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Curtis's avatar

[#28 Comedy Festival opening night abruptly cancelled after patron dies mid-show

Source: msn.com

‘The Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s opening night has abruptly ended mid-show after a patron died during the show.’

Hard to follow that act.]

I have one that might. Joe Rogan talked about a female comic, Heather McDonald, who was joking about how she got vaxxed and didn't have any problem. She said that Jesus must love her the most. Then she promptly passed out on stage! He talks about it and shows the clip at 1:00 on episode #2297, with a couple of Brits, Francis Foster and Konstantin Kisin.

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The Chad Rabbit's avatar

Oh, yeah. Heather McDonald. I covered that. And I’ve watched that clip several times. She actually posted it on youtube, bless her heart. It’s a mighty, mighty punchline, and it’s too funny — except when she lands she lands really hard, and then it’s not so funny. She was very open about it. I give her big props for that. Of course, she was also ignored, like all the rest, by the mainstream press.

Cheers

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Metta Zetty's avatar

Did she recognize, and openly admit, the probable cause?

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The Chad Rabbit's avatar

She didn't shy away from it. Dr. Drew interviewed her and he sort of downplayed the connection, but sort of didn't too. Overall I'd give them a B+.

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Liz P.'s avatar

I remember seeing that a few years ago when it happened. People thought it was part of her act.

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Skinnylegsandall's avatar

I remember that one as well

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Skinnylegsandall's avatar

And the beat goes on.

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jacquelyn sauriol's avatar

the strange effect of truth, it calms me.

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Metta Zetty's avatar

Interesting! Would you be willing to elaborate, Jacquelyn?

I think you may have at least partially answered my question about why I so appreciate what the Chad Rabbit is doing with all this documentation.

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Liz P.'s avatar

The one about the semitruck crossing over 3 lanes and hitting another semi head on is horrific. Hard to believe this stuff is actually happening, but I know it is. Thank God more people weren't killed.

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Metta Zetty's avatar

#18: So the 2-year-old was wondering the streets alone (without next of kin) at 7:30 in the morning when s/he suddenly stopped breathing?

Apparently there's not much info released in a *lot* of these stories . . . .

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The Chad Rabbit's avatar

Oh, I didn't read it that way. I think the data is slightly anonymized, so they just give the block and not the house number.

Cheers

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Metta Zetty's avatar

Thanks for clarifying. 👍 I just didn't understand why the next of kin had to be notified in the first place . . . .

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The Chad Rabbit's avatar

Oh yeah... I didn't notice that! Who knows...?

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Metta Zetty's avatar

Story #1: Just when I think I've seen and heard it all, there's this . . . . Can things possibly get any more weird?

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