Hole in the Wall Gang (comedy)
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The Hole in the Wall Gang is the name of a Northern Irish
comedy group, who came to prominence in the mid 1990s with the popular satirical comedy Give My Head Peace
.
The line up consists of Tim McGarry
, Damon Quinn
, Martin Reid
and Michael McDowell, all of whom were born in 1964. They were originally known as the "Hole in the Wall Theatre Company", before adopting the name Hole in the Wall Gang when they moved to television.
In 1992 the group won a UK Sony award for Best Radio Comedy for their first radio series A Perforated Ulster. They then won a Royal Television Society Award for Best Regional Programme in 1996, for Two Ceasefires and a Wedding, the prelude to Give My Head Peace.
The success of Give My Head Peace led to a new sketch show in 2006 entitled Dry Your Eyes
, two seasons of which aired on BBC One NI
.
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
comedy group, who came to prominence in the mid 1990s with the popular satirical comedy Give My Head Peace
Give My Head Peace
Give My Head Peace was a satirical television comedy series on BBC Northern Ireland that pokes fun at political parties, paramilitary groups and the sectarian divide in Northern Ireland...
.
The line up consists of Tim McGarry
Tim McGarry
Tim McGarry is an Irish actor and comedian from North Belfast in Northern Ireland.He is a member of the comedy group Hole In The Wall Gang, and played "Da", a fictional Sinn Féin spokesman, in the comedy series Give My Head Peace....
, Damon Quinn
Damon Quinn
Damon Quinn is a Northern Irish actor, writer and producer. He is a member of the Hole in the Wall Gang comedy group.He is best known for the Northern Irish television comedy Give My Head Peace where he stars as Cal. He also appears in the comedy Dry Your Eyes as many characters including Angry...
, Martin Reid
Martin Reid
Martin "Marty" Reid is a Northern Irish actor and comedian, and is part of the Hole in the Wall Gang, a Belfast comedy troupe. He has played the role of staunch loyalist Uncle Andy in the satirical BBC comedy Give My Head Peace since 1997, which was created by and starred the Hole in the Wall Gang...
and Michael McDowell, all of whom were born in 1964. They were originally known as the "Hole in the Wall Theatre Company", before adopting the name Hole in the Wall Gang when they moved to television.
In 1992 the group won a UK Sony award for Best Radio Comedy for their first radio series A Perforated Ulster. They then won a Royal Television Society Award for Best Regional Programme in 1996, for Two Ceasefires and a Wedding, the prelude to Give My Head Peace.
The success of Give My Head Peace led to a new sketch show in 2006 entitled Dry Your Eyes
Dry Your Eyes (TV series)
Dry Your Eyes was a Northern Irish sketch show on BBC One NI, created by the Hole in the Wall Gang, the makers of one of Northern Ireland's most successful shows Give My Head Peace...
, two seasons of which aired on BBC One NI
BBC Northern Ireland
BBC Northern Ireland is the main public service broadcaster in Northern Ireland.The organisation is one of the three national regions of the BBC, together with BBC Scotland and BBC Wales. Based at Broadcasting House, Belfast, it provides television, radio, online and interactive television content...
.