Terrifying History on Instagram: "On April 15, 1984, British comedy legend Tommy Cooper suffered a fatal heart attack during a live television broadcast that would become one of the most surreal moments in entertainment history. The 63-year-old comedian, instantly recognizable in his trademark red fez, was performing his signature act—a deliberately disastrous magic routine—on ITV’s *Live from Her Majesty’s* when he suddenly staggered and collapsed backward against the curtain. At first, the stu

history on Instagram: "On April 15, 1984, British comedian Tommy Cooper collapsed during a live television broadcast of Live From Her Majesty’s in London. He was in the middle of a sketch when he suddenly fell backward against the stage curtain. The audience erupted in laughter, believing it was part of the act, while the cameras kept rolling. Cooper lay on the ground for several minutes as the show continued around him. Stagehands tried to pull the curtain shut, but the audience at home could s