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Joel Creasey reveals what really happened when a crowd member tragically died at the Melbourne Comedy Festival opening night


Comedian Joel Creasey has revealed what happened when a man tragically died during the opening night of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival this week.

'First of all, thoughts and all of that to the family of the poor person that passed away during the start of the show up in the dress circle of the Palais Theatre last night,' he told co-hosts Rikki-Lee Coulter and Tim Blackwell. Joel Creasey revealed what happened when a man tragically died during the opening night of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival this week One attendee told Daily Mail Australia that the situation was 'very distressing' and that members of the public initially provided CPR in the dark as headline act Michael Hing continued his performance, unaware of the medical emergency.

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