British Stand-Up Comedian Ian Cognito Dies On Stage

British stand-up comedian Ian Cognito died on stage only ten minutes after joking about having a stroke, leaving the audience thinking it was part of his act.
During his act the popular comic is said to have 'sat on a chair and laid back for five minutes' at the Atic bar in Bicester where the Lone Wolf Comedy Club was being held on Thursday.
Audience members were under the impression this was part of the act and continued to laugh at the supposed joke, with no one aware that Cognito was seriously ill.
John Ostojak, who attended the show, told the BBC: 'Only 10 minutes before he sat down he joked about having a stroke.
'He said, 'imagine having a stroke and waking up speaking Welsh'.
The compere eventually approached the stage and an ambulance was called after 10pm but Cognito was pronounced dead at the venue.
A number of comedians have paid tribute to the comedian, including Rufus Hound, Jimmy Carr, Mark Steel and Katy Brand.
Actor and comedian Hound said comedy had lost 'one of the greats'.