EMERGENCY IS NO JOKE
Medical student comic stops gig to save collapsed audience member
A COMEDIAN stopped his stand-up gig to save an audience member who collapsed.
Scott Redmond, who is also a Dundee University medical student, leapt into action when a woman took ill on Tuesday night.
He was appearing at an amateur open mic night, in the basement of the university’s Hunter S Thompson building, when the drama happened.
Witnesses told how the woman fainted on the way to the toilet.
Scott jumped off the stage and ran to the stricken punter, clearing a space around her.
He asked people to stay back as he checked her vitals and reassured her when she began to regain consciousness.
He then helped her outside and handed her over to venue staff who continued to monitor her.
Once he was happy she was OK, he returned to the stage with the line: “I’m going to continue my set because as a comedian I know laughter’s the best medicine – but as a medical student I’m legally obligated to tell you it’s NOT.
“Best medicine’s probably metformin”.
A witness said: “It was pretty dramatic. “Scott was in the middle of his set telling a few jokes and reading some poems when a young woman collapsed in the audience.
“We think she may have had a bad reaction to some medication she was taking.
“Scott jumped off the stage, cleared an area around her and went into full doctor mode. “He reassured her when she started coming around and made sure her vitals were all ok and she quickly recovered. “He jumped back on stage when the venue’s staff arrived and helped the woman outside into the fresh air.” The witness added: “Scott’s a real hero and the university should be very proud of him.” The witness confirmed an ambulance was not called and the woman later made a full recovery.