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  • @johnbuchholz1645
    @johnbuchholz1645 2 роки тому +86

    One of the greatest stand up comics! What a talent. He will be missed!

  • @johnwood551
    @johnwood551 2 роки тому +48

    I was in my 20’s when he hit the scene and I never laughed more at any comedian than him. His grasp of the English language and his looking at life’s things from a different angle set him apart . Too bad there aren’t comedians like him today.

  • @PeaceCommando
    @PeaceCommando 2 роки тому +17

    Saw Gallagher at The Sands hotel in Vegas on May 31, 1991. My wife and I were getting married the next day, and he called us out from the audience about 3 times. He was very funny!

  • @jasongoldman3850
    @jasongoldman3850 3 місяці тому +2

    This is the classic Gallagher bit I was looking for. Thank you for uploading.

  • @SonnyGTA
    @SonnyGTA 4 роки тому +27

    He was absolutely brilliant!!

  • @bobcleveland7316
    @bobcleveland7316 Рік тому +7

    Saw this video over 30 years ago. What a fantastic mind that still makes me laugh!!

  • @Spy-v6z
    @Spy-v6z 2 роки тому +28

    OMG I remember the big couch! The original big comfy couch! I so forgot about it! I was young but loved watching him and my mom would laugh so hard she would cry! Nobody can ever replace him and he will be forever missed. RIP thank you for the memories and laughs. 💜

  • @TammyStreekstra-nd4xf
    @TammyStreekstra-nd4xf Рік тому +29

    Truly the greatest comedian of all times. You will be sadly missed. RIP Gallager

  • @melissafields3376
    @melissafields3376 2 роки тому +13

    Love him!! When I was younger I didn't appreciate all of his comedy; but now I do!! Lmao

  • @mrzisme
    @mrzisme 12 років тому +114

    Kids don't realize that 30 years ago no one had a personal giant trampoline. This was actually a novel idea at one time. They also don't realize that this particular part of his set was already a full hour after he did normal standup without any props. And when the couch came out the background people went nuts because they new something weird had to be coming eventually. It is Gallagher after all.

    • @slimkim2506
      @slimkim2506 2 роки тому +2

      Who cares he was great!!

    • @listeners248
      @listeners248 2 роки тому

      Actually I had one.

    • @douglasdixon524
      @douglasdixon524 2 роки тому +1

      Pretty cool, I didn't know that about this particular show. He was truly unique. I'm glad I got to watch him on HBO growing up in n the 1980s.
      I wish could have seen a live show just once but never got the chance.
      13 Nov.2022

    • @paulcollins7030
      @paulcollins7030 Рік тому +2

      I'm 35 I remember ppl had personal trampolines.this one is regular size it's just made to look like giant couch.i remember big trampolines in ppls yards not round but big rectangular trampolines

    • @Vein1986
      @Vein1986 Рік тому +2

      @@paulcollins7030 Ya know that the comment you are replying to, was sent like 11 years ago? So 40 years ago, there were no personal trampolines laying around ppl backyards as ther are now :D Show is from 1983

  • @gourdguru
    @gourdguru 2 роки тому +6

    man got a great hit on that second melon, it exploded outward almost evenly. that was Single Coat, Full Coverage, the whole front row got a complementary fruit cup, sans the cup.

    • @NileKelly
      @NileKelly 6 місяців тому

      Fuck, no wonder I went vegetarian...KIDDING!!

  • @kagomecc461
    @kagomecc461 Рік тому +6

    😂🎉❤THIS IS THE SET UP I REMEMBER AS A KID. BIG COUCH SET YESSSSSSSSS!!!!
    I would record on VHS and later cassette tape. Have his jokes memorize!! (Mini stereo had a built in stereo. Hi tech for a10 yr old in the 80's)😂

  • @DontLeaveMeLucile
    @DontLeaveMeLucile 12 років тому +12

    "we have a baby now at the house..... alll day long" lmao. This guy was one of the FIRST comedians I ever, EVER saw preform on Comedy Central. Awesome. Haha. My mom would love this guy. Good CLEAN fun for the 50-60+ crowd! :)

  • @jayramsey690
    @jayramsey690 Рік тому +5

    Funny, thought provoking and clean! I understand he was a good guy too.

