A British comic dies on stage during filming

LOS ANGELES: British comedian Ian Cognito, whose real name is Paul Barbieri, died on stage while he was playing in a stand-up in Bicester, England on Thursday, April 11 in the evening. He was 60 years old.

According to CNN, comedy was an average performance at Atic Bar, in a small English town north of Oxford, when he became ill. He has already been declared dead when he arrived at the scene shortly after 10 pm

Ryan Mold, present at the Cognito show, told CNN that, halfway through his post, "he had sat down, had put his head up and

Mold added that "the public thought it was part of his decor" because he had been talking about a heart attack or a stroke a few moments before and that his behavior unusual for those who were accustomed to its flamboyant character.

A colleague, Andrew Bird, who runs the Lone Wolf Comedy Club event at Atic Bar, told the BBC: "Everyone in the crowd, myself included, thought that # He was joking. Even though I came on stage and touched her arm. I expected him to say "boo". "

Mr. Bird stated that the comedian even joked about his condition and said," Imagine if I die in front of you here.

According to Mold, she also k minutes before other comedians start to realize that something is wrong and go on stage to help the comic. called an ambulance, an on-site paramedic performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation while the rest of the public was evacuated

"We were called at 10:11 last night to attend a medical emergency at the Bicester Crown Walk. We sent a quick reply. vehicle and an ambulance, but unfortunately, a patient died on the scene, "said the ambulance service in a statement to CNN.

Cognito, born in London, began playing comedy comedy in 1985 under the British pseudonym "the most banned" comic because of his racing equipment-y.In 1999, he won the Time Out Award for stand-up comedy.