A smiling Ian Cognito entertaining the crowd at one of his gigs in Brussels, Belgium. S**t.'Brand paid tribute to 'Cogs', as he was known on the comedy circuit, saying: 'Sad to hear about Ian Cognito. She said: 'There has never been more apocryphal tales around a comedian than Ian Cognito. Jimmy Carr said: 'Veteran stand-up comedian Ian Cognito has died on stage - literally. Cognito enjoyed cult status among his contemporaries and won the Time Out Award for Stand-up Comedy in 1999.

Source: Daily Mail April 12, 2019 13:54 UTC