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According to rumor, when Joel was performing stand-up before MST3K started, he was in a club with Gallagher. Backstage before the show Gallagher went through all of Joel’s props without permission and complained about all the gimmicks Joel was using (when Gallagher also uses “gimmicks” in his shows). Supposedly Gallagher was very rude and insulting.
