Anesthetist Ed Patrick is injecting some humour into his profession by releasing a comedy book about becoming a doctor.
The stand-up star, who worked in an ICU during the pandemic, hopes to emulate the success of former doctor-turned-comedian Adam Kay who wrote the best-selling memoir This Had Got To Hurt, which is being turned into a BBC sitcom.
Ed told MailOnline many doctors have a 'dark sense of humour' which helps them deal with tough times, which is why the medical profession has been a breeding ground for comedy stars.
Comedian: Anesthetist Ed Patrick is injecting some humour into his profession by releasing a comedy book about becoming a doctor
Ed says: 'I think there is a dark humour going through all doctors, it's just a natural release of tension from the situations you find yourself in.
'It's like a coping mechanism. If anyone finds themselves in tough situations they just need that outlet, and if you don't have that release, you'll start feeling down pretty quickly.'
Comedians including Harry Hill, Simon Brodkin (aka Lee Nelson) and Phil Hammond had backgrounds in medicine before turning to stand-up comedy.
But Ed, who studied medicine at the University of Aberdeen before landing his first job as an anesthetist in 2016, has the extra relevance of documenting his time working on a Covid ward in his routines, when anesthetists were drafted in to assist with the sheer level of patients in ICU.
Inspired: The stand-up star, who worked in an ICU during the pandemic, hopes to emulate the success of former doctor-turned-comedian Adam Kay
He explains: 'Anesthetists are experts in looking after people's airwaves and not all doctors are trained to do that.
'So if an emergency hit, and somebody stopped breathing for themselves or something went wrong with the ventilator, we would be needed in those critical
