RTÉ's Cutting Edge is one of the country's most talked about current affairs discussion shows - but what's the secret to its success?
Gift Grub decided to dissect the format and in doing so found out it's not just Brendan's hosting skills, it's more about the 'types' on the panel
They have to be wide-ranging, so there's:
- Outdated retired dinosaur who doesn't give a sh*te
- Young influencer with great facial expressions
- Balanced journalist with facts
- Former columnist
- Obnoxious, overbearing impresario
and
- Gut-wrenchingly candid former athlete
(to name a few)
It's also a case of "the current thing" vs "the latest thing".
Hot topics + diverse guests + perfectly timed/staged shots + 'raw' emotion = Gold
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