A man had heart attack at Drew Lynch's comedy show. Video captured strangers saving him.

"The community came together by putting aside any identity or ego for one shared goal- and that was successfully bringing Mr. Wende back to life," comedian Drew Lynch said.

A comedian is praising audience members at a recent show for stepping in to save a man who went into cardiac arrest – all of which was captured on camera.

Drew Lynch, a stand-up comedian known for his run on season 10 of "America's Got Talent", said on social media that a man attending his Sept. 12 show in Spokane, Washington, collapsed and suffered a heart attack.

The man, later identified as Dick Wende, survived and was treated at a nearby hospital. Lynch and two other performers from the show, Akeem Hoyte-Charles and Rachel Aflleje, visited Wende in the hospital days later to finish the set.

"Sitting and laughing with his family for hours in a hospital room was truly the reminder I needed for why comedy is so needed," Lynch wrote in a social media post. "In a divided world filled with hurt and uncertainty, we overlook how fragile the time is that we even get to be here."

In a video shared on Lynch's YouTube channel, audience members can be heard yelling, "somebody call 911" and "no pulse." First responders later arrived and used an automated external defibrillator on Wende before transporting him to a hospital. 

'He had no pulse for over 5 minutes'

In an Instagram video, Lynch got emotional as he praised audience members who responded "almost immediately" to help Wende after he collapsed.

"Without hesitation, the audience sprung into action- taking turns performing CPR, clearing an area for when paramedics arrive, monitoring vitals," Lynch wrote in a subsequent post. "He had no pulse for over 5 minutes when, by a miracle of God and the efforts of people in that room that night, they were able to revive him."

He went on, "I’ve never seen anything like it. The community came together by putting aside any identity or ego for one shared goal- and that was successfully bringing Mr. Wende back to life."

In 2015, Lynch captured hearts for speaking openly about his stutter while competing on "America's Got Talent." In the years since, he's shared his speech progress and also poked fun at his health in his sets.

The comedian said in an Instagram post that Wende is a speech therapist, which, he noted, "holds a special place in my heart."

Family grateful for strangers who saved their dad

Wende's son, Nathan Wende, also expressed gratitude on Instagram for the audience members who stepped in.

"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," Nathan Wende wrote.

The man's granddaughter, Kayla Wende, also wrote on Instagram that the strangers "gave my grandpa a second chance at life."

Man who had heart attack urges others to get CPR certified

In an Instagram video posted on Sept. 23, Dick Wende said he is now recovering at a rehabilitation facility after his heart attack.

He credited two nurses and a man in the comedy show's audience for knowing CPR.

"I think that's something that everybody should have, is knowing CPR," Wende said.

Lynch agreed, adding that many people who have seen the video from his show have expressed interest in learning CPR.

"Over 40 million people have seen the video of Dick Wende’s heart attack and the medical professionals reviving him, and I truly hope we can all realize how important it is to get acquainted with CPR," Lynch wrote. "You never know how, in doing so, it could give someone a second chance at life."