Comedian Paul Rodriguez was hospitalised in Washington, D.C. on Thursday after he was struck down with crippling stomach pains.

The funnyman/actor was in the capital to chair a meeting of the California Latino Water Coalition when he started to feel unwell, and was later found in his hotel room by a fellow committee member unable to move due to severe stomach cramps.

He was rushed to nearby George Washington University Hospital, where is currently under the watch of medics.

A rep for the facility tells TMZ.com that Rodriguez will need to spend at least one night under observation.

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