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Gallagher 

Thursday, September 29, 2011 | 07:00 PM
The Gothic Theatre - Englewood
Event listed in Comedy

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After graduating from the University of South Florida with a chemical engineering degree, Gallagher got
his first taste of life on tour in 1976 as Jim Stafford’s road manager. Stafford and Gallagher went out to
California in 1979 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. As his audience grew, Gallagher
became most noted for wielding his trademark Sledge-O-Matic. He showered his audience with the
pulverized remains of apples, oranges, lettuce, cottage cheese, and pound cakes. Show goers turn up
already “Gallagherized:” wearing plastic raincoats, goggles, sunglasses, and refer to the front of the theatre
as “Death Row.”

Gallagher has the distinction of being the first real star to come out of cable television. To date he has done
sixteen specials: Uncensored Evening, Mad as Hell, Too Real, Totally New, That’s Stupid, Stuck in the
60’s, The Maddest, Melon Crazy, The Bookkeeper, Over Your Head, The Messiest of Overboard, The Leap
Year Marathon, We Need a Hero, Smashing Cheeseheads, and the most recent Sledge-O-Matic.com. The
Sledge-O-Matic DVD collection is available on EBay and Amazon.com, and you can purchase VHS tapes,
2-Bak caps, ponchos, and additional fan gear on Gallagher’s website at www.gallaghersmash.com.

Being one of the most thoroughly calculating performers in the world of entertainment, he writes all of his
own material, runs his own operation, and does over 100 concerts a year, selling out the majority of them.
All of Gallagher’s affairs are handled exclusively by his company Sold Out Shows. Gallagher is a self-
contained touring business with an agent, promoter and road manager all in-house. For the last twenty five
years, Ruth Ann Propper has booked and promoted all of Gallagher’s dates across the country. Gallagher
calls Propper his “Personal Promoter,” which he says every performer needs. Due to the fact that Gallagher
wanted to be in control of his own business, he took off one hat as a comedian and put on another as a
promoter and internet specialist.
One of the reasons Gallagher has always been a successful touring attraction is that his ticket prices are
very advantageous to the market. He has always been several dollars under everyone else. Gallagher’s not
greedy; he doesn’t ask a huge ticket price. His fans always get more than their money’s worth when they
see a Gallagher show, with 110% from Gallagher. Before every show, he has an autograph signing party in
the theatre, where fans can get his autograph and a picture with him. Flash photography is allowed at every
Gallagher event.

A Gallagher concert is an unforgettable experience. He is a keen and original observer of human nature
and the American scene. “My humor makes people think,” Gallagher says. “I want people to look more
closely at this country and their lives to see the humor and absurdity in it all …I don’t have to make it up, the
truth is funny enough.”

Additional Facts:

In 2000, Gallagher was honored by the University of South Florida as one of the most famous alumni and by
Florida Living Magazine as one of the top “100 Legends” of Florida.

In 2007 Gallagher appeared on Curtain Call with David Spatz. (A series done on classic comedy styles)

In 2007 Gallagher gave an interview on XM Radio for the show called “Unmasked,” XM Radio’s new bold
comedy series.

Gallagher was featured on the Raw Dawg Comedy Station on Sirius Satellite Radio. The interview took
place in the “Fish Bowl Studio” in New York where fans were able to see the live interview and view the
Sledge-O-Matic in a new way.

Gallagher recently was featured on The History Channel’s biography called “The History of Joke Telling,”
which aired in February 2008.

In March 2008 Gallagher appeared on the Howard Stern Show. The interview lasted at least 1 hour and the
call backs were amazing. It was a chance for everyone to see and hear Gallagher in a new light.

VENUE: The Gothic Theatre

The Gothic Theatre   -   Website
3263 South Broadway
Englewood, CO

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The History of the glorious Gothic Theatre began in the roaring Twenties when magnificent movie palaces were the center of entertainment in society. The theatre’s grand art deco style awed the thousands of Denver residents who came to view the classic movies of the period. Its importance to the area may never be fully understood by those who were not there at the time. Generations of families spent hours of their lives within the theatre’s famous walls dreaming, laughing, crying, being entertained, and most importantly, creating memories. The theatres place in Denver’s history was cemented when the Gothic became the first in the city to show talking movies. Talk about blowing minds.

As time passed the fate of the Gothic began to change. With changes in ownership came changes in the architecture and look of the beautiful building. In the 1940’s the front façade was radically altered to keep pace with more modern tastes. Luckily the interior art deco finishes were left untouched (the rounded walls and wonderful recessed coves remain to this day). This atmosphere helps the building retain its connection with the historical past.

At one time the theatre was graced with an entire Chinese village painted on its walls and a very large dragon looming from the ceiling. What fun that would have been to see! Time marched on and the theatre went from showing first run movies to struggling to survive. Different owners tried different things with little success.

In 1998 the Gothic was reborn when two friends who love music and love to dream purchased the building out of bankruptcy, saving it from the wrecking ball. Retaining the art deco accents, the new owners remodeled and rebuilt the theatre from the foundation to the roof.

Bringing in artists and designers who shared their passion and understood their vision, the two transformed the theatre into one of the premier music venues in the world.

It is truly one of a kind. From the incredible interior paint scheme to the newly created wrap-around balcony to the refurbished original marquee no detail has been overlooked. The brand-new state of the art sound and light system was icing on the proverbial cake.

On June 23, 1999, when the very appropriate legends of New Orleans, The Rebirth Brass Band, took the stage, the glorious Gothic was back in the business of making memories.

The Gothic Theatre is located in the City of Englewood and is not affected by the recent change in Denver liquor license policy regarding all age concerts.


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