Gallagher's Giant Couch

[@johnbuchholz1645]

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

[@johnwood551]

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.

[@joegibbskins]

Were you retarded back then?

[@PeaceCommando]

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]

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

[@SonnyGTA]

He was absolutely brilliant!!

[@mrzisme]

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]

Who cares he was great!!

[@listeners248]

Actually I had one.

[@douglasdixon524]

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]

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]

@@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

[@Spy-v6z]

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. 💜

[@bobcleveland7316]

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

[@gourdguru]

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]

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

[@TammyStreekstra-nd4xf]

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

[@melissafields3376]

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

[@DontLeaveMeLucile]

"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! :)

[@kagomecc461]

😂🎉❤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)😂

[@FloydGonderman]

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

[@jayramsey690]

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

[@Emahs]

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.

[@1step2success]

Gallagher was and still is a class act.

[@sappygirl1955]

He's so right! Babies do have you!😂

[@boogersincoffee]

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

[@54mor1544c]

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

[@gourdguru]

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

[@tartgreenapple]

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

[@flooblet]

fuckin boomer

[@bigsky1970]

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

[@bug______]

you dont know what quality is

[@MoreFormosa]

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

[@Nivaboom80]

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

[@mlbrooks4066]

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

[@laxnative4622]

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

[@Previati]

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]

Enjoying yourself!

[@meesterSmeeth4182]

Previati haha yeah me too on vh1 back in the day

[@LokiWolfe1985]

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

[@a2thee270]

You were living!!!

[@AntGeezer]

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

[@Armand-ml1me]

Gallagher big couch routine was Cirque Du Soleil before its time

[@RebeLeigh]

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

[@AdamasOldblade]

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

[@rodneyvallette938]

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

[@MrNobodyNowhereman]

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

[@jme869]

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]

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

[@JoshWitte]

Boomer humor

[@matthewnachel7112]

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

[@timr109]

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]

Fuck yea--me too!!

[@siihwood]

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

[@loreleilee66]

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

[@tieroberson]

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]

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

[@Kyanzes]

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

[@shannonpincombe8485]

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

[@bobberger2216]

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

[@Bills_Bicycle_Rides]

That was fun back in the day

[@MrBiggysmalls87]

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

[@craigwoudstra2932]

The big comfy couch!

[@WulfbriarCam]

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.

[@JaredFromSubway88]

Yes you are.

[@Maarow]

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

[@badbirdkc]

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

[@saintracheljarodm.holy-kay2560]

Everyone needs to take a moment and laugh 😂.

[@tomtke7351]

There's NO ONE like him EVER.

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

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

[@harleygrit5358]

A brilliant prop comedian!

[@DarkComet360]

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!

[@LordZacknafien]

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!.

[@lakaiguy17]

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

[@CeruleanFilms]

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.

[@Corvidae65]

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

[@meesterSmeeth4182]

Still funnier than Amy Schumer and Colbert

[@jkay3161]

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

[@jkay3161]

@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]

This guy is absolutely hilarious how can you not love him

[@albear972]

No, it really isn't.

[@Breezy-bv9te]

Who actually thinks Amy schumer is really funny?? 😒

[@SHUX-A7-13]

Socks removal champion right here

[@whamfan87]

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

[@vicariouslyroy]

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

[@OddBall1958]

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

[@belowme8660]

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

[@duanedorman6134]

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

[@webenton]

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

[@shannonpincombe8485]

Now, there's some value for money!!

[@amandacarter7759]

He is hilarious screw all y'all negative comments

[@sebastiann.8088]

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

[@misspinkpunkykat]

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.

[@hootyhaha]

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

[@goneutt]

That’s what’s missing from trampolines.

[@kimterry148]

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

[@braddelany6234]

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

[@yoman258]

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!!!

[@bwoodtrilogy]

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

[@DrMARDOC]

ONLY GOD COULD MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH HARDER AND LONGER

[@harrygaul4475]

Gallagher was the king of props for comedians

[@MichaelWilshusen-s8v]

Rip Gallager

[@smcfall3]

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.

[@Flairflex]

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

[@icecold337]

My left ear enjoyed this 👍🏼

[@DarkComet360]

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!

[@TheMechwar88]

That looks fun as hell.

[@patrickballoonman]

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

[@sdp026]

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

[@tayfreezyofftheheezy]

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

[@INTERNA9]

WOW!

[@mr.intensity2685]

RIP, Gallagher 🙏

[@sdp026]

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

[@kruunk1]

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

[@Murkura]

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

[@mscottlawrence2037]

Rip Gallagher 🙏

[@FRUlery]

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!

[@reason2463]

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

[@IsTehBombzAndSutchz]

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

[@stevel9976]

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

[@tubeeorrnottubee]

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

[@Itznkb]

This belongs on adult swim....

[@NegaZxyz]

I love Gallagher.

[@bluesman7703]

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

[@sammys70]

Get well soon Gallagher.

[@Danny7618]

He was on O & A today (5/22) and was fuckin' great!!!

[@Justrandomvideos-2023]

Must feel like a little kid around that couch

[@demerc]

actually, my first comment was not referring to Gallaghers act, it was to sdp026's comment on this video. i should have addressed it to them to avoid confusion.

[@spraynpray]

I just saw him 15 minutes ago, he lets the audience do the sledging, and he said it was his last performance.

[@samuraiyao]

@InDeAskY1 Me too!!! I don't understand why some of his performances are not on dvd???? He is part of pop culture some might not think he is a great comedian, but to me, I grew up watching his stuff, like Pee Wee Herman.. Gallagher is awesome!!!

[@Annie0415]

Wishing you a full recovery!!!