Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the pantheon of comedy history, few bits are as polarizing as Gallagher’s Sledge-O-Matic. The late prop comedian, whose legal ...

Prop comic Gallagher's promotional manager confirmed he would retire Monday after he suffered a minor heart attack in Arizona, his second attack in two weeks. "He is awake and recuperating," Gallagher ...

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Wacky American comedian Gallagher, known for using a variety of props and smashing stuff during his act, said he does not plan to return to the stage after he was placed in a ...

Gallagher is out of a medically-induced coma, his manager has confirmed. The comedian, who first became famous in the 1970s for his props-based physical comedy shows, was rushed to hospital on ...

Comedian Gallagher has died, according to multiple reports. The comedian, who was famous for smashing watermelons, reportedly died from organ failure while in hospice care at his home in Palm Springs, ...

LEWISVILLE, Texas (AP) — The comedian Gallagher has been released from a Texas hospital, a week after suffering a heart attack before a performance at a suburban Dallas bar. His promotional manager, ...

FILE – In this Nov. 18, 2006 file photo, comedian Gallagher smashes strawberry syrup and flour at the end of his performance at the Five Flags Theater in Dubuque, Iowa. Gallagher is hospitalized in ...

Director Josh Forbes tells IndieWire why he felt compelled to spend years of his life following the infamous prop comedian on the road. In the pantheon of comedy history, few bits are as polarizing as ...