The crazy comic has made a career of two decades of "prop comedy," followed by two decades of crabbiness. Here he is with a shot on Letterman to explain his then-recent heart attack. You'd think -- after waiting 30 years to be invited onto Dave's show, with a career that mostly hit state fairs -- he'd try to be a little nicer and come off less caustic. Doesn't he sound like he's shouting at Dave the whole time?! Also, Letterman probably had him on simply because they both started at The Comedy Store around the same time in the late 70s, and may have crossed paths frequently. Still, Gallagher gets off some funny lines here ("you knew before I did").
The link is here; they won't allow embeds.
Even more amazing is Gallagher's "Spanish" show.
A link to the hilarious review is here; this has entered comedy lore through everyone from
Ken Levine to
Patton Oswalt. I do not believe they have seen
the preview piece, linked here.
Also, here is Gallagher
walking off Marc Maron's WTF, plus Maron
explaining it later.
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