Drew Lynch Emotionally Humbled by Crowd Saving Man from Cardiac Arrest During Live Show

We're no strangers to comedian Drew Lynch here. Our first introduction to Drew was on America's Got Talent, when the stuttering comedian made us laugh with his jokes and stole our hearts with his story and service dog, Stella. 

Drew even gave us a little shout out when he received our Christmas Present for Stella 5 years ago. We were so excited! (SEE HERE) 

We were so happy Drew gave us a second, even to tell a little joke at our expense. Even had a little fun stunt with Drew Lynch when a woman with the same name ended up in our group correspondence. It's been fun with Drew, and watching him and his healing process. 

While Stella the service dog is no longer with us, Drew Lynch's career continues to soar with multiple online avenues and social media, and him now on his 2025 comedy tour, it seemed like nothing could slow our friend Drew down. 

That is until his recent live show in Spokane, Washington. 

The show began like any other and went off without a hitch, until some action caught his eye in the front. 

“Is everything okay?” Drew asked the crowd, in normal fashion. 

“No,” the crowd replied then panic rose on his face as the words “uh oh,” mumbled out loud and you can see Drew panic and run backstage and call for a medic. 

Drew was at a loss, completely frozen when a voice cried out, “I'm calling 911 now!”  

A sea of voices cried out about calling 911 and that they had when suddenly a voice cried out, “CPR started!”

“I can be your second!” a second voice calls out. 

“No pulse?”

“No pulse.”

“I think I found a pulse!”

Drew looked completely out of his element and in shock. 

“Thanks guys! Some room please?” is all he could say as the paramedics arrive outside. 

“He's waking up!” 

A gentle voice could be heard comforting the man, “Sir? Can you hear me? I'm gonna take care of you okay?”

“Great job everyone!” the voice cheers as the audience gives themselves a standing ovation. 

You then see the man being taken out by paramedics as Drew is left to handle the emotional landing of the room. You could tell that it weighed heavily on him, what he had witnessed. 

Drew began to tear up and while telling a joke about how his job is now harder, it was clear that Drew had witnessed humanity at its very best in that one moment. He paused, visibly upset and in shock. 

“That was incredible, dude.” Drew leveled with the audience with tears in his eyes. “You just came together in a really cool way, dude. You saved that guy's life, man.”

The audience cheers. 

“I mean that was so crazy. You guys came together so fast, man. To just witness that. I mean can you give a hand to the people who helped save that guy's life?!”

Drew shared the video across multiple platforms including Facebook and YouTube.(1)

You can watch the whole video below:

Drew was later quoted as saying, “while he was lying there, people in the room with no identity, no ego, nothing… other than just coming together to clear a path... Men, women, taking turns doing compressions for CPR, monitoring vitals, calling the paramedics, working on him for over 5 minutes.”

Drew was obviously emotional but finished, “I'm a comedian, but so what? I felt that as a human being I got to experience a group of people coming together to revive someone - to give back someone their life. It's just a crazy world, man, and it's been a hard week for a lot of people for a lot of reasons and the fact that I just got to witness a village, basically, of people just working together and understanding the stakes of the situation and being good natured… I said it last night and I'll say it again, it was a beautiful thing to witness.”

Drew continued, “It restored hope for whatever is going on in the crazy (of this) world. So, Spokane, I just want to say thank you to everybody. If there's anybody that I had not acknowledged last night, I'm really sorry about that. Everyone came together, and I tried to convey that as best as I could and just acknowledge what a gift it was that I got to witness.”

Drew updated his audience in a short on social media.

The man, known as Mr. Wende, is in stable condition and great spirits as he got a visit from Drew Lynch and his comedy team, Rachel and Akeem, whom checked in with the man and his family at the hospital the following day. Drew's team spent some time with Mr. Wende whose son, Nathan later took to social media to thank them and the audience who saved his father.

Nathan said some kind words but in closing stated, “I write this to say, in a world where we are so divided at times, these strangers to us at the time came together to give us the gift of more time with our dad/papa. He's doing better today. Lots of tests but hopefully on the road to recovery. I can't do anything for any of you but say… Thanks. We don't take this extra time (for) granted and you make me proud to live in Spokane.”

Mr. Wende is said to be on the road to full recovery but the event will live on in the hearts of the performers, the citizens that came in for rescue, and his family for years to come. This event will leave a mark for hope in the lives of everyone it affected.

They say it takes a village, no one ever gets the life changing experience of witnessing it. Thank you to everyone involved, as well as Mr. Wende and Drew Lynch for allowing us to share this experience of unity and hope with our readers at a time when they could use it most. 

The news was also shared in PEOPLE, Today, and Entertainment Now! who also shared in Drew's experience and verified a few details helping you find heartwarming sources. (4)(5)(6)

You can keep following this story and Mr. Wende's progress by following Drew Lynch on Facebook where he's posting updates on Mr. Wende from the hospital and his thoughts during this process directly to his Facebook stories. 

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Wende family and overwhelming support goes out for the people of Spokane, Washington for pulling together and having so many good natured residents willing to unify to give someone their life back. 

We need good natured people for the survival of humanity. Stay good natured everyone. 

Sources:

1. Drew Lynch - Spokane, WA - https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1HJC5p5MKo/
2. Drew Lynch - Update - https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1Aqk4kzN5J/
3. Drew Lynch - Facebook - Mr. Wende - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16z9KoVN1B/
4. Comedian Drew Lynch Breaks Down into Tears as Crowd Saves Man Who Went into Cardiac Arrest in the Middle of His Show - PEOPLE - https://people.com/comedian-drew-lynch-breaks-down-in-tears-as-man-goes-into-cardiac-arrest-at-show-11814126
5. Man Had a Heart Attack at a Comedy Show. Video Captures Audience Members Working Together to Save Him - Today - https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.today.com/today/amp/rcna232634
6. Audience Steps in Bravely to Save the Life of Man Suffering Cardiac Arrest during Comedy Show - Entertainment Now - https://entertainmentnow.com/agt/comedian-drew-lynch-tears-audience-saves-man/