GALLAGHER w/ ARTIE FLETCHER @ Green Bay Distillery – Green Bay, WI
February 2, 2019
Photos by David Urmanski
Website: www.GallagherSmash.com
www.Facebook.com/GallagherShow
BIOGRAPHY: GALLAGHER
Leo Anthony Gallagher was born at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He grew up in South Tampa, Florida, where he attended H.B. Plant High School. He graduated from the University of South Florida with a Chemical Engineering degree in 1970. After college, Gallagher began working as comic/musician Jim Stafford’s road manager. Stafford and Gallagher went out to California in 1969 and Gallagher decided to take the stage himself. He began honing his own comedy act while hanging out at both The Comedy Store and the Ice House.
Gallagher was one of the most popular and recognizable American comedians during the 1980s. He performed 14 comedy specials for Showtime. These shows have been re-broadcast numerous times, notably on Comedy Central. His first special was directed by Mike Nesmith, formerly of The Monkees.
His signature sketch was the “Sledge-O-Matic”, a large wooden mallet that Gallagher uses to smash a variety of objects, most famously, watermelons. Gallagher was featured in a GEICO commercial where he goes wild at a farmers market with his signature Sledge-O-Matic.
In 2004, Comedy Central rated Gallagher the 100th best stand-up comedian of all time.[12] Gallagher was displeased with being ranked so low, and he told The Oregonian, “I looked at the other people and I was trying to find anyone I ever heard of. How could I be behind people I never heard of? … I made 14 one-hour shows for Showtime, which are Comedy specials.
An Uncensored Evening (1980)
Mad as Hell/Two Real (1981)
Totally New (1982)
Stuck in the Sixties (1983)
The Maddest (1983)
Melon Crazy (1984)
Over Your Head (1984)
The Bookkeeper (1985)
The Messiest (1986) — contains clips from previous specials
Overboard (1987)
We Need a Hero (1992)
Smashing Cheeseheads (1997)
Messin’ Up Texas (1998)
Sledge-O-Matic.com (2000)
Tropic of Gallagher (2007)
Having toured the country for the past 40 years, Gallagher is currently appearing at The NEW Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas at The World Famous Laugh Factory. His show is at 7 p.m. nightly.
CONCERT REVIEW RATING SCALE:
1 = Poor
2 = Average
3 = Good
4 = Excellent
5 = Extraordinary
GALLAGHER SHOW RATING: 5
THE VENUE: THE GREEN BAY DISTILLERYAs Northeast Wisconsin’s premiere dining destination, located in the heart of Green Bay directly across from Ray Nitschke Field and within walking distance of Lambeau Field, the Green Bay Distillery is a family-friendly, sports-focused restaurant featuring 66 menu items – all with genuine Wisconsin flavor. Aside from great food and a friendly atmosphere, Green Bay Distillery host dozens of concerts annually and is the perfect venue for weddings, meetings, fundraisers and private events. Address: 835 Mike McCarthy Way - Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin 54304 Phone: (920) 393-4403 Website: www.GreenBayDistillery.com
