Post by BearClause on Nov 11, 2022 12:38:16 GMT -5
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/comedian-gallagher-famous-smashing-watermelons-dies-76-rcna56770
American comedian Leo Gallagher has died at the age of 76, according to his family.
Gallagher passed away from organ failure while in hospice care in his Palm Springs, California, home, his son-in-law told NBC News. He had been unwell and had multiple heart attacks.
In 1980, Gallagher's comedy stand-up special "An Uncensored Evening" was the first to ever air on cable television, according to his longtime former manager, Craig Marquardo.
He rose to fame from his signature sketch, "Sledge-O-Matic," where he'd take a large, handmade wooden mallet and smash a variety of foods before ending in the main act — a watermelon.
American comedian Leo Gallagher has died at the age of 76, according to his family.
Gallagher passed away from organ failure while in hospice care in his Palm Springs, California, home, his son-in-law told NBC News. He had been unwell and had multiple heart attacks.
In 1980, Gallagher's comedy stand-up special "An Uncensored Evening" was the first to ever air on cable television, according to his longtime former manager, Craig Marquardo.
He rose to fame from his signature sketch, "Sledge-O-Matic," where he'd take a large, handmade wooden mallet and smash a variety of foods before ending in the main act — a watermelon.
