He would rage at the fact he had never been on telly – but telly wouldn’t have known what to do with him, and he wouldn’t have known what to do with telly. And that poses something of a challenge for film-makers Joe Bor and Danny Ward, who are both also stand-ups.īut it is also an integral part of his myth. Little footage exists of Cogs, as he was affectionately known, doing what he does best. No documentary could ever do justice to the force of nature that was Ian Cognito in his terrifying, thrilling fury.īut it is also important that this film, Ian Cognito: A Life And A Death On Stage, has been made about him, to help ensure he is remembered not just for his death on stage, which so captured the public imagination, but for his many remarkable and powerful performances upon it.
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