  • @1step2success
    @1step2success 15 років тому +23

    Gallagher was and still is a class act.

  • @sappygirl1955
    @sappygirl1955 Рік тому +5

    He's so right! Babies do have you!😂

  • @Emahs
    @Emahs 5 років тому +11

    I remember watching him when I was kid and now as father, my kids and I watch these. Still as funny as it always was.

  • @FloydGonderman
    @FloydGonderman Рік тому +2

    Went to two of his shows in Salinas, years ago. The last one was the elephant on the high diving board. Great comedian.

  • @mlbrooks4066
    @mlbrooks4066 2 роки тому +2

    Half of my laughter just comes because he is having so much fun just doing sh he has fun doing.

  • @MrNobodyNowhereman
    @MrNobodyNowhereman Рік тому +1

    This was maybe his greatest special. It’s awesome. So funny.

  • @boogersincoffee
    @boogersincoffee 5 років тому +10

    Think this was the first comedian/special I ever watched. Guessing I was 8. This takes me way back.

  • @54mor1544c
    @54mor1544c 17 років тому +8

    I saw this guy perform he was awesome. There were hecklers and he totally chewed them out.

    • @gourdguru
      @gourdguru 2 роки тому +2

      why in god's name would anyone heckle a man who travels with a 4 foot, 16 pound hammer?! god, people are stupid.

  • @Nivaboom80
    @Nivaboom80 12 років тому +15

    its funny because he come up with the craziest props. i liked what he made.

  • @MoreFormosa
    @MoreFormosa 2 роки тому +1

    An AMERICAN ORIGINAL. He also had 14 Showtime comedy specials, 14 !! Today's comics brag when they get paid to do 3 or 4 over their entire career. Wild

  • @loreleilee66
    @loreleilee66 14 років тому +6

    This was GREAT!!! Brings back memories, and still makes me laugh to this day!!!

  • @tieroberson
    @tieroberson 5 років тому +14

    That guy at 1:45 who literally took like 2 seconds before he understood the "joke" and started laughing is the perfect example to describe Gallagher fans

    • @stevetyrell8721
      @stevetyrell8721 2 роки тому +1

      I don't think he ever understood the joke. he just realized he was on camera so he figured he should laugh.

    • @Kyanzes
      @Kyanzes 2 роки тому

      Reminds me of the "my balls" jokes from Idiocracy. But he also had a witty side.

    • @shannonpincombe8485
      @shannonpincombe8485 Рік тому +1

      ​@@stevetyrell8721don't worry, he got it.

  • @tartgreenapple
    @tartgreenapple 7 років тому +23

    Watched dozens of times on HBO in the early 80's.
    Loved it.

    • @flooblet
      @flooblet 5 років тому

      fuckin boomer

    • @bigsky1970
      @bigsky1970 5 років тому

      He was on Showtime. HBO had Carlin, Showtime had Gallagher.

    • @bug______
      @bug______ 5 років тому

      you dont know what quality is

  • @timr109
    @timr109 5 років тому +9

    I wonder what he was like in school as a child. "What do you want to do when you grow up?" " I want to crush watermelons with a big hammer and get paid for it."

    • @NileKelly
      @NileKelly 6 місяців тому

      Fuck yea--me too!!

  • @laxnative4622
    @laxnative4622 2 роки тому +4

    I saw this live. Man, we all would have loved to try the giant couch ourselves! RIP!

  • @RebeLeigh
    @RebeLeigh Рік тому +1

    The only other comic that made me really laugh since Gallagher was Robin Williams. They were both comedic gold!

  • @Bills_Bicycle_Rides
    @Bills_Bicycle_Rides Рік тому +1

    That was fun back in the day

  • @bobberger2216
    @bobberger2216 2 роки тому +2

    R.I.P. Gallagher...one of my favorites.....

  • @MrBiggysmalls87
    @MrBiggysmalls87 5 років тому +1

    GET READY...GET READY...GET READY TO CLOWN AROUND...

  • @AdamasOldblade
    @AdamasOldblade 14 років тому +1

    I don't understand the insane amount of dislikes, I mean, all he is doing is trying to entertain, no need to hate.

