Dying is a subject often avoided or talked about in hushed tones, but not for comedian . The stand-up, one of the brightest stars in the current wave of new Scottish comedy talent, feels acquainted with death as an old friend, and it’s even one of the only things that gets him really laughing. He has , a rare and life-threatening heart condition that gives an increased risk of an irregular heartbeat which can result in fainting, seizures, or, worst case scenario, sudden death.
It means that confronting his own mortality isn’t just something he’ll be doing on stage as part of his upcoming show, but a lifelong burden. “They found it when I was young,” he explained. “I was running about with my friends and I just went down.
“I remember waking up and being on the floor. It was the first time I’ve ever seen genuine panic in someone’s eyes. “It’s an arrhythmia, your heart gets into an irregular rhythm and it’s like it’s basically pressing a reset button.
While it does that, I’m not there. I’m gone. “It was only when I was a little bit older that I found out that there’s a chance it might not reset.
There’s a chance it might just turn off and then not come back on again. “That was an interesting one to find out by myself on the Internet.” ‘The guidance is basically don’t do anything’ While it curtailed any athletic ambitions he had, Rosco hasn’t let the condition stop him living his life, despite the advice given.
“I was a wee boy wh.