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  • Gallagher Suffers Another Heart Attack

    Legendary prop comic Gallagher has suffered another mild heart attack, four days after being discharged from a Dallas-area hospital where he was recuperating from a separate heart attack.

    Allegedly, the comedian ran out of the medication he was taking, and began to feel chest pains, prompting him to seek treatment at an Arizona hospital. According to a representative of the entertainer, “Gallagher suffered a mild heart attack today at a hospital in Sedona due to complications from his previous heart attack. He is awake and resting comfortably now.”

    Gallagher was initially hospitalized for his current medical condition on March 14, after collapsing just before a performance. He was then placed in a medically induced coma while recovering.

    Gallagher had recently claimed he was set to retire from live performances after 32 years, calling his trade ‘baby-sitting people who can’t handle alcohol.’

  • Comedian Gallagher Retiring

    Prop-comedy legend Gallagher says he’s finished performing live onstage, and is retiring after 32 years.

    The California-based comedian, whose full name is Leo Anthony Gallagher, told Marion, Ohio radio station WDCM on Thursday that his retirement plans include blogging for fans and possible appearances at private parties.

    This news comes after the comedian suffered his second heart attack while performing near Dallas a little over a week ago, which left the entertainer in a coma. Gallagher, known for smashing watermelons, was released from the hospital Wednesday.

    Gallagher commented that it sometimes didn’t matter how clever his jokes were, if the audience couldn’t hold their liquor – adding that his job as a comedian was akin to “baby-sitting people who can’t handle alcohol.”

  • Gallagher Out of Coma

    Gallagher Out of Coma

    Comedy legend Gallagher was taken out of a medically induced coma, after recently suffering a heart attack near Dallas, Texas.

    The prop comic’s promotional manager Christine Scherrer said that Gallagher instantly recognized his family members after doctors slowly woke him up. Scherrer adds that Gallagher is breathing on his own, moving around and cracking jokes, but there is no word on how long he will remain hospitalized.

    The comedian, born Leo Anthony Gallagher, had two stents replaced after collapsing Wednesday before a performance at Lewisville, TX bar. Gallagher also suffered a minor heart attack last March after collapsing while performing in Minnesota. Below is a video of the incident that occurred at Whiskey Bones Roadhouse:

    Scherrer adds that Gallagher appreciates his fans’ thoughts and prayers. Gallagher is best known for smashing watermelons.

  • Comedian Gallagher Suffers Heart Attack

    Comedy legend Gallagher, known for his watermelon-smashing antics, suffered a heart attack last night at a bar in Lewsiville, TX, just before he was set to take the stage.

    Gallagher, born Leo Anthony Gallagher, 65, began to suffer intense chest pains moments before he was to perform. The owner of the club Hat Tricks called 911, and the prop comic was transported to a Dallas-area hospital.

    Gallagher’s manager Craig Marquardo stated that the comic suffered a “mild to serious” heart attack, and remains hospitalized pending tests.

    Roughly a year ago, Gallagher suffered a mild heart attack while performing at Whiskey Bone’s Roadhouse in Rochester, MN, directly after smashing a bottle of ketchup, as depicted in the video below.

    A couple of weeks later, Gallagher told an audience – “I almost died two weeks ago … these are extra days that I’ve been given. I guess God said, ‘Wait a minute, Boca ain’t had their show yet.’ So it’s not me, it’s God’s will we have this show tonight. You can like God all you want to but I’m pissed at him … I had a heart attack while I was doing sledge-o-matic, which is gonna look great in the paper. But now I could die doing something stupid and my story won’t be as cool.”

    Christine Scherrer, Gallagher’s promotional manager, says the comedian is sedated and “slowly recovering” after collapsing Wednesday night.