Nick Swardson's Near Death Experience

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[@magik5043]

i fully expected him to say "so i leave the hospital, there's a bar right next door..."

[@Anonymous-lq2bs]

Addiction is pretty sick and doesn’t discriminate. I know a guy who had a heart attack from heroine was revived at the hospital, after allegedly being clinically deceased for 2 minutes. As soon as he left the hospital probably less than an hour later, because addicts need the fixer. He shoot’s up in the parking lot of the hospital and overdosed again which caused a stroke. He’s alive but disabled and claims he doesn’t use H anymore.

[@jimshorts5970]

Those women admired for their courage will get you every time🤣

[@jonvia]

hahaha my thought too...."So after being in the hospital, I took a flight home. Had to hit the airport bar before the flight."

[@bigwon5883]

"What did you drink?" "Fuc$ing ANYTHING" "Beer?" "No, vodka"

[@loudd]

My older brother died from this 3 months ago. He quit drinking a few months before he passed away. But it was too late. If anyone is questioning their alcohol use, take this as your sign. Quit.

[@richardremick1639]

Sorry for your loss you're right Nick has a massive drinking problem he's very lucky and he's still denies being an alcoholic pretty stupid the interviewer is laughing as if it's funny. He wouldn't think it's funny if he lost his brother

[@lpowers]

Alcoholism Clue 1: "I like airport bars."

[@ronmorey3475]

So true! Clue #2 might be trying to drink your way through an illness.

[@gmcsrbosavl6964]

These should be DSM criteria

[@gregbradshaw7220]

Airport bars are pretty awesome

[@TexboyGamer]

Drinking your way through abdominal pain is crazy

[@pizzamon795]

imagine paying for a first class ticket just to sit next to an adult that vomits but doesn't go to the bathroom.

[@daniels2848]

As someone who’s 5.5 years sober after 20 years of alcoholism that ended with severe Pancreatitis (also tried to drink through it and also almost died) it makes me really, really sad that he told Theo he has drank since - he’s gonna be right back in the hospital in time and also may not make it - you keep drinking after a pancreatitis attack like that, it’s Russian Roulette

[@Stable_Genius]

I was nodding to the drinking throught it deal. I've done that more times than I can count.

[@ElleDuderino]

Yeah just watched this after his 3/3/24 incident and it’s very concerning. Poor Nick.

[@Weizenmensch]

@@ElleDuderinoIt makes you want to urge his close friends to intervene. It's a disempowering feeling, realising these very funny comedians we watch don't know we exist. In this detached age, podcasts are our way of hanging with friends.

[@spider-man3098]

Here after the 3/3/24 incident. It hurts to see after being a fan for over 10 years. I'm really hoping he cleans up before it kills him

[@ElleDuderino]

It’s really heartbreaking. I’m from Minneapolis too 😢

[@huberticusrex]

The Norm Macdonald Live with Nick is one of my favorites. This is a pretty sad story but he manages to make it funny still

[@m.willems7030]

Such a classic. Dr. Retardo. Mr. Furley. Gentle fisting. Rewatch it every few

[@williamhermann6635]

His bit about Mr. Furley made me laugh harder than I ever have in my life lol

[@bob8776]

I've been in the hospital for pancreatitis and from being hit by a car. Pancreatitis was 2000% worse than the car

[@FrancisJFox]

I hope Nick gave that Urgent Care a 5 STAR review?!

[@markswindell2503]

I love me some Nick Swardson, but I like him 100x more as a silly goofball type of comedian than raging alcoholic comedian.

[@johnmacy3607]

that might be the sickest jacket I've ever seen

[@mitchandopolis2665]

I knew someone that died of acute pancreatitis at 26. All of his organs shut down 3 days after being in the ER. Anyone that still drinks after being diagnosed clearly needs professional help.

[@joewatts2940]

I lived like this for a summer. I ended up homeless, jobless, wrecked my vehicle and got a dui. Back to work now, new job, new vehicle, and on probation for another year. Never that hard again lol

[@worldssickestmedia2713]

I like to Imagine that when Nick has a few drinks he turns into Terry.

[@colinlarson9656]

Super happy Nick is still with us. Dude needs to stop drinking before he really hits rock bottom though. Love the guy, more so alive than dead.

[@knock4banquetmeals]

For real I got him as one of my bets in a death pool TBH

[@Lebowski333]

He’s in serious denial of being an alcoholic. Doesn’t care about himself unfortunately

[@mon0theist_tv]

It's almost like alcohol is bad or something

[@SSJbattousai06]

nick: so i almost died ryan:hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahaahHhahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

[@crackthefoundation_]

Ryan lost both his parents when he was a teenager. He has a really dark sense of humor and a certain laugh for sure.

