[AnnGora]

Taking the Method a bit too far...

[martin_fierro]

Life imitates Art.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I guess G-d does have a sense of humor.
I hope Mr. Leigh recovers soon.

[Larry Lucido]

Wow, sad. R.I.P.

[dighton]

Good to hear that he has since made a full recovery, which is often not the case.

[Hatteras]

CUT! Cut! Cut! Cut!...... I said, CUT!!!!

[ClearCase_guy]

Mike Leigh's famous comedy Abigail's Party

I consider myself fairly well-informed but I have never heard of the famous comedy nor have I heard of the playwright.

[KarlInOhio]

Actor collapses on stage for real during heart attack scene

Did this ever happen to Redd Foxx?

[VRWCmember]

They should have a safe word (like Palomino) to let the others know that it is for real and not just an act.

[CommerceComet]

There is probably still some critic who would pan the scene for lacking in realism.

[HAL9000]

That’s how Dick Shawn went too. He dropped dead on stage, and everyone thought it was part of his act.

[Mr. Brightside]

Mickey: Cirrhosis of the liver with jaundice! Alright I get to wear make-up! What did you get?

Kramer: Gonorrhea? Excuse me, I think there’s been a mistake, see, I had gonorrhea last week.

Dr. Wexler: Oh, it’s no mistake. We loved what you did with it.

Kramer: I don’t believe this, I’m being typecast.

[Lancey Howard]

Okay, you can get up now, Steve.
Steve...? Cut the clowning, Steve.... STEVE.

(Sheesh, this could be a great story line for a play - - actor acts like he is having a real real heart attack while his character is acting that he is having a heart attack. Nevermind - - my head is already spinning.)