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A British comedian did this as well.. The audience thought it was apart of the act and didn't respond for 5 minutes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Cognito

by monksy 7y ago

A British comedian did this as well.. The audience thought it was apart of the act and didn't respond for 5 minutes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Cognito https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Cognito Also apparently this is a thing that happens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_entertainers_who_died_during_a_performance#21st_century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_entertainers_who_died_...

pansa 7y ago
I was sure your link to a British comedian was going to be: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Cooper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Cooper
- lttlrck 7y ago
  Me too, I saw it live on TV - along with millions of others... everyone was in stitches because they thought it was part of the act.
  - selimthegrim 7y ago
    Redd Foxx as well
- tetris11 7y ago
  Link for the morbidly curious: https://youtu.be/HpZq3ul1ld4 https://youtu.be/HpZq3ul1ld4 Cracking jokes one second, and then quietly down the next.
- ljm 7y ago
  There's a fantastic elegy to Tommy Cooper in a hip-hop song by Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip. Just one song out of several in a fantastic record. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8zi7vcnjVc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8zi7vcnjVc
- thorin 7y ago
  Or Sid James (a very famous UK comedian/actor). He died onstage in my home town https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/night-sid-james-died-stage-372852 https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/night-sid-james-died-sta...
userbinator 7y ago
Also apparently this is a thing that happens Besides getting killed by something or someone else, it seems heart attacks are a very common cause of death while performing. I wonder if it's due to the stressful nature of the situation in general.
- ip26 7y ago
  Sadly performing is also often not the healthiest lifestyle. I know my diet & exercise fall off a cliff after only even a week or two of travel.
  - thendrill 7y ago
    Most "fake careers" are very unhealthy.
- k_sze 7y ago
  It's astounding, if you open the wikipedia list (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_entertainers_who_died_during_a_performance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_entertainers_who_died_...) and make your browser highlight all occurrences of the words "heart" and "cardiac".
IfOnlyYouKnew 7y ago
I saw john Malkovich in a play once, that involved a moment where the curtain closed halfway, lights turned on, and paramedics came onstage. This was in Germany and they were wearing local uniforms. That made it seem rather authentic. I remember being somewhat certain that it was an act, and there were no indication from the audience that anybody fell for it (panic, leaving, yelling "I'm a doctor").

by monksy 7y ago

pansa 7y ago

I was sure your link to a British comedian was going to be: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Cooper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Cooper

lttlrck 7y ago
Me too, I saw it live on TV - along with millions of others... everyone was in stitches because they thought it was part of the act.
- selimthegrim 7y ago
  Redd Foxx as well
tetris11 7y ago
Link for the morbidly curious: https://youtu.be/HpZq3ul1ld4 https://youtu.be/HpZq3ul1ld4 Cracking jokes one second, and then quietly down the next.
ljm 7y ago
There's a fantastic elegy to Tommy Cooper in a hip-hop song by Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip. Just one song out of several in a fantastic record. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8zi7vcnjVc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8zi7vcnjVc
thorin 7y ago
Or Sid James (a very famous UK comedian/actor). He died onstage in my home town https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/night-sid-james-died-stage-372852 https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/night-sid-james-died-sta...

userbinator 7y ago

Also apparently this is a thing that happens Besides getting killed by something or someone else, it seems heart attacks are a very common cause of death while performing. I wonder if it's due to the stressful nature of the situation in general.

ip26 7y ago
Sadly performing is also often not the healthiest lifestyle. I know my diet & exercise fall off a cliff after only even a week or two of travel.
- thendrill 7y ago
  Most "fake careers" are very unhealthy.
k_sze 7y ago
It's astounding, if you open the wikipedia list (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_entertainers_who_died_during_a_performance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_entertainers_who_died_...) and make your browser highlight all occurrences of the words "heart" and "cardiac".

IfOnlyYouKnew 7y ago

I saw john Malkovich in a play once, that involved a moment where the curtain closed halfway, lights turned on, and paramedics came onstage. This was in Germany and they were wearing local uniforms. That made it seem rather authentic. I remember being somewhat certain that it was an act, and there were no indication from the audience that anybody fell for it (panic, leaving, yelling "I'm a doctor").