Ignatius Farray’s performance in Vitoria ended up becoming a night to remember for reasons very different from those expected. The Canarian comedian suffered a dramatic fall from the stage of the Teatro Félix Petite in Vitoria while performing El show de Ignatius, an accident that required him to be taken to the hospital. Despite the hard hit, he decided to complete the show before being treated and, hours later, downplayed what happened with one of his usual ironies.
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According to El Correo, the comedian, who was performing barefoot, had already slipped a couple of times without major consequences during the show. However, on a third stumble, he lost his balance and ended up falling from the stage before the stunned audience.
This misstep caused injuries to the comedian’s left wrist and elbow, whose real name is Juan Ignacio Delgado Alemany. Several people from the organization immediately came to assist him, while the audience watched the scene with concern.
Despite the blow, Ignatius chose to continue with the performance and finished the show to the applause of the audience. Once the curtain fell, the emergency services waiting outside the theater attended to him and took him to a hospital to assess the extent of the injuries.
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This Saturday, the comedian himself wanted to reassure his followers with a message posted on his X profile. In it, he thanked the affection received both from the public and from the theater staff and the healthcare professionals who attended to him after the accident.
True to his style, he also took the opportunity to joke about what happened with a phrase that sums up the spirit with which he faced the mishap: “There is a lot of talk about the limits of humor, but the real danger is the physical limits of the stage itself,” he wrote.
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