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With a beret on his head and a few simple props, he built a nationwide following in the 1970s and 80s.

With flying eclairs, falling beds and exploding buses, the anarchic antics of Rick, Vyvyan, Neil and Mike shoved alternative comedy into the mainstream. Forty years on, we ask the show’s creators how they pulled it off

NEW YORK (AP) — Gallagher, the long-haired, smash-em-up comedian who left a trail of laughter, anger and shattered watermelons over a decadeslong career, has died at age 76.

Gallagher, the long-haired, smash-em-up comedian who left a trail of laughter, anger and shattered watermelons over a decadeslong career, has died at age 76.

Legendary comedian Gallagher has died at the age of 76.

He became increasingly controversial in recent years, chastised for racist and homophobic remarks.

The man born Leo Anthony Gallagher Jr. built a nationwide following in the 1970s and '80s. He became increasingly controversial in recent years, chastised for racist and homophobic remarks.

Gallagher, the long-haired, smash-’em-up comedian who left a trail of laughter, anger and shattered watermelons over a decadeslong career, has died at age 76. Craig Marquardo, in a statement identifying himself as Gallagher’s “longtime former manager,” said that he died Friday at his home in Palm Springs, California, after a brief illness. Gallagher had numerous…

The comedian, who was famous for smashing watermelons, reportedly died from organ failure while in hospice care at his home in Palm Springs, California.

Legendary comedian Gallagher has died at the age of 76.