Entertainment

Gallagher released from Texas hospital

March 22, 2012 / 6:06 PM EDT / CBS/AP

In this Nov. 18, 2006 file photo, comedian Gallagher smashes strawberry syrup and flour at the end of his performance at the Five Flags Theater in Dubuque, Iowa. AP

(CBS/AP) Gallagher literally laughed all the way out of the hospital. The comedian has been released from a Texas hospital, a week after suffering a heart attack before a performance at a suburban Dallas bar. TMZ posted a video of the comic cracking jokes as he walked out.

His promotional manager, Christine Scherrer, says the Los Angeles-based comedian was released Wednesday but will stay in the Dallas area for a while to recuperate.

Scherrer says Gallagher is with his family and is "moving around on his own."

Gallagher, known for smashing watermelons with a sledgehammer, had two stents replaced after collapsing March 14 at a Lewisville bar. He came out of a medically induced coma Sunday.

The comedian, whose full name is Leo Anthony Gallagher, had a minor heart attack last March after collapsing while performing in Minnesota.

Gallagher's March shows have been moved. His April schedule is intact so far.