D.L. Hughley passes out onstage at Nashville comedy club and is taken to hospital

D.L. Hughley passed out onstage at Zanies Comedy Club in Nashville, Tennessee around 11 p.m. this Friday.

Both a fire truck and an ambulance arrived at the scene where the 57-year-old comic was put on a gurney and taken to the hospital.

However on Saturday morning his rep assured TMZ: ‘He is awake and feeling better, and wishes to thank everyone for the very kind prayer and thoughts.’

The rep explained D.L. was ‘suffering from exhaustion after all the week’s work and travel, and was kept overnight at the hospital for tests under doctor’s orders.’

In a video obtained by TMZ he can be seen getting a water bottle from his security guard during his performance.

He had reportedly begun to have trouble speaking during his set, and shortly after he got the water bottle he became visibly faint. 

Luckily the guard was alert and climbed back up onstage before D.L. fell, catching him and saying: ‘I got you, I got you.’

The crowd gasped and the guard carried the comedian away, with no explanation provided to the audience.

Zanies was able to reopen on May 15 after being temporarily closed down by social distancing rules amid the coronavirus pandemic.

D.L. began his engagement at the club this Thursday and is scheduled to also play the venue on Saturday and Sunday.

He was booked for two shows a night throughout his stay at the club and when he passed out onstage it was his second show that day.

By Saturday morning he was retweeting well-wishes from friends including filmmaker Jeremy Newberger who joked that ‘@RealDLHughley is the only comic who can die on stage while still killing. Feel better DL!’