Dead and Killing It

in Hits & Misses by
“If you ever see me make a face
like this one, it must mean that I’m dead.
Yep…. this face right here.
Isn’t anybody going to do something?”

Ian Cognito
Comedian, button-pusher, limey.
July 12, 1958 – 11 April 11, 2019.
Aged 60 years.

Most recognized for: In jolly old England, Mr. Cognito’s provocative, confrontational comedy stylings were compared to late legends Bill Hicks and Lenny Bruce. His erratic and unpredictable sets earned him the status of Britain’s most banned comic. Then, minutes after joking about having a stroke, died onstage in the middle of his performance… which left an unwitting audience in stitches… until the ambulance arrived.