NEW DETAILS: Gallagher In 'Stable Condition' After Collapsing On Stage
March 11 2011, Published 8:35 a.m. ET
Funnyman Gallagher will remain in hospital Friday awaiting results of tests after he collapsed on stage during a performance at a club in Minnesota, Breaking Celebrity News has exclusively learned.
The famous prop funnyman is currently in stable condition at Saint Mary’s Hospital after he fainted while performing at Whiskey Bones Roadhouse on Thursday night.
Shocked fans watched as stage-hands rushed to Gallagher’s assistance after he collapsed without warning while lifting the sledge hammer that is part of his signature “Sledge-O-Matic” routine.
Gallagher, 64, whose real name is Leo Anthony Gallagher was responsive while he was taken out of the bar.
Whisky Bones owner Todd Powers believed the veteren comic may have suffered from a stroke or heart attack; before he collapsed, he complained of feeling un-well and briefly left the stage before returning to resume is act before some 400 fans.