PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- Comedian Gallagher, best known for his watermelon-smashing comedy routine and many popular specials in the 1980s, died Friday morning, according his manager Craig Marquardo. He ...

In the pantheon of comedy history, few bits are as polarizing as Gallagher’s Sledge-O-Matic. The late prop comedian, whose legal name was Leo Gallagher, filled his stand-up performances with wordplay ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) — Leo Gallagher, known as Gallagher and for smashing watermelons as part of his act, is in El Paso. Gallagher and his sidekick Artie Fletcher are the two most unpredictable ...

Comedian Gallagher, best known for his watermelon-smashing comedy routine and many popular specials in the 1980s, died Friday morning, according his manager Craig Marquardo. He was 76. According to a ...

BRANSON, Mo. -- A comedian known for smashing watermelons during his performances has been sued for breach of contract over his Branson shows, some of which were canceled after he allegedly pushed an ...

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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. Craig Marquardo, in a ...