His act included observational humor (“What about Easter? Whose idea was it to give eggs to an animal that hops”), political commentary (“They don’t call a tax a tax. built a nationwide following in the 1970s and ’80s, appearing on the “Tonight” show with Johnny Carson and starring in numerous Showtime specials. With a beret on his head and a few simple props, from a can of oil to a bull whip, the man born Leo Anthony Gallagher Jr.
Gallagher had numerous heart attacks over the years, including one right before a scheduled show in Texas in 2012. NEW YORK (AP) - Gallagher, the long-haired, smash-’em-up comedian who left a trail of laughter, anger, and shattered watermelons over a decadeslong career, has died at age 76.Ĭraig Marquardo, in a statement identifying himself as Gallagher’s “longtime former manager,” said that he died Friday at his home in Palm Springs, California, after a brief illness.
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