Scots comic stops stand-up gig to save woman who collapsed in audience

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A Scots comedian stopped his stand-up gig to save an audience member who collapsed at his show in Dundee. Scott Redmond, who is also a medical student, leaped into action when a woman took unwell on Tuesday night.

The Dundee University student was appearing at an amateur open mic night in the basement of the Uni’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".DundeeLive brings you the latest headlines from Dundee and beyond.But did you know you all the ways you can stay informed with us?You can get our top stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily news updates.

Simply fill in the sign up box further up this article or click here.Make sure you give us a 'Like' on Facebook to get the latest Dundee breaking news, pictures, video and live reports in your feed.You can also follow us on Twitter, clicking the notification bell to receive alerts any time we tweet.We share everything from live news and exclusive scoops to the latest features and sport every day so you definitely don't want to miss out!A witness described the incident to Dundee Live.They said: “It was pretty dramatic.