He had heart trouble for years even suffering a heart attack on stage. Many dont know but he was actually a genius and held college degrees but chose to bless us with his comedy. We will never have another like him.

The world lost a gem when he passed away, R.I.P. Gallagher!

Miss him. Smile in remembering him. RIP.😢😢😢

It sucks that I just found him last week. This guy was a genius.😂😂❤❤

That guy is so funny his humor is on par with Carlin...makes you think before you laugh...I watched this guy all through the 80's with friends I haven't seen for 30+ years....unfortunately so many people are lost in the political arena and to reunite with them could ruin all the good memories....I always thought the 60's/70's were the best of times but compared to the toxic society we live in today I would take the 80's in a heartbeat....R.I.P. Gallagher you smart funny S.O.B.....I never walk by a watermelon without thinking about you

RIP Gallagher. Passed away at 76 today.

Loved this fella. Rest well, Gallagher.

Joan with a smile with the watermelon was comedy genius. He always knew how to blow your mind and make you cry laughing. 🙏

I'm an 80's baby and I grew up with this beautiful man making me laugh and jump starting my wit and sarcastic imagination . Thank you for making reality funny and easier to bare.

Nov 11, 2022 Gallagher has left the planet. Thank you for the entertainment. 😊

Saw him live twice. Best. Show. Ever. He did over two hours without a break. Everything was funny. You left his shows absolutely worn out from laughing.

A sign of the times....about 1984 live show ,audience member yells out...Gallagher for president . Gallagher: I can’t be president, I smoke dope, how do you think I get the ideas for this shit (pointing at his props on stage).RIP Leo.

R.I.P. Thank you for the many years of laughter! Met him in Detroit 2 years ago. Friendly and funny. Stopped at our table for conversation and pictures. What a gem! You'll be missed!

I think Gallagher was the first comedian whose special I'd ever watched to completion. Sorry to learn that as of this comment he has been dead a little over two weeks. He is an important person in American history, and in the lives of many to whom he brought laughter. RIP.

I met Gallagher in Knoxville, Tn, I couldn't think of nothing to say but "Are you working hard"? He replied " I'm getting to old for this shit". 😆 R.I.P

This guy was one of the funniest comedians ever! Just fantastic. I saw him live once. So smart!

Sledge-O-Matic forever! R.I.P.

Well what do you know it's both Joan Rivers & the Gallagher on the same show, and now the two are both in Heaven. RIP Joan Rivers & the Gallagher.😂

OMG!!! I've never laughed so hard in my life as I did watching Gallagher. Tears streaming down my face and my ribs were sore the next day. I am truly saddened when we lose 2 comedic geniuses like Robin Williams and Gallagher. They filled my life with laughter and joy. May you both rest in laughter and know that you are truly missed and loved.

I love Gallagher, but can we take a minute to acknowledge the fact that watchdog_jedi happened to not only HAVE this clip but also took the time to digitally convert AND upload it to KZfaq for us? I always take for granted the source of these videos. Thanks for putting the time in, my dude.

He was so right about the english language. 💯

He sure knew how to put a smile on our faces and definitely one on Joan’s! RIP dear sir! Thanks for all the comic genius!!

Saw him at the memorial auditorium in Sacramento what a great time that was

RIP to "the funniest". A comedian with style!... and a sledge-omatic!

R.I.P. to a legend. :(

A unique comedy genius. God, I miss him 😢

I feel slightly robbed thinking of Gallagher as “the watermelon guy”. How did a man this funny become a one-hit wonder with so many great bits?

I miss Gallagher...he...like Carlin told it like it was

One of the best comedians ever!

RIP Gallagher

Does anyone ever remember Gallagher wearing suspenders during his shows?

The man who made watermelons a weapon of mass distraction, a cool comedy sidekick and an endangered species, all at the same time! RIP, sir. We miss you.

I am so glad to see him again I loved his stuff!! ty

Met Gallagher at a car rental business in Southern Ohio at some point in the late 90s. He autographed a hamburger wrapper for me.

RIP GALLAGHER! Thank you for all the fun and keeping all of us full of food.

I miss him. My 2nd favorite comedian next to George Carlin. I've seen both many times.

I grew up in a very small town in northern Michigan in the 80’s and 90’s, where we couldn’t get HBO, and our only video rentals were a couple of mom and pop ones. But I vividly remember both rental stores having a whole row of Gallagher specials on VHS to rent. They had wild covers with watermelons, floating heads, etc. As a kid I was told by my parents they were too adult for me to watch. But they stuck with me and I knew who Gallagher was. As I got to be in middle school and high school in the 90’s, I was allowed to watch him finally, and started watching his routines. I could not get enough, and became a huge fan. I never got to see him live, but he’s still one of my very favorite comics to this day. A true icon of the 80’s for sure, but even after that. I was so sad to hear of his passing. I had heard he had some health issues, and saw a video a few years ago showing him at his house, which seemed kind of dilapidated and surprising for a celebrity, clearing out and selling some of his old classic props from his routine. It made me sad, but he was still being funny as he did it. We just don’t seem to have hardly any new talents like him, like we did in earlier decades. Whether it’s comics, actors, musicians, artists, politicians, you name it. I really miss that.

