy

RTÉ Two in the Republic of Ireland
. It was first broadcast September 1993, and last aired in May 1996.

The End was aired on Friday and Saturday night from 11 pm to 2 am.

Sean Moncrieff
on Saturday nights. The End had a cult following of "drunks and teenagers" who would often ring into the show leaving bizarre late night messages for the presenters. Sean Moncrieff would be joined by a puppet called Septic in later seasons.

Apres Match characters such as Frank Stapleton
.

.

Format

Barry Murphy presented Friday Nights with a mix of his surreal comedy and introductions to the classic BBC comedy series The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin and the US sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun.

Yes, Minister
.

Colin Murnane who had moved on from RTÉ young people's JMTV and Plastic Orange, appeared on both nights as a reporter.

History

The End would help to launch the careers of its two presenters,

Apres Match for RTÉ Sport
.

The End's reporter Colin Murnane had appeared first on RTÉ's youth show JMTV moved to London to present for TCC, BBC, Sky1 and others, and to forge a career as one of the most successful Irish voice-overs in Soho.

It would also begin RTÉ's 24-hour services, up to this point both RTÉ One and Two aired until about midnight each night. The Network Two

Stargate: SG1, Crime on Tuesdays with shows like Millennium and Profiler
etc.

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