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Danny Gallagher

Danny Gallagher has been a regular contributor to the Dallas Observer since 2014. He has also written features, essays and stories for MTV, the Chicago Tribune, Maxim, Cracked, Mental_Floss, The Week, CNET and The Onion AV Club.

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Hungry Eyes: A Purely Visual Review of State Fair Food

By Danny GallagherSeptember 20, 2021

Every year when it’s State Fair time, foodies start stirring up Tweet-storms and online chatter about the insane culinary creations entered in the Big Tex Choice Awards.

Comic Lane Moore Is Coming to Dallas to Rip Guys’ Tinder Profiles Apart

By Danny GallagherSeptember 14, 2021

You would think that a show like Lane Moore’s Tinder Live, where the comic scrolls through and comments on guys’ dating profiles, would be a roast-fest.

Comedian Iliza Shlesinger Is Bringing Her New Show to Her Hometown, aka Here

By Danny GallagherSeptember 13, 2021

The work ethic that helped build Iliza Shlesinger’s career as a comedian didn’t stop during the pandemic, even though it made it almost impossible to perform for the crowds she’s used to seeing on tour.

Rondo and Bob Looks at the Unique Mind of a Horror Fan Favorite and the Hero He Worshipped

By Danny GallagherSeptember 10, 2021

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre may be remembered as one of the most violent horror films of its time, but memories have a funny way of tricking your mind. If you actually go back and watch the infamous 1974 horror movie that paved the way for the slasher movie trend, you’ll see that there’s no blood in it at all.

Texas Theatre Officially Opens Its Second Floor, 165-Seat Screen

By Danny GallagherSeptember 6, 2021

The historic Texas Theatre is now a two-screen movie theater.

Bastards of Soul’s Singer Chadwick Murray Dead at 45 from Rare Illness

Bastards of Soul’s Singer Chadwick Murray Dead at 45 from Rare Illness

By Danny GallagherSeptember 4, 2021

The Dallas music community has lost one of its most powerful voices.

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<i>The Room’s</i> Greg Sestero on the Film That Made Him and Tommy Wiseau Cult Icons

The Room’s Greg Sestero on the Film That Made Him and Tommy Wiseau Cult Icons

By Danny GallagherSeptember 1, 2021

Many moments in the career of Greg Sestero – star of the immortal cult hit The Room – easily fall in the “unbelievable” category.

The Dallas Comedy Club Will Bring Recurring Comedy Back to Deep Ellum on Wednesday

The Dallas Comedy Club Will Bring Recurring Comedy Back to Deep Ellum on Wednesday

By Danny GallagherAugust 31, 2021

Deep Ellum has been without a lot of things since the start of the pandemic shut down most of 2020, but one of the most noticeable absences in the neighborhood is comedy.

Kid Rock Cancels His Billy Bob’s Shows Because of Course His Band Got COVID

Kid Rock Cancels His Billy Bob’s Shows Because of Course His Band Got COVID

By Danny GallagherAugust 28, 2021

Earlier this month when we learned that Kid Rock would be in town to perform for a crowd of fans, we made some predictions about the maskless attendance among his conservative fanbase.

The Nail-Spitting Game Quake Gets Re-Released During QuakeCon

By Danny GallagherAugust 26, 2021

The groundbreaking game that gave QuakeCon its name is back on modern-gen consoles.

Andrew Dice Clay Is Back to Live Comedy and Coming to Fort Worth This Week

Andrew Dice Clay Is Back to Live Comedy and Coming to Fort Worth This Week

By Danny GallagherAugust 17, 2021

Comedian Andrew Dice Clay is coming to town on Tuesday to perform two shows at Hyena’s Comedy Nightclub in Fort Worth. He’ll leave sometime after Wednesday with a free Cadillac.

