He regaled Chris with his gifts from the very final Late Late show from a well-known band
“On the last Late Late Show, I got a gift from… this is a real name drop… obviously U2 are Irish, they are a great band. And when the last couple of presenters finished their Late Late Show, they gave them a gift of, like a Harley Davidson or something. So Bono turned around and said, ‘Ryan, you’re not a rocker, you’re a mod’.
“So they gifted me – there’s only one I think – a red electric Vespa that’s arriving at my house tomorrow. A U2 Vespa, I am so excited!”
Taking this as a cue to regale Ryan with his own Bono-related story, Chris asked: “Have you ever approached a US aircraft carrier in a putt putt boat at 2am, asking for a bottle of brandy with Bono in France?”
Recalling the bonkers experience, Chris continued: “I risked life and limb to get him a bottle of brandy from the US Navy. We were banging on the hull of this aircraft carrier that towered over us like a city, let alone a building.
“And we banged on the hull, this is a true story. And they lowered a gunboat, because they thought somebody was trying to attach a mine or an explosive to the hull of the boat!
And they chased after us in a gunboat, and they realised it was Bono. And they went, ‘Oh, that’s Bono. It’s alright. What do you want? Brandy? Not now. Bar’s closed’.
Chris Evans tells Ryan Tubridy an absolutely INSANE story involving a US Navy Warship, Bono, and a bottle of brandy! 🤣#ChrisEvansBreakfastShow #Bono #VirginRadioUK @U2 pic.twitter.com/I2qJTur4w2
— Virgin Radio UK (@VirginRadioUK) September 6, 2023
