DL Hughley, Comedian, Actor, and former CNN anchor, has tested positive to COVID-19 after collapsing on stage during a live comedy set.
The stand-up comedian, 57, lost consciousness while performing to an audience in Nashville, Tennessee on Friday night and was hospitalized.
On Saturday, Hughley posted a video on Twitter revealing he was treated for exhaustion and dehydration afterward.
“I also tested positive for COVID-19, which blew me away,” he says in the video. “I was what they call asymptomatic.”
He added: “I didn’t have any symptoms, the classic symptoms.”
Hughley begins self-quarantine
Hughley plans to quarantine in his Nashville hotel room for 14 days. The remaining two nights of his four-night engagement at Zanies were canceled, according to the club’s online calendar.
“Our friend D.L. Hughley had a medical emergency while performing on Friday and was hospitalized overnight. According to his publicist, he was suffering from exhaustion after working & traveling this week,” the club posted on Facebook. “Love ya, D.L. and we’ll look forward to seeing this King of Comedy back in Nashville soon!”
Hughley said he still hasn’t exhibited any of the typical symptoms associated with the coronavirus; including shortness of breath and fever.
“So, in addition to all the other stuff you have to look out for,” he advises in the video. If you “pass out in the middle of a show, onstage, you probably need to get tested.”
“Thank you for your prayers and your well wishes — and a few more of them wouldn’t hurt,” Hughley said n the video.
Hughley starred in Spike Lee‘s 2000 concert film, The Original Kings of Comedy. He did alongside Steve Harvey, Bernie Mac and Cedric the Entertainer.
He also produced and starred in The Hughleys. It aired on ABC and UPN from 1998 to 2002 and hosted a CNN talk show. He currently hosts the radio show The D.L. Hughley Show, which is syndicated in dozens of markets.
