Article: Ryan Tubridy toasted his Late Late Show debut by enjoying a celebratory session with his inner circle. And he dismissed claims that his hard-hitting interview with Taoiseach Brian Cowen was scripted.

Ryan denies he scripted Cowen quiz on Late Late

Ryan Tubridy toasted his Late Late Show debut by enjoying a celebratory session with his inner circle. And he dismissed claims that his hard-hitting interview with Taoiseach Brian Cowen was scripted.

"No, none of it was scripted -- it was a complete free wheeling exercise, that was the beauty of it. They asked us to prepare questions in advance but we refused," he said.

He admitted he felt a weight had been lifted off his shoulders to have fronted the flagship show -- and proved his detractors wrong.

Tubridy received rave reviews for his first outing, which included interviews with Brian ...

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