  • @jme869
    @jme869 5 років тому +14

    This was back in the 80's when what he was saying was logical for the times. Anyone who grew up during the time frame, watching him will understand him.

    • @hadmiralhackbar
      @hadmiralhackbar 5 років тому

      @The Wraith To be faaaaaaiiiir, most of the show is missing from this clip.

    • @JoshWitte
      @JoshWitte 4 роки тому +1

      Boomer humor

  • @saintracheljarodm.holy-kay2560
    @saintracheljarodm.holy-kay2560 11 місяців тому +1

    Everyone needs to take a moment and laugh 😂.

  • @harleygrit5358
    @harleygrit5358 3 роки тому +8

    A brilliant prop comedian!

  • @tomtke7351
    @tomtke7351 2 роки тому +2

    There's NO ONE like him EVER.

  • @rodneyvallette938
    @rodneyvallette938 Рік тому +2

    He could not do most of his acts today someone would go nuts

  • @Previati
    @Previati 10 років тому +61

    I remember watching this on cable at around 2 in the morning when I was 9 years old and found myself wondering what the hell I was doing with my life..

    • @Miketheman926
      @Miketheman926 10 років тому +5

      Enjoying yourself!

    • @meesterSmeeth4182
      @meesterSmeeth4182 6 років тому

      Previati haha yeah me too on vh1 back in the day

    • @LokiWolfe1985
      @LokiWolfe1985 5 років тому +6

      You had that thought when you were nine years old??
      You grew up *way* too fast! 😂

    • @a2thee270
      @a2thee270 4 роки тому

      You were living!!!

    • @AntGeezer
      @AntGeezer 3 роки тому

      And here you are watching it again….while wondering what the hell you are doing with your life…

  • @siihwood
    @siihwood 12 років тому +2

    Ha! I'm 22 years old and a girl thank you. It's my parents, they were from the previous generation then yours I'm sure. It's just that age were you'll always be a kid and watching someone as pure as gallagher be a kid will always tickle the funny bone. You just have to learn to appreciate all styles of comedy and all styles of people. Woody Allen is classic too :3

  • @Armand-ml1me
    @Armand-ml1me 4 місяці тому +1

    Gallagher big couch routine was Cirque Du Soleil before its time

  • @WulfbriarCam
    @WulfbriarCam 11 років тому +2

    In 2004, Comedy Central rated Gallagher the 100th best stand-up comedian of all time.[10] 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 13 one-hour shows for Showtime, which are available on videotape. I invented the one-man show on cable.
    What a prick.

  • @Maarow
    @Maarow 15 років тому +2

    My mom used to watch Gallagher when I was little. This transports me right back to childhood.

  • @badbirdkc
    @badbirdkc Рік тому

    I saw this special as a kid and this couch blew my fucking mind.

  • @LordZacknafien
    @LordZacknafien 15 років тому +1

    My GOD!!!
    Its been nearly 18 years seince I seen this Guy he is one of the Best Comedians in the WORLD!.
    First time i seen this man I was only 7 years Old!.
    I would sit with my dad and watch him on HBO waaaaaayyy late at night before I went back to bed dad and I would try not to laugh too damn hard from his best standup commadies and wake up my mom and she would scold both of us LOL!.

  • @meesterSmeeth4182
    @meesterSmeeth4182 6 років тому +89

    Still funnier than Amy Schumer and Colbert

    • @jkay3161
      @jkay3161 6 років тому +14

      geezusispan if you think Amy Schumer and Colbert are funny you have no brain

    • @jkay3161
      @jkay3161 6 років тому +9

      @geezusispan and your does you need to understand young man this was back in the 80's it was a different time. There was no PC culture and there weren't pussies who got offended over everything.

    • @bobjohnson8900
      @bobjohnson8900 5 років тому +2

      This guy is absolutely hilarious how can you not love him

    • @albear972
      @albear972 5 років тому +1

      No, it really isn't.

