RUSSELL CROWE IS in town for the Jameson Dublin Film Festival to promote his new movie, The Water Diviner. Of course, he stopped by the Late Late for a chat with Tubridy, but we got SO much more than we bargained for.

1. He swore straight off

Crowe was up straight after actor Ryan O’Neal, who spoke in depth about his family issues, calling his daughter ‘the devil’.

It didn’t go down well with Crowe.

I’m a bit uncomfortable. Let’s not discuss it any further but how f*cked up was that?

* polite applause*

2. His lovely words about the late Richard Harris

Crowe starred alongside the Irish actor in Gladiator, and had some fond words to remember him by.

I think of a grand old spirit and a wonderfully warm man, he made a decision he was going to be my friend.A lot of people remember him for his drinking and his hell raising but when he realised it was getting out of control he didn’t drink for 11 years.

3. He hijacked the band stage

Right after claiming the Fields of Athenry was Australian, he jumped up to the band balcony and took it OVER. It took him a while though, Cue Tubs filling the awkward silence with some off-the-cuff jokes. Tell us again how it wasn’t planned.

4. He fixed the ‘midget’s mic’

* Hides behind sofa*

5. He scolded the audience for clapping out of time, and Ireland rejoyced at this gift

Look at them, pure stung.

If you love @russellcrowe for just one thing, it should be because he got the #LateLateShow audience to finally stop clapping along to songs — Seán Marum (@SeanMarum) March 20, 2015 Source: Seán Marum /Twitter

.@russellcrowe telling crowd on the #LateLateShow who can't clap in time with music, to not clap, may be my favourite thing he's ever done. — Baz (@bazlyons) March 21, 2015 Source: Baz /Twitter

Russell Crowe schooling the audience on their clapping! That intervention was about twenty years overdue. #LateLateShow — Fiona Flynn (@Fiona_Flynn) March 20, 2015 Source: Fiona Flynn /Twitter

6. His performance of Johnny Cash’s Folsom Prison Blues

The reviews are in, folks.

dislikable..average...bluesy in weird way..band on egg shells & petrified.. Like playing back up for Hitler on his birthday #LateLateShow — Mick O'Keeffe (@okmick) March 20, 2015 Source: Mick O'Keeffe /Twitter

7. He popped into Kealy’s after for a pint, obviously