[@savagesword6393]

That sounds way more like a "so I haven't had a drink since" story than a "I quit for 9 months" story, but admittedly I'm not much of a drinker...

[@jacobbelury3417]

For real your not hit with a life debilitating thing where ur body cant even digest/process a pint of alcohol

[@joshuatindle5776]

I had the exact same scenario and the doctors were like "Hey bro you're gonna die in a year and a half" and a year and a half later I almost died from liver failure at 24 then I actually quit drinking

[@colinlarson9656]

@@joshuatindle5776 I am stoked you were able to put the plug in the jug man.

[@joshuatindle5776]

@@colinlarson9656 Thanks, been 6 and a half years

[@bryanguerrero3757]

Drinkers always think they can at least get one drink in, and it won’t hurt. But it’s the 20 that come after that, that screws us, they can’t stop. It’s like trying to stop a mid piss.

[@shellac23]

Glad you made it dude!!!

[@billygodd6703]

Nick is drinking himself to an early grave. I hope he stops. we already lost Norm, Bob and Gil in the past yr.

[@PW-le6cr]

He’s going to die. You can’t go to rehab after that then drink again less than a year after you die and somehow not go back to being a severe alcoholic again. Love Nick, but he’s on his was out.

[@lpowers]

The host is the king of inappropriate laughter.

[@scottpitner4298]

Damn when the word necro is in it, it’s bad. Listen to your body Nicholas. When one goes, it’s a snowball effect

[@bigtone1171]

Pushing that laugh a little to hard

[@herecomesaregular8418]

I mean it makes sense when you think about what an urgent care deals with typically (broken bones, the flu, cuts and bruises), that she would take one look at near-death-Nick and say, "Yeah we got nothing for you here. You need to go to the big boy ER."

[@jeremylott2975]

I'm glad your ok Nick I've always loved your material.

[@AlcoVoz]

I truly don't understand the appeal of alcohol. by the time I was 25 or so I thought "hey this stuff is poison and i'm tired of making myself sick." Never drank again and have zero desire to. Someone with a story like this to tell clearly needs deeper help. I really hope Nick can find that peace within himself. He's a funny motherfucker, I'm a longtime fan.

[@PW-le6cr]

He’s such a bad alcoholic he goes back to drinking less than a year after he almost died from it.

[@lazbenson]

omg the xmas golden girls bomber jacket

[@josephhertzberg2734]

Damn dude, give up drinking forever 9 months....wtf

[@itscalleddesign9940]

That last sentence is so sad, Nick still hasn't learned.

[@williamhermann6635]

@Dank Buds He didnt go into further detail here but I saw in another interview where claims he only has a drink or 2 now. He no longer binge drinks. Or at least he said he doesnt.

[@williamhermann6635]

@Dank Buds He didnt binge out in key west tho. In the other interview i saw, he specifically says he learned to just have one drink with dinner or whatever. He never says he went back to binge drinking.

[@itscalleddesign9940]

@@williamhermann6635 It's only a matter of time before he goes back to it or lies about his use on a podcast... dude is clearly an addict on all fronts.

[@ElleDuderino]

@@itscalleddesign9940yup. Just got kicked off stage from being schaw-wasted at a show of his. Not good.

[@eddymack8568]

Golden girls jacket is dope poppin

[@wallstreetbet-x7b]

Grandmas Boy!

[@nbender25]

Such a minnesota thing. I have to throw up but I don’t want to bother the guy next to me to move. So I threw up in my carry on. Haha

[@Stable_Genius]

Damn, he's lucky to be alive.

[@EntropicSpore]

This needs more views

[@angusyoung5398]

Nick is hilarious. This podcast was great

[@sorde21]

Thanks for this. Local AA has been closed since shutdowns. I needed a reminder. [Edit = glad it was Nick. Have always appreciated his humorous matter-of-factness. ]

[@stevepolychronopoulis]

As a medsurge RN, can confirm he 100% would have died had he just gone to his hotel and went to bed instead of to the urgent care. Necrotic pancreatitis leading to sepsis is a sure way to crash, fast. I'm surprised he wasn't in horrible pain and vomiting up everything he ate or drank for weeks before that point.

[@TheFartofGod]

Do you by any chance know what the urgent care lady may have noticed (possible visible symptoms?) looking at him that would make her call an ambulance right off the bat?