    • @Breezy-bv9te
      @Breezy-bv9te 5 років тому +1

      Who actually thinks Amy schumer is really funny?? 😒

  • @SHUX-A7-13
    @SHUX-A7-13 5 років тому +1

    Socks removal champion right here

  • @harrygaul4475
    @harrygaul4475 5 років тому +1

    Gallagher was the king of props for comedians

  • @Corvidae65
    @Corvidae65 18 років тому +2

    Gotta love Gallagher! This brings back some memories of laughing 'til I passed out! *Don't remember much after, though...*

  • @kimterry148
    @kimterry148 2 роки тому +2

    Just imagine him being your dad. Wonderful,I would think.

  • @bwoodtrilogy
    @bwoodtrilogy 13 років тому +2

    i was on the verge of suicide, and then i saw this video and decided i had something to live for. long live gallagher

  • @whamfan87
    @whamfan87 15 років тому

    I hate to admit it...but I thoroughly enjoyed this! Apparently I'm the only one on youtube...! lol, thanks for putting this clip up

  • @yoman258
    @yoman258 17 років тому +1

    Sigh I remember watchin this when I was a kid... Wow I am typing this when I first clicked it I had no idea this was the trampoline couch!!!! I loved watching this when I was younger HAHAHAH I always wanted that couch!!!

  • @DrMARDOC
    @DrMARDOC 2 роки тому +1

    ONLY GOD COULD MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH HARDER AND LONGER

  • @vicariouslyroy
    @vicariouslyroy 12 років тому +2

    That means two minutes and twenty-one seconds of it is how the show would have been if I was the only audience.

  • @duanedorman6134
    @duanedorman6134 2 роки тому +1

    It is unfortunate that that damn Sledgeomatic is all he will be remembered for. He was hilarious 😊

  • @icecold337
    @icecold337 2 роки тому

    My left ear enjoyed this 👍🏼

  • @DarkComet360
    @DarkComet360 13 років тому +1

    I found out that this was made in 1983 (I thought it was made in 1978), so I was like 2, 3 years old when this was made, so yeah, this is of my time. I grew up watching this guy!

  • @belowme8660
    @belowme8660 5 років тому +2

    I remember this man as a kid watching on comedy central before they were awful and all I remember before I knew Gallagher name was "comedian big couch Zen" and here we are....memories

  • @TheKurtsPlaceChannel
    @TheKurtsPlaceChannel 2 роки тому +1

    Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.

  • @patrickballoonman
    @patrickballoonman 16 років тому +1

    This guy taught Carrot Top everything he knows about prop comedy.

  • @goneutt
    @goneutt 5 років тому +1

    That’s what’s missing from trampolines.

  • @matthewnachel7112
    @matthewnachel7112 Рік тому +1

    OK Gallagher did it first with the big couch 🛋️ but years later, this cartoon woman had a TV show and it was called the big comfy couch 🛋️ I’m not sure if that’s based off Gallagher’s big couch 🛋️ but if it is now, you know where it came from

  • @webenton
    @webenton 13 років тому +3

    I saw him live in 1992. His show was two hours and forty five minutes long! And funny all the way through.

  • @braddelany6234
    @braddelany6234 4 роки тому

    that shit came right out of the computer and got me in the eye-----------

  • @lakaiguy17
    @lakaiguy17 12 років тому +2

    this guy came to my grade school back in the 90s best guest at any school event till this day great performer still remeber after all these years

  • @amandacarter7759
    @amandacarter7759 7 років тому +19

    He is hilarious screw all y'all negative comments

    • @sebastiann.8088
      @sebastiann.8088 6 років тому

      Amanda Carter Ikr they are just bandwagoning on the gallagher hate train

  • @OddBall1958
    @OddBall1958 5 років тому +1

    Funny, when I saw this on TV i don't remember it being so blurry! Nice going!

  • @MichaelWilshusen-s8v
    @MichaelWilshusen-s8v Рік тому +1

    Rip Gallager

  • @IsTehBombzAndSutchz
    @IsTehBombzAndSutchz 5 років тому +1

    This is literally a visual representation of how I feel coming home crossfaded af at like 7 am

  • @Flairflex
    @Flairflex 11 років тому +7

    The big comfy couch with the clown and molly, her dolly

  • @Itznkb
    @Itznkb 12 років тому +1

    This belongs on adult swim....

  • @hootyhaha
    @hootyhaha 13 років тому +1

    I freaked out when I saw Gallgher run on screen on TOSH 4.0 from out of nowhere. Funny stuff!

