Video Shows Melon-Smashing Comedian Gallagher Collapse on MN Stage
- Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:11am by
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ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — Comedian Gallagher is hospitalized in Minnesota after collapsing during a performance.
Todd Powers, owner of Whiskey Bone’s Roadhouse in Rochester, said the 64-year-old Gallagher collapsed in the middle of a show there Thursday night.
Gallagher’s manager, Craig Marquardo, says the comedian is in stable condition and will be hospitalized overnight. He says he doesn’t yet know what caused Gallagher to collapse.
A video posted on TMZ.com shows the collapse, right after the comedian performs one of his famous smashings and yells, “And the rockets red glare!” (Click on the picture to watch the video:)
A witness, Chris Blade, told the Rochester Post-Bulletin that Gallagher had complained of pain in his left arm and shortness of breath earlier in the evening. Blade said Gallagher was responsive when emergency crews were taking him out of the club.
Gallagher, whose real name is Leo Anthony Gallagher, is best known for smashing watermelons with a sledgehammer.
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Comments (57)
Mahdi Al-Dajjal
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 4:54pmTalk about longevity! This guy is singularly responsible for putting Water Melons on the Endangered Species List.
Report Post »MyzPhoenyx
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 3:19pm@ Obama Bin Lying
I know this is a little off topic here, but your name has gotten me wondering something.
Is it a cute play on words, or is it a suggestion that Obama is the son of lies?
Sorry if that seems like a weird, rude and intrusive question, but it just has me insanely curious if you’re still around this thread anyway…
Report Post »MyzPhoenyx
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 3:28pmOr my faulty brain could be remembering something horribly wrong and I just look like freak.. which I guess wouldn’t be too unusual for me. :)
Report Post »marine249
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 1:10pmso he is the one who keeps the price of melons so high
Report Post »when I was a kid you could bay 10 pound melon for 40 cents
now its hard to find a melon for 40 cents a pound
Defiant530
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 12:46pmSooooooo is smashing watermelons considered racist these days? Seems like everything else is…..
Report Post »Jaycen
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 12:41pmI’ve been a fan since I was 13 yrs old (that’s 24 years). God bless, and I’ll say a short prayer for him.
Report Post »Lucky3000
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 12:23pmI’ve wondered what happened to him – I used to watch him on tv with my kids when they were elementary school age. They are now 24 and 25 and I’m so glad I watched crazy kids shows with them. I hope he gets better soon and it’s nothing serious.
Report Post »alwayssora
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 11:40amGallagher’s been my favorite comedian ever since I first saw him years ago. I pray for a swift, full recovery for him. God bless him!
Report Post »jp2feminist
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 11:36amI don’t know about you, but this makes me feel a little melon-choly.
Report Post »akabosan
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 11:29amIsn’t it true that he only smashed radical melons? GB
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 12:28pmI think there was a Union Melon march where thy had signs of this guy with a Hitler mustache.
Report Post »MONEY_FOR_NOTHING
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 11:12amI saw him last year and the 90-minute show was hilarious. The last 20 minutes was Sledge-O-Matic, but the the first hour was genuinely good comedy. I got free tix, so I went. Glad I did….
Report Post »HTuttle
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 11:11amDid the ambulance drive on the parkway and then park on the driveway?
Report Post »mrsmileyface
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 11:01amAfter 25 plus years of using the Sledge-O-Matic coupled with heart troubles this was bound to happen. Prayers for a quick recovery. The mellons are waiting.
Report Post »loveoursoldiers
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:56amOT
Where’s Glenn? I was away Mon and Tues with NO computer.. did I miss something?
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 11:42amObama’s goons picked him up, rumor has it that he’s in a re-education camp in Kenya.
Report Post »hifi74
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 8:17pmLol Gonzo,
Glenn’s actually out on vacation right now LOVEOURSOLDIERS. I believe he is supposed to be back on Monday.
