Gallagher & the Sledge-o-Matic in Dallas 2008

[nopainogain]

the guy videotaping, or sitting near the video camera sounds like hes not actually enjoying it. it sounds like a forced laugh. oh and why didnt the guy record any of the comedic lines from the show?

[ItaLyZPlaYa1]

I agree. He should be smashing their heads with the  "sledge o matic" instead.

[born2destroy90]

If you pay money to see somebody smash a watermelon, theres something wrong with you.

[thespotteddog]

It's called a being a One Trick Pony. 30 years of this and nothing else to offer.

[uofm97]

@thespotteddog It's his signature gimmick. The crowd goes to see that because it's absurd. You don't like it....that's fine. Go laugh at the vanilla comics who talk about their marriages and other shit like that, then. It's better than Dane Cook. I liked the guy until I watched a few of his specials in a row and realized that all he does is YELL and make stupid noises. Yeah, THAT'S entertainment.

[MrPlatinum11]

I DON'T GET IT

[wass4406]

Wow ...I've had more interesting bowel movements, if this is comedy gimie the rope here i cum david carrigan

[albertjester]

dear america,

what the hell is wrong with you're sense of humor?

love scotland.

[EpsilonX]

lmao

[dragonslayerofthedam]

i cant believe think this is funny

[YouPubeist]

Fuck me. Who are the mouth breathers who pay money to see this tepid excrement?

[cultfilmfreak]

hearing that extra loud drunk guy in the foreground is funny. not ha ha funny, but "boy i've been to concerts and only hear this annoying guy" funny.

[slh950]

thats the 'sledge-o-matic"?? thats it?

[ArKaiN123]

He's such a loser.

Marc Maron owned him.

[temite80]

WTF is this shit?? Really, how lobotomized do you have to be to laugh at this? 3 year-olds have better routines.

[doududu]

Carrot Top?

[itsNards]

@doududu can you read?

[doududu]

@itsNards Carrot Tops dad?

[itsNards]

@doududu leave

[doududu]

@itsNards I'm sorry if I offended you Carrot Top aka 'itsNards' by comparing you to this shitty comedian that peaked in the late 80s.

[Fixxer315]

While I haven't seen much of him lately, he used to be quite clever in his live act, particularly throughout the 80's, but watching his entire run of comedy specials via the DVD collection, it is evident that he fell quite a bit in quality after that and it's pretty much all physical comedy these days. 

[openpelican]

that's some quality joke telling...

[wafflecushioned]

I saw this guy when I was like 6 years old.

[zornthebean]

WHY dos he hate fruit so much :(

[tryst0]

Sad old jerk off....he wont last long

[BlueberryDoughnuts]

@tryst0 he's lasted like 30 years so far...

[youblockedmebefore]

Not a big fan of this, Bill Hicks referenced him. Probably just passing threw. Good luck to everyone that likes this. Good luck.

[gemcutter187]

the fans of this bozo must be brain dead druggies from the 60s or something, this shit is stupid as hell I can't believe anyone would even laugh at such dumb shit smashing, probably all republicans

[jeffbrak]

People still pay to watch this doofus?

[compukenny]

Gallagher goes where no comidian has gone before....the produce isle at the supermarket!

[pancakeman22]

Excellent video!!!

[billini6]

he is getting old, that seemed like an awkward swing. whats he gonna do when hes 90? smash prunes with his cane?

[worldatmyfingertips7]

I imagine this guy auditing at america's got talent. He probably would get all 3 buzzes within 15 seconds of his act.

[worldatmyfingertips7]

@worldatmyfingertips7 correction! I imagine this guy auditioning not "auditing"

[darksilver2820]

Sure, maybe it's not the smartest comedy. But at least it's somewhat original, which makes it somewhat genius in its own right. Hey, at least it's not Dane Cook.

[MrRonLafleur]

Its amazing he still has a idiot audience.

[fresnob23]

@willpresly you could it called being a gay pornstar

[publicservant7]

Gallagher is actually a racist, homophobic, misogynistic asshole... basically a Ted Nugent who smashes fruit instead of shooting guns.

Seriously, do a Google search. He flaunts it.

[GameStar1300]

I thought he was dead o.o

[jumpbeforelooking]

and you payed to see this?

[Annie1962]

Ok.. so what is funny about smashing fruit? I see what Bill meant.

[KSitz77]

@Annie1962 you would have had to see his whole show. The smashing fruit at the end was one of his trademarks. He used lots of funny props in his act which made him funny back in the 70's. Try and watch one of his whole shows.

[skinsfantim]

Man what a fag he is..

[xGothimox]

I heard this guy is great and all but smashing a watermelon and stuff isnt that great..

