A man watching a comedy gig has died after suffering a medical emergency in a packed theatre on the opening night of a major festival
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The opening night of the Melbourne international comedy festival was abandoned after the death of an audience member.
The man suffered a medical emergency at the Palais theatre in St Kilda on Wednesday night, festival organisers said.
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