Actor and comedian D.L. Hughley shocked the audience as he collapsed while in the middle of his set on-stage at a comedy club in Nashville, Tennessee on Friday night.
Hughley was mid-sentence at Zanies Nashville Comedy Club when he unexpectedly paused and started to lean on his stool while staffers rushed to the stage to assist him — moments before he collapsed onto the floor of the stage.
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“Everybody just stay calm, we got it all under control,” an announcer could be heard saying while three individuals dragged Hughley out of the venue, the audience stuck in a state of silence and shock. A purported member of the audience caught the incident on video and posted it to social media.
“DL Hughley passed out during his stand-up show at Zanies Nashville tonight. Prayers up for him!” said the Twitter user. “DL Hughley is ok. I just spoke to him,” tweeted YouTube journalist DJ Vlad at 12:55 a.m. EST.
DJ Vlad said, early Saturday, that he’d spoke with Hughley and said the former CNN host was “ok.”
Hughley was performing in front of a sold out crowd when he collapsed at around 11:00 p.m., according to a report by TMZ. Zanies Nashville Comedy Club had recently re-opened on May 15 after being shut down due to lockdown measures implemented in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The club re-opened with reduced ticket sales in an effort to keep audience members “socially distant” while they watch performances, reports The Grio.
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