Comedian Tzimis Panousis hospitalized after heart attack

Popular songwriter and stand-up comedian Tzimis Panousis is in an Athens hospital, in a "stable and controlled" state, according to the doctors treating him for a heart attack.

Panousis, 63, was rushed to the Elpida Hospital after collapsing on stage during a live show in the early hours of Saturday.

Two doctors who were in the audience when the incident occurred were able to deliver life-saving first aid.