[eightclouds]

If y'all don't like GALLAGHER, don't watch his videos or go see his show.

[thebadbrown]

@eightclouds You're forgetting the part about people watching his videos to see if they'd like to give him his or her patronage, which makes complete sense to me. And in doing so, I'll end up taking your advice and moving on, I'm actually getting angry watching his 'comedy'.

[aunshiwho]

Who is God's name, would find this funny?

Oh wait, the can't-get-out-of-their-shells sorry sons of bitches that rated this ideo 5 and stand up fo rthis rubbish.

Really, what the hell, go smash your own friggen watermelon you poor bastards.

[uwanagethorne]

Great video, I must have been sitting right in front of you. I was almost in the front row, on the same side. I even have a picture of that moment where he stops and flexes his arm.

[doughesson]

I first saw Gallagher in Charleston SC in 1986 when the Navy base entertainment office had tickets to the guy.I'd never heard of him and neither had the girl I'd asked out so we did not know to take a sheet of plastic with us.She was thrilled that I'd scored front row center.Then the Sledge-o-Matic came out.Sarah,if you remember that date,sorry.Did the juice come out?

[eyehatemyjob]

This is his just his closer... He is insane and hilarious.

[mrbrown4545]

Mitch Hedberg RULES

[mrbrown4545]

Mitch Hedberg RULES!!!

[IdarkphoenixI]

i keep hearing this guys really good so i dont want to judge him so harshly. But smashing stuff with a hammer isnt very funny. I could do that in my own home.

[TheLingerieSalesman]

They're meant to be interjected after a really funny joke or a series of interconnected jokes that usually leave the audience gasping and the comedian standing there waiting for them.

Think of it as the "cooling off" between sets of your laughter routine.

[JustinR81]

This is utterly retarded. Going to one of these shows would be like a human freak show.

[24Lancelot]

Don't judge that which you have never experienced.

[JustinR81]

@24Lancelot Yes I should dress up like a human condom while some wacky doe boy, burn out smashes edible food with a circus hammer, covering me in fruit sharpnel while I drool and laugh maniacly. Sounds like money well spent. The fact that he can keep up this routine for 2 decades almost makes me doubt my own convictions that evolution is real or possible. I'm not joking.

[24Lancelot]

There's a reason why people still pay to see him after 2 decades (more like 3). BTW - please answer this...what % of his show is about smashing food? Do you know?

[JustinR81]

@24Lancelot I can tell you how much of his show should be devoted to smashing fruit with a hammer. O%. And I know about the rest of his stuff to. Prop based humor that makes carrot top look deep and edgy.

[24Lancelot]

It's all your opinion, bro. But those fans of him won't agree with you.

[JustinR81]

@24Lancelot Yeah, look I don't want to get into a debate about Gallagher, i'm just repulsed by him on many levels. One is the obvious simplicity of his jokes that deliver single entendre comedy to stupid people. And those very same people lower the standard for everyone and are what's holding back the evolution of the species, I'm not exaggerating. His humor's not funny and the fact that he can keep it up for 30 years. Even morally, wasting good food like this is disgusting.

[24Lancelot]

Oh, I didn't know you were superior to others.

BTW - him being "not funny" is your opinion. It's not a fact.

[xXCptCharlesXx]

This isn't comedy.

[Rush1013]

i saw him yestarday and he did 3 hours of straight up comedy. He only smashes things at the end for like 5 minuets. Hes actually really funny people underestimate him

[dancingguyinc]

is this a parody on how food is important for survival? if so, then it's quite brilliant I think. some people ask us to donate food items for starving people but instead just smash it the face with a sledgehammer!!! i think.

[ZeuhlEmgalai]

not really "brilliant", but metaphorical, yes.

[DylanKershawStudios]

wtf is the point? i could smash things myself at home that isn't funny.

[24Lancelot]

Yes, you could...but no one would pay to see you do it. I wonder why...

[Malisyn]

Actually the rest of the Gallagher shows usually had at least some intellectual properties. The original concept of the Sledge-O-Matic was a parody of making everything bigger and supposedly better.

[GrungeRock1991]

Who the fuck ever thought this was quality comedy?

[Cowboy144]

Who the fuck ever thought that anyone wanted your input?

[GrungeRock1991]

Well, um, this is as a matter of fact the "comments section," where people are supposed to, well, COMMENT ON THE VIDEO. No one had to ask for my input, but I simply gave it anyway. You don't like it? Go fucking cry about it.

[Cowboy144]

Why don't you go do something productive like blowing your brains out? Just because you are a comedy snob doesn't mean everyone else has to be.

