Gallagher, the sledgehammer-wielding comic who routinely showers his audience with smashed fruit, went a little too far this time.
The comedian cut short a showroom appearance at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas on Sunday after enraging members of the audience by spraying a fire extinguisher at a toddler and tossing a bucket of water on a woman. More than 100 members of the audience of 750 demanded their money back."He lost a lot of fans," said audience member Jim Baker.
The comedian, who goes by only one name, did not deny the actions.
"I squirted him," he said of the toddler whose father did not fork over $3 for a raincoat sold before the show to protect the audience from Gallagher's famed onslaughts of liquid and other materials.
Gallagher was heckled after spraying the child and had security guards throw several people out of the showroom.
"This crowd had already turned on me," he said. "I'd run out of things that I could yell over their heads. I was frustrated that I could not do a good show."
Before walking off, Gallagher did do his famous food-smashing routine and break a few other objects. He said that alone was worth the price of admission.