[@stevepolychronopoulis]

She had no idea it was exactly that, she just knew that with the symptoms he was describing, there was a really strong chance it was something they couldn't diagnose at a walk-in clinic, and he signs of sepsis are pretty clear. He needed blood draws and a CT scan to diagnose that, but a guy comes in with inability to keep fluids down, severe abdominal pain, and I'm sure his blood pressure was low and he probably had a fever, tachycardia, etc. - he clearly had some kind of infection, and likely an abdominal organ. Could have been anything from gallstones to liver failure, but what he had was a death sentence if untreated immediately.

[@TheFartofGod]

@@stevepolychronopoulis thanks

[@williamhermann6635]

@@TheFartofGod Medical personnel in airports dont even try to make a diagnosis they just call an ambulance to get them out of the airport ASAP. Trust me, I'm a medic whos on the other end of it all the time.

[@TheFartofGod]

@@williamhermann6635 mhmm yeah probably, i was asking about what the people at the urgent care saw after he left the airport that made them call the ambulance

[@ryanpatrick7086]

Like this comment if you're here because you saw Nick Swardson get kicked off stage because he was drunk and incoherent. Hopefully he rewatches this clip and gets the help he needs.

[@ElleDuderino]

Yeah. It’s extremely concerning. 😢

[@EricAbroad]

stories like these make me grateful that I really don't love booze. A beer after work is nice, but I would never go as hard as this. With cannabis... Yeah I probably would lol

[@jacobbelury3417]

If u knew what pancreatitis is, is which he doesnt have (since he’s a movie star in a downward spiral of his stardom Aka hasn’t hit a premier in decades) it, it happens because he would never be able to drink cause your body can’t process alcohol since it will go straight to your blood stream instead of digesting this guy is funny but a lil too dramatic

[@jacobbelury3417]

Love his work but not too much of a fan for the past few years

[@pizzamon795]

​@@jacobbelury3417 you could have

[@pizzamon795]

​@@jacobbelury3417 put all that in one reply

[@efreinshtick]

Love you Nick, glad you're okay.

[@ballzzd33p29]

Can I get another cocktail? I feel like my insides are dying. Talk about a canary in the coal mine. I think ima have a beer lol.

[@mrjeff4832]

Rockin' a Golden Girls jacket. Classic.

[@jonvia]

Idk whats crazier. Nick's coat or him going back to boozing after that experience.

[@JasperDaGypsy]

I’ve seen him tell these stories a few times and the podcasters are fucking clueless. He’s describing hardcore alcoholism and detox. The people just egg him on and act like it’s funny. Theo vonn did the same thing. Nick. Gotta get sober man it only gets worse. And the time in between needing medical detox gets shorter. I’ve been through alcoholism myself. It’s been like 8 or 9 years since I’ve had a drink but this is giving me flashbacks for sure

[@Murphy2043]

If only airplanes had bags for vomit so he wouldn't have to puke in his carry-on.

[@longgreasy1595]

Off to go watch the full show now :)

[@Olds_Gold]

That jacket though 🤣🤣😂

[@skitidetdu6672]

Brett Chrysler should watch this.

[@FOREVERGREEN_MUSIC]

Bert Kreisher?

[@SurfedOutLurch]

Yeah, Burnt Krishna

[@rogermayes3745]

@@FOREVERGREEN_MUSIC no no, Britt kinssler

[@anthonyjunior-mp8ql]

Bird Keyser

[@cys-fi6230]

I got pancreatitis after a trip to Cambodia. I think it was a combination of drinking a lot and bad food poisoning. My digestion after that was messed up for almost three years. Finally, its back to normal but it was scary.

[@jacobbelury3417]

More of a mental/physical trait of not handling your alcohol and at the Same time not being physically healthy

[@jacobbelury3417]

Since there are people who are born with this disease

[@jacobbelury3417]

Whi the fuck is Ryan sickler he is a gull

[@justcurious3514]

Holy fuck i've been a fan of nick for a hundred years. I'm so glad he survived. What a nightmare!

[@Billy_Carter]

Nick's jacket is amazing

[@NumeroUnoYo]

My father died due to the same thing and complications from it (stroke heart attack)

[@strangeadv4977]

Most random timing for a clip drop...but this was a crazy story..Keep it up Ryan/team!!

[@Cilindri]

These 2 are a power couple

[@MrRatingz]

Everyone has that ahaaa moment that teaches you. I remember mine.

[@ElleDuderino]

Not everyone. At least not the dead ones

[@KenoshaKicker]

Super happy I’m not a drinker… the anxiety of being a ball fondler is already too much

[@kevinm1331]

He always ate healthy though!!!😂😂😂

[@m.willems7030]

"then i get a banana, one of my go too's". Mine too Nick. With Greek yogurt

[@heavenwithin81]

Oh my God THE JACKET!