[GrungeRock1991]

Kid, there's no need to get pissed off at me because I actually had a point that you couldn't combat. Simply not finding the crushing of watermelons with a hammer funny, a comedy snob does not make. Might I recommend intellectual comedy for a change? Bill Hicks per chance? Maybe Gallagher is just the right speed for you after all.

[Cowboy144]

Might I reccomend not being such a faggot? I never said that I didn''t like intellectual humor; I like pretty much all kinds. You are the one with the condescending attitude toward comedy that you presume to be beneath you, not me.

[GrungeRock1991]

You get on my ass for having an opinion about the video, and I defend what I said. I'm sorry, but when someone calls me "faggot" and telling me to "blow my brains out" to combat actual arguments, I don't really think of that person as someone who truly appreciates intellectual humor. Retorting with "faggot" in your argument doesn't exactly scream "intellect," now does it? I call watermelon smashing unfunny. Some find it hilarious. If you don't like my opinion, well that's your business.

[Cowboy144]

Could it be that I just have a low tolerance for douchebags like you?

I call you a worthless faggot. Some disagree. If you don't like my opinion, well that's your business.

[GrungeRock1991]

Yet another sign of little to no intellect - using my argument almost word for word because you couldn't find one in your own brain. Some people like comedy about the human condition, hypocrisy of man, the challenging of the church and questioning of the government, etc, and then there are those who enjoy pies in the face, banana peel on the floor, and in this case watermelon smashing style slap-stick humor. To each his own I suppose. There's plenty of Gallagher and Carrot Top to go around.

[Cowboy144]

Some people like all types rather than liking one or two types and looking down their noses at everything else.

[mashedtaters67]

No no no...try George Carlin for intellectual comedy.

[GrungeRock1991]

Try George Carlin? Haha, he's my 2nd favorite comedian. But honestly, if you haven't heard Bill Hicks, you haven't truly heard all intellectual comedy has to offer.

[goodvibesallround]

or Bill Hicks

[MinuteMaidPremium]

@mashedtaters67 george carlin is more crazy than gallagher lol

[Thearchitect1992]

omg he makes such a mess with that thing

[MrYpres]

wtf,, this isnt from the 70s? hahaha,, you mean people this day and age like this shit?

[MrYpres]

hmmm, let me think of the stupisest thing or things i like.....police acadmy movies, cheech and chong, cannt think about anymore right now,, but,, im trying to find the humor in this

[bottlesofmany]

Ha ha! I LOVE Gallagher . . . haven't seen him in years! Thanks for posting! :))

[hibyhihi]

how is that funny

[MrYpres]

i dont know dude,, its stupid,, and look at the crowed he brings,, it just baffles the mind

[Wdd4lif3]

brings out the kid in people...sometimes its fun to just smash stuff with a mallet

[BIOTROOPER00]

wow that guys fucked up on something gallagher is funny as shit and i dont know why

[gilbee9]

terrible

[james91096]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhh

the best part

[WillPresley]

I wish I could make a living smashing fruit and shit.

[beluga9988]

I don't find this funny.

[csxtrainwreck]

I don't find your opinion insightful.

[spieluhr2489]

hahaha hell yea

[Alexandra22773]

I find it funny and stress-relieving, watching this guy go at it.

[kristiandwell]

wow, this is funny?

[badvideo23]

I bet even Gallagher is tired of smashing food and whatever. Back in the day (which by the way was a Tuesday) he was really funny,

but now he is just old and tired.

Just like me.... LOL

[djchaos88]

it was a wednesday and you know it asshole!

[bamboda1]

Fuckin white people like anything...this shit if fuckin stupid

[NEOMASOCHIST]

i gotta agree with you , i don't get it.

watermelons?

so what.

[RelaxandPlay]

Lol.

Sledge-o-Matic!

:P

[nimotol]

thank god this is not typical usa humor ...

[spicyMcHAGGIS9green]

This is funny why?

[GoAtheism]

Seriously, he's smashing watermelons. An 8 year old can come up with that...

[csxtrainwreck]

An 8 year old probably couldn't lift the Sledge-O-Matic enough to smash anything effectively.

[arcticflare]

Makes you wonder who's heads he sees in those watermelons.

[sirchrissypoo]

Nowadays? His brother.

[eRev21]

lmfao @ :18 through :23... were you trying to imitate an ambulance siren?

[vodkamartyr]

lol

[nacijo]

lololololololololololol

[akicky55]

who would've thought somebody could make a career out of smashing things?

[richintalent]

this man is seriously disturbed.....

[xYxYxYxYxYx]

Nice Video!! I didn't even realize he was still around! How was the rest of the show, and what was the content about?