  • @TheMechwar88
    @TheMechwar88 12 років тому +2

    That looks fun as hell.

  • @mscottlawrence2037
    @mscottlawrence2037 2 роки тому +1

    Rip Gallagher 🙏

  • @stevel9976
    @stevel9976 Рік тому

    I was like 8 or so when I saw this. I used to laugh my ass off when Gallagher was

  • @reason2463
    @reason2463 Рік тому

    Great comic-- and the only one you had to take plastic to go see!

  • @bluesman7703
    @bluesman7703 5 років тому +7

    ThE BEST ON THIS PLANET !!! I LAUGH EVERY TIME !!!

  • @sdp026
    @sdp026 15 років тому +2

    I was laughing so hard when he did the backflips on the giant couch trampoline. That was such a funny joke!

  • @robertabray-enhus3198
    @robertabray-enhus3198 8 місяців тому

    Still Love Gallagher! Brilliant writer,and comedian!

  • @mr.intensity2685
    @mr.intensity2685 2 роки тому +1

    RIP, Gallagher 🙏

  • @DarkComet360
    @DarkComet360 13 років тому +10

    Gallagher has always been one of my all-time favorite comedians, and I wasn't even born during his time! Less talk, more sledge! LOLz!

  • @RealChiliConQueso
    @RealChiliConQueso 15 років тому +3

    What I want is just a normal size couch with that awesome monster puppet so I could have it just randomly pop out at people who sat down.

  • @shannonvanderhoof4810
    @shannonvanderhoof4810 3 роки тому

    Live!!
    Lucky enough to have been there..
    Yep, I sure was 🤣

  • @tayfreezyofftheheezy
    @tayfreezyofftheheezy 15 років тому +1

    I just went to one of his shows and had front row seats. Shit definitely went flyin(:

  • @INTERNA9
    @INTERNA9 11 місяців тому +2

    WOW!

  • @sammys70
    @sammys70 13 років тому +1

    Get well soon Gallagher.

  • @NegaZxyz
    @NegaZxyz 12 років тому +5

    I love Gallagher.

  • @kruunk1
    @kruunk1 14 років тому +1

    ..One day...I will get a couch just like that one, but in a different color and fabric. It is gonna be sweet.

  • @smcfall3
    @smcfall3 13 років тому +1

    The show that had this big couch was one of the best, but the beginning was better than the couch sequence. I bought 2 of his tapes and was disappointed. The ones I taped myself are the best shows. One tape worked ok and the other one had bad audio and couldn't hear him. I hear he's still performing - hope so. I'm still a fan and looking for DVD's of the good shows.

  • @karlov.7926
    @karlov.7926 3 роки тому +1

    If there has ever been a genius comedian its him

  • @Murkura
    @Murkura 14 років тому +2

    i love his routines god i hope he still does this I want a front row seat

  • @sdp026
    @sdp026 12 років тому +1

    Wisdom from the late Gallagher - potato chips are much larger than blow dryers. RIP, funnyman!

  • @randydogs61
    @randydogs61 2 роки тому

    So far ahead of his time!!

  • @misspinkpunkykat
    @misspinkpunkykat 12 років тому +1

    Kinda reminds me of this kid's show called "The Big Comfy Couch" where this little girl kept her toys in the crack of the couch.

  • @Justrandomvideos-2023
    @Justrandomvideos-2023 2 роки тому

    Must feel like a little kid around that couch

  • @tubeeorrnottubee
    @tubeeorrnottubee 18 років тому +1

    I love Gallagher... love LoVe LOVE GALLAGHER!!!
    THANK you for this! ONE HUNDRED STARS! :))

  • @EBGains
    @EBGains 12 років тому +1

    He reminds me of a child so much xD this guy's seriously awesome!

  • @FRUlery
    @FRUlery 12 років тому +1

    Saw Gallagher twice and loved it! If you have ever dealt with performers, you will find out they require recharge time to try to get back to some sort of balance. Interuptions to their routine (and sometimes their ritualistic process of getting back in balance) can sometimes prompt an unpleasant outburst. Don't you want to unwind and chill after a tough day at work? Let them do it their way. You got your performance and that is what you paid for when you bought you ticket. Now go home!