Damo and Ivor
Irish comedy duo
Damo and Ivor was a comedy duo act from Ireland, composed of two contrasting Dublin stereotypes, both portrayed by Andrew Quirke. The characters first appeared on bebo and YouTube - most notably in 'Skanger Me Banger(sic)'in late 2007/early 2008 and first on television in RTE's,
Republic of Telly in 2011. Their musical parody, "Everybody's Drinkin'" debuted at sixth position in the Irish Singles Chart in April 2011 after the music video was shown on the programme. On 16 September 2013 their television show, Damo and Ivor debuted on RTÉ Two.
Description
Damo Whelan and Ivor Itchdaddy are caricatures played by Andrew 'Andy' Quirke who takes on the twin personas of skanger Damo and D4 Ivor. The characters represent the northside-southside Dublin divide. The character of Damo, a colloquialism of the names Damon, Damian, or Damien originated in a Bebo video called Skanger me Banger, a satire of the MTV show Pimp My Ride, set in inner city Dublin.
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The song and video, "Everybody's Drinkin'" debuted on Republic of Telly, a TV review and magazine programme on Irish public broadcaster, RTÉ Two. This was aided by the video, which cost €2,470 to make, going viral on YouTube and gaining over 70,000 hits in under a week. The song which is a double-pronged attack on Dublin drinking culture resembles David Guetta's "Sexy Chick" and tells the story of a raucous night out from characters on both sides of the social divide.
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