The Melbourne International Comedy Festival has come under fire amid claims multiple acts at its opening night show continued to perform while a man in the crowd suffered a fatal medical emergency.

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The opening night of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival had to be abruptly cancelled following the death of a patron. The man suffered a medical episode on the upper level of Palais ...

The festival’s Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda was rocked by tragedy on Wednesday night when a man died after suffering a medical emergency in the venue ...

Ambulances outside the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on Wednesday night.Credit: Cassidy Knowlton The show at St Kilda’s Palais Theatre was just beginning on Wednesday night when a man collapsed in ...

Ambulances could be seen outside the Palais Theatre as festival-goers were asked to leave. The Supershow was the first event of the four-week festival, and boasted online “a star-studded line-up ...

“Melbourne International Comedy Festival regrets to confirm that there was a medical emergency while the Opening Night Allstars Supershow was taking place this evening at the Palais Theatre.

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The Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s opening night on Wednesday was cancelled after a medical emergency mid-show, with comedian Dave Hughes saying his “thoughts are with the family ...

Ambulances are seen outside the Palais Theatre in St Kilda.Credit: Cassidy Knowlton “There was obviously something going on at the back, and we were kind of trying to figure out what was going on.