Blindboy Boatclub has impressed on The Late Late Show once again, as people are calling for him to run for President.
As one half of The Rubberbandits comedy duo, he was previously praised for speaking out about mental health, and for revealing his own struggle with anxiety and depression as a teenager.
The Limerick native was on the show tonight to promote his new RTÉ2 series The Rubberbandits’ Guide to Everything, but also took time to express his strong views on the need to tackle mental health in Ireland.
From explaining the term “gasc*ntism”, getting candid about important social issues facing Irish people in 2016, and making an incredibly important speech about how young Irish men need feminism, people REALLY loved what he had to say:
Blindboy @Rubberbandits speaks more sense than anyone else on tv. Simple as #latelate
— Rick O’Shea (@rickoshea) November 18, 2016
Lads the @Rubberbandits view on feminism.
Can we please engrave this into the foundations of society.
So much truth and realness. #LateLate— Kelley Bückley (@KerplunkItKel) November 18, 2016
Blind Boy for President #LateLate
— Anne-Marie Flynn (@thecailinrua) November 18, 2016
Why aren’t people like him running or country? #sense #Blindboy #latelate
— Kieran Counihan (@KieranCounihan) November 18, 2016
First time I’ve ever heard feminism discussed in this context. Absolutely brilliant perspective. Well Done ?? #LateLate
— Audrey O’H (@Audge3000) November 18, 2016
I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone address feminism as well and as straight forward as blindboy just did ??@Rubberbandits #latelate
— Orla O’Connor (@OrlaOC_98) November 18, 2016
Literally the most sense I’ve ever heard on Irish television from a man with a plastic bag on his head. Brilliant message. #latelate
— Michael McCarthy (@McCarthyMick) November 18, 2016
I’m just sitting here listening to Blindboy like #latelate pic.twitter.com/nzDgAPh1wT
— Yoncé (@Amy_Says_Relax) November 18, 2016
Blindboy nailing it again @Rubberbandits #latelate
— Finian Murphy (@finianmurphy) November 18, 2016
Blind boy is so articulate on #latelate I wish I’d heard him speaking before! I’ll be following him from now on #rubberbandit #blindboy
— Aoibheann McCaul (@AoibheannMcCaul) November 18, 2016
Blindboy is doing himself proud on that couch tonight??He’s speaking an incredible amount of sense ☺️ @Rubberbandits #latelate
— Orla O’Connor (@OrlaOC_98) November 18, 2016
The thing I love about when he speaks is how surprised audiences are at his intellect. An amazing outlook on all aspects of life #latelate
— .. the nugget (@NuggetDave) November 18, 2016
This whole episode of #latelate shouldve been an interview with blinboy. A voice so representative thats being supressed by the wider media
— Lisa Connell (@LisaConnell15) November 18, 2016
Blindboy from @Rubberbandits is a voice of reason & a breath of fresh air in a world full of ?. He speaks the truth. ?? #latelate
— Vivienne Roche ♈️ (@Caracal77) November 18, 2016
