'I thought I was having a heart attack!' Ricky Gervais forced to halt one-man show amid health scare... before joking about shocking moment on Twitter

Published: 15:32 GMT, 23 February 2017 | Updated: 17:44 GMT, 23 February 2017

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He's currently in the midst of his Humanity tour, which will see him perform one-man shows across Britain and Ireland.

But when Ricky Gervais took to the stage at Bristol’s Colston Hall on Wednesday night, he was forced to exit the stage for 10 minutes amid a shocking health scare.

After returning to complete the remainder of his show, the 55-year-old comedian later took to Twitter to write: 'Thanks to the amazing audience in Bristol tonight. They even laughed when I thought I was having a heart attack. #Humanity.'

Healthy scare: Ricky Gervais (pictured last week on the Graham Norton Show) left the stage for due to a health scare at his Humanity show at Bristol's Colston Hall on Wednesday night

Staying true to form, the former star of The Office proceeded to share a series of selfies, showing him pulling faces, as he made light of the situation.

Alongside a shot of himself relaxing beside his cat, he 11.9million-strong army of Twitter followers: 'Have a peaceful night. (If I die in my sleep, you are totally allowed to make jokes about it.)'

On waking up, another wacky selfie from bed was added to his account, alongside the caption: I don't think I died, but I'm not a doctor.'

Sense of humour: After the shocking moment, the funnyman took to Twitter to joke about it

Gratitude: He thanked his audience and admitted that he thought he was having a heart attack

Jokes: The jokes continued to flow from the comedian as he prepared to retire for the night

Selfies: He posed for a series of wacky selfies after waking from his slumber on Thursday

He also gave an update on the state of his health, tweeting: 'Think I've got a little bug of some sort. Blocked up, bit hot, sore stomach. Also I'm foaming at the mouth and terrified of water. Weird.'

After sharing a snapshot of Dioralyte and Day Nurse, he disclosed that he was getting some rest before returning to the same stage on Thursday night.

'Lunch, flu drugs, and now a little nap before tonight's gig,' he wrote beside a picture of himself posing cross-eyed with dishevelled hair. 'Live fast, die old. #Humanity.'

Despite Wednesday night's scare, the British funnyman's fans flocked to Twitter to gush about how much they enjoyed the show, which has also won over critics.

Can you stomach this? His flood of selfies also included an unflattering shirtless pose

Cure? He shared a shot of the medication that he'd hoped would help alleviate his issues

Nap: On Thursday afternoon, he revealed that he'd be getting some rest ahead of his next show

Symptoms: He candidly wrote about his feelings and symptoms on the micro-blogging site

One wrote: '@rickygervais Was brilliant at Colston Hall tonight. Even managed 10 minutes of great bonus content when he thought he was dying.'

Cooed another: '@rickygervais was fantastic tonight. Even half dead he's still the one.'

The once-portly comedian embarked on a regime to shed over 40lbs almost eight years ago, after toning down his excessive love of pork sausages.

He also took up running, telling Men's Health in 2013: 'It’s so easy. Get out there, do it and enjoy the results. Why does it always take me so long to work these things out?'