Gallagher interviews and free tickets were being thrown around like so many hotcakes in New York over the past week, and they resulted in some pretty great reading.
First up, the Apiary's Eliot Glazer had an interview with the man himself. He was granted full access, save for a few taboo topics. You probably expect a good deal of "Gallagher II" talk. You would be wrong. You probably don't expect half of the interview to consist of Gallagher trying to pitch the idea of a chain of family-friendly hotels. You would be wrong twice. My friend, you must read it yourself.
PART I
PART II
Now that you have a glimpse into how batshit crazy Gallagher has become, we move on to The Comic's Comic recap of his show that can only be described as "Epic." It peaks early when, as a result of Gallagher's show inexplicably not selling well, he is forced to turn the first hour of his show into a bringer, and then he verbally abuses the comedians during their sets. Oh my god, I felt like I was there, and I want to give Sean a medal for this review somehow.
Unfortunately, he's not coming anywhere near here on his tour so we will have to live vicariously through our blog brethren to the north. Has anyone seen him in concert? I want to live through anyone I can.
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Monday, March 17, 2008
Gallagher Will Blow Your Mind
Posted by Buddy at 3:59 PM
Labels: gallagher, new york, nick, the apiary, the comics comic
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3 comments:
Gallagher was a favorite of mine growing up. I thought he was actually pretty smart, plus he would smash shit.
Now he seems like a prick. He acts so entitled up there. Like he is "still on the pulse" and has the duty to tell it like it is.
But, I want to see him more than ever now!! It is like my childhood meets my adulthood in one bloddy trainwreck of an evening. Because of what i just read, he still remains a favorite of mine.
hole-leeee crap. that interview was amazing. and the youtube videos that went with it?
it's truly bizarre. for a human mind to deteriorate so much - or maybe just be sheltered by those giving affirmation for so long - that it gets to a point where it honestly believes the solution to traffic jams is to helicopter cars out of the way. It's just bizarre. That a human mind would conceive that, let alone confirm that thought and then preach it to others.
I'm truly glad I wasted my time reading this article. It will keep me humble for at least one more day than I otherwise would have. If I go crazy, it'll be over the JFK assassination, like the great comics of the past. Not over a lack of helicopter availability while I'm headed to work.
Thank you for sharing this with the DC Comedy world.
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