Comedian Ken Jeong Helps Woman In Need, Continues Performing

PHOENIX, AZ – Usually, when you talk about someone like Ken Jeong being multi-faceted, it's a reference to their ability to act and do stand-up comedy. On Saturday night, he showed a completely different side.

Jeong was in Phoenix performing at the Stand Up Live Comedy Club when a woman had a seizure.

In addition to being an actor and a comic, Jeong is a trained doctor. That part of his life was reflected in his short-lived comedy series for ABC, Dr. Ken.

While he originally thought that the audience was heckling when they yelled out for 911, he quickly jumped from the stage and headed to the third row where the woman was. (Get Phoenix Patch's daily newsletter and real-time news alerts. Or, find your local Patch here and subscribe).

Joined by an EMT who was in the audience, he gave aid to the woman stayed with her until the ambulance took her away.

She's expected to be OK.

Jeong then returned to the stage and finished his routine.

After all, the show must go on.

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