A comedian decided to stop his stand-up gig halfway through his act in order to save the life of a woman who collapsed in the audience.
Scott Redmond, who is also a trainee doctor, did not hesitate to help when a woman fell ill at one of his shows last week Daily Record reports. On Tuesday night (May 3), a woman who was watching the amateur open mic night in Dundee fainted whilst on her way to the toilet.
Spotting this, Scott jumped off of the stage to come to the woman's aide by clearing a space around her. After getting people to stay back, the comedian then checked her vitals before reassuring her when she began to regain consciousness again.
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Once she was conscious, he helped her outside to the venue staff who then continues to monitor her.
Knowing she was ok, Scott then returned to the stage saying: "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."
One witness who was at the event described the incident to Dundee Live as "pretty dramatic". They said: "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. Scott’s a real hero and the university should be very proud of him.”
The witness confirmed that an ambulance was not called and the woman later made a full recovery.