Report Post »Bob1943
Posted on March 12, 2011 at 7:45pmI hope Glenn is taking some lessons on the U.S. Constitution, specifically Article 2 Section 1.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:55amI’ve never been fond of his comedy honestly, even when he was fresh and new in the 1980′s. That said, it‘s always been clear to me that he’s a good man with a good heart (no pun intended, sorry), and I wish him a speedy recovery.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:52amsorry about his condition. pray he gets better.
Report Post »never heard of him. this is news for a national outlet like this????
EqualJustice
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:59amIt IS news… I guess he has a lot of fansand I hop ehe is okay. That being said… his first mistake was going to MINNI.. home of Ellis and Franken. He probably drank some melon flavored kool aid, poor guy.
Report Post »JBaer
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 2:07pmWe have more than just the likes of Franken and Ellis in MN, we have Michelle Bachman on the right side of things!!
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:50amClassic heart attack. Should have paid attention to the warning signs . Hope he’s ok
Report Post »oldchevyguy
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:47amGet well soon.
Report Post »Carl1
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:46amPraying that he makes a full recovery. Hope he has better Insurance than Obamacare
Report Post »sbenard
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:35amRevenge of the melon god!
Report Post »and to the republic
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:56amExactly, Can we please stop the hatred and bigotry towards all melons all around the world…
Report Post »Helldogger
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:26amGallagher has had heart problems for years.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 1:46pmI hope The Blaze will give us an update on his condition.
Meanwhile, the man needs our prayers.
Report Post »TheMarine
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:23amOkay… this should not have made any news. I didn’t even know this guy was still alive, and what he does is no longer entertaining to most Americans. There is too much other great stuff out there for people to enjoy a man smashing melons.
A Marine’s Perspective:
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Insipid
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 11:01amI don’t understand why he is a melon hater. Im suprised Moochelle hasnt gotten on him about bullying those poor defenseless melons.
Report Post »Marine Recon Dad
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:22am… I still have one of the rain coats purchased at a show in the early 80′s…… funny guy. I will pray for his recovery.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:18amIt was a joke. He was doing a Bear quarterback Jay Cutler impression.
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:16amI pray that he will be fine. Good to hear that he was responsive.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:13amWow, didn’t know he was still around, that guy has been smashing mellons for a long time!
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:25amGonzo, yes he has. His head looks like a bowling ball with a hula skirt on. Wait, that’s his line.
You have my prayers, Mr. Gallagher.
Report Post »Obama Bin Lying
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:26amThe Mellons struck back?
Report Post »JBaer
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:32amIt happened in Rochester, where the Mayo is, so if it was going to happen, it was probabaly the best place.
Report Post »I also enjoyed him back in the day and pray for a speedy recovery..
My-Hero-is-Allen West
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:34amAmazing one can make a living off smashing melons. Best to him however.
Report Post »Ben for Me
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:37amMr Gallagher and I met in 1980 at a college showcase, Grossinger’s in the Catskills. Be strong my man!
Report Post »etetetet
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:38amGuess it caught up with him – not enough fruit in his diet. Hope he is ok.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:44amHere’s hoping for a speedy recovery.
It is a bit disappointing that he’s not come up with a new schtick in 25 years, but hey, if it’s putting bread on the table who am I to tell him to do otherwise eh?
Report Post »FNGRNFAN
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 11:05amWho will smash all those mean melons if he is unable?
Report Post »leftiesaredangerous
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 11:24amThey need to redistribute those melons.
Report Post »docvet
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 4:43pmMaybe he was using non-union picked watermelons from Peru.
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 5:54pmgonzo…thats what I thought at first…never thought his “act” was funny…goes to show ya…anyone in America can have the dream…and apparently make it last!
Report Post »drago
Posted on March 12, 2011 at 8:42amPlenty of mellons in D.C. he could smash………
Report Post »karenkrn
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 10:23pmwe saw him years and years ago at a large facility now he is playing small comedy clubs saw him several months ago in newport news va – he does more than smash melons he does political humor – used to be be pretty big did a lot of HBO specials and was pretty funny I never thought the melon part of the show was very good – he was upset in va about the number of seats they took off the floor to make room for his smashing so he must be short on money – wish him the best talked with him at that show and he was very nice
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