Republic of Telly: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Republic of Telly is a TV review and magazine programme on Irish public broadcaster, RTÉ Two. Presented by comedian Kevin McGahern, the programme is intended as a satirical examination at television, mocking various Irish and British TV channels, including sketches and special guests making an appearance from the shows. An added feature of the show is its correspondents Jennifer Maguire and Bernard O'Shea. Maguire conducts vox pops and celebrity interviews, whereas O'Shea conducts "live on the spot reports".

Series details

• Title: Republic of Telly
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2009-10-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-11-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: RTÉ2
• Network country: Ireland
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 14367
• IMDb ID: tt1538441
• TVDB ID: 263729

Cast and credited roles

• Kevin McGahern — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-10-26; final listed air date 2009-12-21; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 2010-02-22; final listed air date 2010-04-26; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 2010-10-20; final listed air date 2010-12-22; episode order: 10.
• Season 4: premiered 2011-03-07; final listed air date 2011-05-09; episode order: 10.
• Season 5: premiered 2011-10-17; final listed air date 2011-12-19; episode order: 10.
• Season 6: premiered 2012-02-20; final listed air date 2012-04-23; episode order: 10.
• Season 7: premiered 2012-10-22; final listed air date 2012-12-17; episode order: 9.
• Season 8: premiered 2013-03-04; final listed air date 2013-04-29; episode order: 9.
• Season 9: premiered 2013-10-28; final listed air date 2013-12-23; episode order: 9.
• Season 10: premiered 2014-03-10; final listed air date 2014-05-12; episode order: 10.
• Season 11: premiered 2014-11-03; final listed air date 2014-12-22; episode order: 8.
• Season 12: premiered 2015-03-16; final listed air date 2015-05-18; episode order: 10.
• Season 13: premiered 2015-10-19; final listed air date 2015-12-21; episode order: 10.
• Season 14: premiered 2016-03-21; final listed air date 2016-05-23; episode order: 10.
• Season 15: premiered 2016-10-24; final listed air date 2016-11-28; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Republic of Telly on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.