Gallagher lifeless at 76: Legendary comic well-known for smashing watermelons dies

Legendary comic Gallagher died after struggling a number of organ failure, in keeping with a report. He was 76.

Gallagher was finest recognized for taking a sledgehammer to fruits, greens, and different objects at exhibits for the reason that mid-Nineteen Seventies when he first appeared on The Tonight Present Starring Johnny Carson.

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Throughout his decadeslong comedic profession, Gallagher had 14 stand-up specials on cable community Showtime and carried out in roughly 3,500 reside exhibits. Folks packed theaters and comedy golf equipment to look at his well-known Sledge-O-Matic performances.

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