Crowd at the Atic bar though­t it was a joke and contin­ued to laugh, unawar­e someth­ing was wrongVeteran British stand-up comedian Ian Cognito died during a stage performance in Bicester town of the United Kingdom. The 60-year-old comedian, according to a BBC report, sat down on a stool while breathing heavily, before falling silent for five minutes during his show on Thursday. Compere Andrew Bird said the crowd at the The Atic bar thought it was a joke, and continued to laugh, unaware something was wrong. Bird, who runs the Lone Wolf Comedy Club event at the venue, said Cognito had not been feeling well before the gig started, but insisted on going on stage. Audience member John Ostojak said: “Only 10 minutes before he sat down he joked about having a stroke.

Source: The Express Tribune April 12, 2019 18:22 UTC