Original sentence: Given the messy nature of this portion of his act, it is usually saved for the finale of his shows.He produced one special a year from 1981 to 1987, all of which were carried by Showtime cable network, and all of which were re-broadcast numerous times throughout the year.His signature schtick is the "Sledge-O-Matic," a large wooden mallet which Gallagher uses to smash a variety of objects, including computer keyboards, containers of cottage cheese, tubes of toothpaste, poundcakes, Big Macs, and, most famously, watermelons.Show attendees in the first two or three rows are usually provided with plastic sheeting for protection, and many fans bring their own additional protection (raincoats, umbrellas, and so on)
Edited sentence: Gallagher is most noted for wielding his trademark Sledge-O-Matic.He produced one special a year from 1981 to 1987, all of which were carried by Showtime cable network, and has the distinction of being the first real star to come out of cable television.He showers his audiences with the pulverized remains of apples, orange, lettuce, cottage cheese, poundcakes, Big Macs and of course, no show can end without the Watermelon Finale.Show-goers turn up already "Gallagherized," wearing plastic raincoats, goggles, sunglasses, umbrellas and windshield wipers and refer to the front of the theater as Death Row