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I need wrong to get laughs. I need a normal world so that I can be abnormal, and that's my problem. Comedians need prejudice.

~Gallagher

Topics: Abnormal Comedians Get Laughs Need Normal Prejudice Problem World Wrong I Can

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Detroit is drunken idiots. It was no surprise to me. I performed with Kenny Rogers for one year as his opening act, and I got to visit every major American city and notice the audience, and Detroit was one of the worst.

~Gallagher

Topics: Act American Audience City Detroit Drunken Every Got His Idiots Kenny Major Me Notice Opening Performed Rogers Surprise Visit Worst Year

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I don't say that I'm going to be like every other comic that's blue, or gratuitous use of language. I do try to have my own standards: I don't do everything the audience wants, and I do try to surprise them.

~Gallagher

Topics: Audience Blue Comic Every Everything Going Gratuitous Language Like My Own Other Own Say Standards Surprise Them Try Use Wants

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I know what people laugh at. I know their vocabulary.

~Gallagher

Topics: Know Laugh People Vocabulary

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People don't know how to behave in public anymore.

~Gallagher

Topics: Anymore Behave How Know People Public

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Parents are trying to be friends with their kids rather than draw the line and tell them what proper public behavior would be.

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Topics: Behavior Draw Friends Kids Line Parents Proper Public Rather Tell Than Them Trying Would

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I have spent my life paying attention to my art form, developing my art form, worrying about my show and what I'm bringing to people, making sure that I give them a fine trade.

~Gallagher

Topics: About Art Art Form Attention Bringing Developing Fine Form Give Life Making My Life Paying People Show Spent Sure Them Trade Worrying

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I don't want to overthrow the government. I wanna fire 'em.

~Gallagher

Topics: Fire Government Overthrow Wanna Want

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I was the first one to allow a projectile to come off of the stage and into the audience. And I kind of take responsibility for the mosh pit.

~Gallagher

Topics: Allow Audience Come First First One Kind Off Pit Responsibility Stage Take

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I know that I am an excellent live performer. I know that I have spent my life paying attention to my art form, developing my art form, worrying about my show and what it is I'm bringing to people, making sure that I give them a fine trade. They get a two-hour show, sometimes a three-hour show, for a decent price.

~Gallagher

Topics: About Am Art Art Form Attention Bringing Decent Developing Excellent Fine Form Get Give Know Life Live Making My Life Paying People Performer Price Show Sometimes Spent Sure Them Trade Worrying I Am

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: July 24th, 1946

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