[@Ashley_Schaeffer]

Silver Foxes!

[@Dippedwithsweet]

Omg this Ryan is smiling and laffing

[@WallyTony]

I just want to know why his head was so big in that movie

[@scottpitner4298]

….. and all I got was this golden girls jacket.”

[@deoge3278]

The raddest jacket ever

[@DevEastVan]

That jacket is sickkk!

[@Ashley_Schaeffer]

Vodka almost killed me...

[@VanPebble]

And he learned nothing from it...

[@daytonabeachUSA]

Sick jacket!

[@crowevurt]

Bert Kreischer ain't got shit on Nicky

[@bajaborracho9139]

He needs to drink mescal. Much easier on the body than vodka. Vodka is crap.

[@FrancisJFox]

40+ yr old guy … love him but he better get his shit together?!

[@RolandDuke]

Gay Robot could’ve been colossal.

[@feny8]

If fake laugh was a person

[@randymulder9105]

Golden Girls. Yes.

[@urbangeorge734]

Time to hit the gym Nick🤛

[@willtheangrydudeist9120]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@gmcsrbosavl6964]

I think Swardson is always funny. Hasn’t really ever had the right vehicle to capture his talents.

[@abtwopoint0]

He had a fucking car bed what are you talking about?

[@6036000]

I did this too.

[@andrewthomas2388]

If I hear one more lol I'm gonna fucking idk. I love nick he's the best but WTF

[@thecrimedog8424]

Ryan repeats everything and laughs. Little took fake.

[@fredgardner2870]

Norm Bob gilbert ... nick. ????

[@timpriest593]

10% chance of survival...dude

[@davidoverturf3465]

This is sad. I like Nick and it troubles me that he is ruining his health. Ryan, I understand that you're trying to get funny content, but laughing at Nick only encourages the behavior. I'm afraid Nick is an alcoholic and needs to quit. So after nine months, he's back to drinking?

[@lastplace22]

Stan - this isn’t actually funny

[@blindi6326]

What the fuck is he wearing?

[@alh2664]

This dudes laugh is hella annoying. Not nicks. Very violently extreme laugh

[@feny8]

That guy is so fucking annoying I’m into the story and this guy keeps laughing obnoxiously.

[@mikedough7729]

Man Ryans fake laughs are absoutely sickening , how can anyone endure this

[@bluedirtgreen]

This guy is a fucking mess. He's like a real life version of roller skate Terry, but gayer.

[@paintednumbers4713]

C'mon... that's not a near death experience. Listen to real NDE's and you'll see a vast difference.

[@uncrownedoak7777]

What are you the grim reaper, gatekeeping death?

[@paintednumbers4713]

@@uncrownedoak7777 Goofy, kid.

[@connorissexy4209]

@@paintednumbers4713 you’re the goofy kid that shit was witty

[@TexboyGamer]

@@paintednumbers4713 you’re goofy

[@benjaminz2523]

Nick: "im a raging alcoholic who was on the verge of death" Other guy: HAHAHAHAHA alcoholism is hilarious!

[@tmacfan824]

Hey Nick Swardson, if I were you I would NEVER DRINK AGAIN. That much time in intensive care, dude come on. No need to tax your body any more just vape weed or take mushrooms whatever if you need to. sheesh

[@racerdad6455]

Nick should not only create the diarrhea Olympics but should also commentate it!!!🤣🤣🤣 the facial expressions alone would kill me😂

[@absentstars474]

For nine months...sounds like he really learned his lesson lol

[@bobgnarlyxl]

sounded proud of it too, what a moron lol

[@badeugenecops4741]

Did he? He still looks like a lazy blob. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE NICK. But I would have thought that he would want to take care of himself a little better after that experience of abusing and neglecting his body.

[@brianj4090]

Was hoping to hear he’s still sober

[@scottpitner4298]

U like tuwtles

[@tmacfan824]

@@badeugenecops4741 The commenter is being sarcastic lol

[@allknight7905]

Nick may I suggest .... a time released Budweiser pill .

[@daniellewest265]

Racecar bed

[@LazyTelevison]

pretty funny stuff...?

[@capsitan]

Interviewer 0/10. Clapping and Cackling ruined it save for the good story telling by Nick. Much love from Colorado Springs you losers.

[@daddydidnt9700]

I am shocked that The Honeydew is still a podcast, 0.8 / 5