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Ian Cognito
Ian Cognito
Birth name	Paul Barbieri
Born	21 November 1958; London, England
Died	11 April 2019 (aged 60); Bicester, England
Education	University of Bath

Ian Cognito (born Paul Barbieri,^[1] 21 November 1958 – 11 April 2019) was an English stand-up comedian. Many said his comedy was like Lenny Bruce, Bill Hicks, and Jerry Sadowitz but had no presence in the mainstream media because of his ill-tempered persona.

Cognito won the Time Out Award for Stand-up Comedy in 1999.^[2]

Cognito died on 11 April 2019 of a heart attack during a comedy gig in Bicester.^[3]^[4] He was 60.

References

↑ "Here comes trouble". Fest Magazine. 22 July 2013.
↑ "Comedian Ian Cognito dies onstage – and the audience think it's part of his act". The Daily Telegraph. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
↑ ""Ian Cognito Dies"". beyondthejoke.co.uk. 12 April 2019.
↑ ""Ian Cognito: Comedian dies on-stage in Bicester"". BBC. 12 April 2019.

Other websites

Official website
Official website (pre-minimalist version) archived at the Wayback Machine
Review in The Guardian
Chortle review

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[fest-1] "Here comes trouble". Fest Magazine. 22 July 2013.

[2] "Comedian Ian Cognito dies onstage – and the audience think it's part of his act". The Daily Telegraph. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.

[1-3] ""Ian Cognito Dies"". beyondthejoke.co.uk. 12 April 2019.

[4] ""Ian Cognito: Comedian dies on-stage in Bicester"". BBC. 12 April 2019.

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