I LUV GALLAGHER !!!! ..... R I P' MR. SMART SHARP QUICK WITTED, FUNNY MAN! .... ALWAYS CURRENT OBSERVENT AND CLASSIC . . . R I P

Gallagher was the entertainment before a concert I was at. I dont remember the band that performed but i remember this nut!🤪

Man I miss him we sure could use his voice today. 😢

I love that he talks to everybody there. RIP G.

One of the first comedians beside Eddie Murphy I ever watched and loved when he smashed melons on the crowd.

The funniest ever smart guy I don't think it will ever be another like him.

Gallagher was heaven sent! ❤

He was amazing

Love the Golden Age of Comedy. The descendents in the Silver are good, too. True comedy doesn't need swearing : )

One of the most underrated comedians in mankind's history. Everything was a show full of thoughts and then they turned into jokes.

Rest in peace my friend

He was great in his day !!!

Some people didn't care for him, but I always thought he was hilarious....

I had the pleasure of promoting 10 Gallagher shows between 1999 & 2006. He was the most fan & promoter friendly artist I ever met. Every show was profitable. The offstage Gallagher was even funnier.

Opie: "Gallagher, are you racist?" Gallagher: "Why?"

Oh my god! This was before my time but when I was about 6, I remember seeing this on TV and APPARENTLY didn't understand the vibrating watermelon.... I get it now. 😲🤣

Johnny Carson was the last Tonight Show host to actually have sub hosts, so it would be a new episode every day

The 80's when America was on Top & clean Fun except for the ending Sledge O Matic 😄🇺🇸 Pre sensitivity 😕

And the shop teachers have missing fingers....I chuckled my ass off.🤣

Saw him in my home town in late 90s. Loved his watermelon act.😂

O. M. G. That vibrating watermelon was just Soooooooo Gallagher ! ! ! Love this mans humor !

Rip i was fortunate enough to see a show of yours funny as hell!!!!

He had good material. Later on, some people dismissed him as some kind of hack - partially due to the watermellon bit. But, those people were wrong.

R.i.p. Gallagher

Always loved him! The watermelon gift is a hoot!

RIP Leo Gallagher

I had a serious crush on Gallagher as a teenager. Highly intelligent man. ❤❤❤

Can't believe how badly podcaster Marc Maron put this guy down. Never heard Gallagher ever say anything political, and that's the difference. Gallagher is an entertainer.

He had this handle, and when you slapped a beer onto it- it was a beer gun. Genius!!!

Comedic genius.

This man was a comedy genius, but if you ask the average person who he is, they'll always say "he's that guy that smashed watermelons with a sledgehammer"

Well that was pretty good. His delivery was really well done.

Thank you for your funny times Gallagher! RIP!❤

"Makes no sense. You drive in a parkway, but you park in a driveway. Cargo goes by ship, a shipment goes by truck, you have a pair of panties but just one bra" 🤣🤣

Hilarious 😂 RIP brother!!🙏

He's killing it! 👏

Comedian’s Are Some Of The Smartest People In The World.

RIP Gallagher.

There was an I Love Lucy episode that made fun of the English language the same way and it was hilarious!

He had a twin brother that did a comedy act when he didn’t show up he looked just like him . He started in Hollywood and did the shows there was no cable just free tv . You make me laugh was his ticket to fame the watermelon gag hit big at college level shows .

I remember seeing him in Philadelphia

Laughed my ass off at 2 shows .

RIP Gallagher 11/11/22

Worst date I ever had was when I took a beautiful girl to see Gallagher. I laughed, she sat there stone faced. That was all I needed to know about her. So I dumped that stupid girl!

Gallagher made me laugh as a kid. Silly sense of humor. Enjoy heaven.

This is one OOOOOLDD VHS tape. But at least its on the internet now. Thank-you.

OMG Ghallager, The Late Joan Rivers, and Tony Danza? I need another shot of vodka, ha ha ha... Numb!

He always had a humorous take on society and education. Funny guy !

R.i.p most intelligent prop comedian ever .saw him redding calip if decades ago

It's been said over and over that Gallagher was a national treasure. After Nov 11 2022 he became buried treasure. He died of organ failure so let that be a lesson to you, learn to play the organ now!

the teacher asked my class "what's america's past time?" i raised my hand, and answered, "SEX". everyone laughed, then thought, and smiled.. my teacher said, "no its not! (she was divorced and fat--) .... later, i got into college..

This wasn’t that long ago but it feels like a century. Oh wait, it was last century.

Golly Gee Wiz... I recorded all of the Gallagher shows and I would take the show and share it with my parents and my dad would laugh until he cried and that's when I realized my dad didn't hate me and loved me for my stupidity and the ability too be myself. Holy Crap! If I only knew then what I know now.... would it change anything?

HE WAS A VERY FUNNY GUY I LOVE 😍 HIM ❤❤

I think he is the people

WOW A WATERMELON VIBRATOR!!

I was 7 months old when this happened

Godspeed

"It's not how far you go... It's how go you far."

I REMEMBER HIM VERY WELL

5/19/2024. Watermelon smash is my favorite.

Genius

How to say Joan Rivers looks absolutely marvelous, in her perfect 1980s fashion.. the good old days