Classic Comedy Review: The Night Gallagher Tried to Go Latin

Gallagher, comedy LEGEND, is on tour. It says so on his website. The Legend thing, as well as the live show dates. Anyhow, in celebration of his "Gallivanting" tour, may I direct your attention to Ken Levine's blog, where he's reprinted a review of a show from 1999. Since the gig took place in Cerritos, CA (that's in Los Angeles county for all you non-Californians), Gallagher decided to "spice up" his act for all the Latino locals.

Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez's of the LA Times' was there to record the carnage. Among the worst/best bits:

"Man gathers audience volunteers for Mexican hat dance. Says 'Tengo un
muchacha' over and over. No one laughs. Man says 'Culo, culito' until
people laugh. Man says 'moco' for extra humor. Man is tired of trying.
Man says in English 'I need a beer.' Man curses under breath off mike,
but audience hears anyway.

Man begins dumping buckets of food
onto plates. Man stops trying to speak Spanish. Man gives up and speaks
English. Man says: 'We were expecting a big crowd tonight and we're
going to do a show for a big crowd anyway' because the crowd is small
and shrinking. Man is booed again. Man yells: 'It's the Fourth of July
weekend, you don't got no place to go so just shut up.' Man hits Pop
Tarts with tennis racquet. Man says 'Un muchacho quiero comer,' which
means 'I want to eat a boy'and the boys look scared."

Gallagher the rest of the report here: Gallagher is muy mala!