Ian Cognito
- Comedian
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Ian Cognito recorded his own musical epitaph
A recording has emerged of Ian Cognito's own self-penned musical epitaph. Listen below (maybe have a box of tissues handy).
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th April 2019RIP Ian Cognito, dangerous comic & great opera singer
He actually died on stage, the mad bastard, and people thought he was pretending but he was actually dead. The compere came on and went to prod him as he thought he was joking but he was actually dead. Fuck me, that's hilarious.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 13th April 2019Ian Cognito dies
Beyond The Joke has heard that he became ill onstage in Bicester on Thursday night where he was performing at the Lone Wolf Comedy Club. Paramedics were called but he was pronounced dead. Reports say he had been taking medication for a heart condition.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th April 2019Tributes flood in for Ian Cognito
Tributes have been flooding in following BTJ's announcement of the death of comedian Ian Cognito earlier today.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th April 2019Tribute to Ian Cognito
The outpouring of affection from other comedians shows the esteem in which he was held by his peers.
Olivia Duff, i Newspaper, 12th April 2019MC Andrew Bird talks about Ian Cognito's last gig
Compere Andrew Bird said the crowd at the The Atic bar in Bicester had thought it was a joke, and continued to laugh, unaware something was wrong. Once it became clear something was wrong, two off-duty A&E nurses and a police officer began chest compressions and an ambulance was called.
BBC, 12th April 2019Ian Cognito: a life in comedy fighting the good fight
Ian Cognito is the most unpredictable member of the 1980's alternative comedy scene. If Stewart Lee had been more iconoclastic, and decided to live on a boat, he would be Cogs.
Jo Duncan, The Bristol Post, 12th February 2016Review: Plymouth Comedy Club delivers lots of laughs
Reviews of Ian Cognito, David Arnold, Mike Newall, Bethany Black, Sam Blackledge, Chris Brooker.
William Telford, Plymouth Herald, 7th December 2015This week's new live comedy
Previews of Romesh Ranganathan, Ian Cognito and Helen Keen.
James Kettle, The Guardian, 26th October 2013Ian Cognito's 10 Edinburgh questions
Imagine it, one of comedy's angriest men, Ian Cognito - 25 years in the biz and still best-known for how many comedy clubs he's been banned from - turns his fire on the comedy industry itself. That's what his first Edinburgh show in 15 years is about. Over to you, Ian ...
London Is Funny, 23rd July 2013