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Michael McDowell
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Search complete. 6 mentions across 2 episodes found for "Michael McDowell".
Oct 26, 2026
111. Brian Henry Martin
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0:48Tim McGarryHOST
I'm Tim McGarry, joined as usual by my comedy colleagues.
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0:51Damon QuinnHOST
Michael McDowell.
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0:52Damon QuinnHOST
And Damon Quinn.
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0:52Damon QuinnHOST
Couldn't speak today, I don't know why that is.
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15:29Brian Henry MartinGUEST
Dave Barker.
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15:30Brian Henry MartinGUEST
And Dave Barker watched it and saw something in it.
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15:33Brian Henry MartinGUEST
And then Double Band, the company who I would go on to do a lot of things with, Michael and Dermot saw it.
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15:38Brian Henry MartinGUEST
And they saw something in it and said, you know, why don't you come in and kind of do something with us?
What is the future of locally produced TV comedy?
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1:07William CrawleyHOST
The creative team behind Give My Head Peace first met many years ago while at university in Belfast, and some of those earliest forays into broadcast comedy were actually on this program, on Talkback, where they earned the moniker that stuck, the Hole in the Wall Gang.
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1:25William CrawleyHOST
They are Damon Quinn, Tim McGarry, and Michael McDowell.
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1:28William CrawleyHOST
And let's welcome them into the Talkback studio with their own herald, the theme from Give My Head Peace.
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1:35Damon QuinnGUEST
With your bombs and your bullets and your goings on.
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11:55Tim McGarryGUEST
So I mean, it's, it's, it's not the end of Give My Head Peace in that sense.
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12:00William CrawleyHOST
And if you want to talk to the guys right now, pick up a phone, 0330805555.
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12:04William CrawleyHOST
We're talking to Damian Quinn, Tim McGarry, and Michael McDowell.
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12:07William CrawleyHOST
I bet when he travels, he's called McDowell.