Capitol Riot Suspect Jenna Ryan Released a Song, and It’s About You-Know-Who

Capitol Riot Suspect Jenna Ryan Released a Song, and It’s About You-Know-Who

By Danny GallagherAugust 17, 2021

The story of Jenna Ryan, the Frisco realtor facing charges for participating in the Jan. 6 raid on the U.S. Capitol, is like an onion of cringing tragedy.

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Dallas Wings Player Allisha Gray Brings Home the Gold from the Summer Olympics

Dallas Wings Player Allisha Gray Brings Home the Gold from the Summer Olympics

By Danny GallagherAugust 13, 2021

The Dallas Wings doesn’t just have an Olympian on its roster. The WNBA team has a gold-medal winning Olympian on its roster.

Udo Kier Has His First Leading Role in 50 Years With <i>Swan Song</i>

Udo Kier Has His First Leading Role in 50 Years With Swan Song

By Danny GallagherAugust 12, 2021

The acting career of German actor Udo Kier seeps into almost every facet of the film industry.

Kid Rock Concert Means More QAnon-ers and COVID Are Headed Our Way

Kid Rock Concert Means More QAnon-ers and COVID Are Headed Our Way

By Danny GallagherAugust 12, 2021

The ugly head of COVID-19 has surfaced once again in North Texas and just like the first go-around, it’s starting to get scary.

Six Flags Is Rebooting Long, Lost Ride <i>Pirates of Speelunker Cave</i>

Six Flags Is Rebooting Long, Lost Ride Pirates of Speelunker Cave

By Danny GallagherAugust 9, 2021

One of Six Flags Over Texas’ original attractions is making a comeback along with a new water ride opening early next year.

Competing Van Gogh Experiences in Dallas Are Confusing Ticket Buyers

Competing Van Gogh Experiences in Dallas Are Confusing Ticket Buyers

By Danny GallagherAugust 6, 2021

Having to deal with delays caused by the COVID-19 outbreak is difficult enough, but now people are getting confused over a series of different Vincent van Gogh art experiences.

A Dallas Group Is Participating in the World Chase Tag League

By Danny GallagherAugust 4, 2021

The childhood game of tag is all grown up and Envy Gaming is joining the action with its first professional chase and tag team.

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Young Dallas Actor Julian Hilliard of <i>WandaVision </i> Gets Turned Into a Pop! Doll

Young Dallas Actor Julian Hilliard of WandaVision Gets Turned Into a Pop! Doll

By Danny GallagherAugust 2, 2021

The rules for making it to the big show in Hollywood terms have evolved. For a while, getting your likeness drawn in a Mad Magazine parody was one sign of stardom. Getting your drawn likeness on the wall of the Brown Derby restaurant was another sign at one point in time…

Pocket Sandwich Theatre’s New Building Owners Want Them Out by Year’s End

Pocket Sandwich Theatre’s New Building Owners Want Them Out by Year’s End

By Danny GallagherJuly 28, 2021

Pocket Sandwich Theatre, the raucous, popcorn-tossing melodrama theater and late-night entertainment showcase space, will move to its third home just shy of its 40th anniversary. Jeff Vance, director for the theater, said the owners of the block of stores on Mockingbird Lane where it operates decided not to renew Pocket…

African American Museum of Dallas Hosts New Smithsonian Exhibition Men of Change

By Danny GallagherJuly 27, 2021

Artist Patrick Earl Hammie says the opportunity given to him by the Smithsonian Institute to display his portraits of prominent African American artists Romare Bearden and Khande Wiley wasn’t just a chance to showcase his talent in its new touring exhibit. It’s also an opportunity to show who he is as…

Crush It! Virtual Sports Lounge Lets People Play Ball Come Rain or Shine

Crush It! Virtual Sports Lounge Lets People Play Ball Come Rain or Shine

By Danny GallagherJuly 26, 2021

Virtual reality has become a huge draw for entertainment venues and most focus on putting people in otherworldly situations that impede their chances for survival – like a zombie apocalypse or a perilous jungle adventure.

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