Three years ago, the caustic comic had a fatal aortic dissection mid-show. Now a new documentary about the self-proclaimed 'most banned act in Britain' reveals a saga of booze and outrage When Ian Cognito walked on stage in Bicester, Oxfordshire, on 11 April 2019, he couldn't have known he was about to follow in the footsteps of Tommy Cooper. Every comedian has stories of "dying" in front of an audience but few do it…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AM on July 28, 2022