Story Time: I almost DIED on the way to meet Spider-Man | Hey Tablo Ep. 31

Overview

An artist narrator tells a true, “unbelievable” story about almost dying in London on the way to meet Spider-Man (Tom Holland), MJ, and Ned. The cause is an excruciating, recurring kidney-stone-like condition that makes him need the bathroom constantly.

Main Plot (What Happens)

Act 1: The Flight Disaster

• On a long plane ride departing from China (with transfers planned), he immediately feels something is wrong.
• By takeoff, the pain escalates into “constant meteor fear.”
• He has to use the bathroom dozens of times—he claims ~20+ trips across the flight.
• He lands in London after an exhausting night and tries to tough it out because the Spider-Man meeting is the next day.

Act 2: The Day in London—Pain + Panic + Secrecy

• He tries to eat breakfast and go sightseeing with his group, but coffee makes it worse instantly.
• He can’t explain it casually to a newer travel companion (Rosemary), so he delays telling them until it’s obvious he’s not just “being old.”
• They eat at a recommended Spanish restaurant (Spanish/Mediterranean-style food), but he repeatedly rushes to the bathroom.
• Eventually he admits it’s serious, and they push him to get medical help.

Act 3: Urgent Care Turns Into a Comedy of Medical Bureaucracy

• He finds an urgent care clinic with good reviews, but when he’s called in, they tell him the doctor has left, so they can’t help him despite his appointment.
• He’s directed to a second hospital, where he must:
  • wait,
  • explain his full story repeatedly,
  • and produce urine samples.
• Multiple staff members come in and out, including someone who is explicitly not the right doctor, before they finally reach the urologist.
• Treatment and prescriptions are still delayed due to paperwork and system issues:
  • pharmacies require a paper prescription,
  • while the hospital sends something electronic/PDF-style.

Act 4: Pharmacy Chase + Last-Minute Rescue

• As pharmacies close due to the weekend, he and Rosemary race to multiple pharmacies around blocked streets from a protest.
• Time keeps running out, and every attempt fails until the final pharmacy.
• The last-minute helper is a pharmacist named Gina, who supports him—especially after recognizing him as a fan of Hey Tablo/related shows.
• The moment is capped by a dramatic near-failure: the electricity/system briefly shuts off, but Gina still pushes through and gets everything done.

Highlights, Jokes, and Standout Reactions

• Bathroom humor as panic storytelling: he repeatedly emphasizes the absurd number of bathroom trips using metaphors like a “meteor headed for Earth” through a straw.
• “Don’t clip this” / oversharing jokes: he jokes about the awkwardness of telling fans details while still trying to keep medical information from others (“nothing in K-pop space will you see an artist…”).
• Marvel timing stakes: he imagines that if he can’t handle it, Spider-Man/MJ/Ned will be met by someone else—turning extreme embarrassment into a high-stakes career/travel moment.
• Bureaucracy as slapstick: appointments, doctors leaving, staff not being qualified, repeated retelling, and prescription format rules all make his medical emergency feel like a farce.
• Comic comparisons to “Dr. Pepper” / “Dr. Dre”: when he complains about the “not the right doctor” situation, he jokes about wrong-name doctors and “doctor cosplay” vibes.
• Gina’s fan twist: the emotional payoff is that the final person who saves him is a real listener fan—turning “hell” into “a little taste of heaven.”

Ending / Key Takeaway

After everything goes wrong, he frames the day as a “miracle” moment. His gratitude isn’t only about surviving the emergency—it’s also about getting help from someone who shares his world (Hey Tablo fans). He closes with a “higher power” theme: sometimes you go through hell to experience heaven.

Personalities Mentioned

• Narrator / Host (Hey Tablo Ep. 31 speaker)
• Rosemary (travel companion)
• Mithra (group member)
• Two Cutz (group member; provides jokes/commentary)
• Tucats (group member)
• Gina (final pharmacist; fan of Hey Tablo / Epicok/Epicay, etc.)
• Spider-Man / Tom Holland (meeting goal)
• MJ (meeting goal)
• Ned (meeting goal)