Coolio has to perform with production crew as his backing dancers

A hilarious resurfaced clip of Coolio has showed him having to perform with production crew as his backing dancers at the last minute after being booked ‘by mistake’ on a TV show.

The rapper – who passed away aged 59 on Wednesday – appeared on the Irish chat show Open House in 2002 where staff had to step in at the last minute for the performance. 

Sharing the video on Twitter, comedy writer James Cotter said Coolio was rumoured to have been ‘booked by mistake’ and the crew realised too late that no backing dancers had been arranged. 

Awkward! A hilarious resurfaced clip of Coolio has showed him having to perform with production crew as his backing dancers at the last minute after being booked ‘by mistake’ on a TV show

James wrote: ‘RIP Coolio. Never forget his appearance on Irish daytime chat show Open House, who, legend has it, booked him by mistake.

‘They hadn’t arranged backing dancers, so he made the middle-age production crew dress up and do it instead. Best TV ever.’

RTÉ presenter Marty Whelan who introduced him then confirmed his Tweet saying: ‘Ah Coolio, I remember him with great fondness.

Mistake: The rapper - who passed away aged 59 on Wednesday - appeared on the Irish chat show Open House in 2002 where staff had to step in at the last minute for the performance

Mistake: The rapper – who passed away aged 59 on Wednesday – appeared on the Irish chat show Open House in 2002 where staff had to step in at the last minute for the performance

Funny: Sharing the video on Twitter, comedy writer James Cotter said Coolio was rumoured to have been 'booked by mistake' and the crew realised too late that no backing dancers had been arranged

Funny: Sharing the video on Twitter, comedy writer James Cotter said Coolio was rumoured to have been ‘booked by mistake’ and the crew realised too late that no backing dancers had been arranged

Throwback: RTÉ presenter Marty Whelan (pictured) who introduced him then confirmed his Tweet saying: 'Ah Coolio, I remember him with great fondness!'

Throwback: RTÉ presenter Marty Whelan (pictured) who introduced him then confirmed his Tweet saying: ‘Ah Coolio, I remember him with great fondness!’

‘To have him dancing with the staff was quite the moment. Which they did willingly. The very idea of introducing Coolio on afternoon television shows you how innovative RTÉ has always been…’

The clip shows Marty introducing him, saying: ‘To perform this now we have a number of our own crew, Open House crew we could call them including DJ Liz who is over there and the rest of them.

‘Ladies and gentleman it is Coolio and Ghetto Square Dance!’

Error: James wrote: 'RIP Coolio. Never forget his appearance on Irish daytime chat show Open House, who, legend has it, booked him by mistake!'

Error: James wrote: ‘RIP Coolio. Never forget his appearance on Irish daytime chat show Open House, who, legend has it, booked him by mistake!’

The performance then showed Coolio rapping as three awkward men wearing hoodies stood behind him trying to dance.

As the clip circulated again, fans of the late star reacted to the funny moment, with one writing: ‘This is art, the way the guy on the right is doing traditional foot twists improvised at every wedding he’s ever attended, incorporating it within a coolio performance. Honestly tears of laughter here!’

Another said: ‘It’s brilliant!’ while a third said: ‘Ah jeez…. pure class!!!’

Someone else commented: ‘Remember watching this live wondering what was going on!’ 

Reaction: As the clip circulated again, fans of the late star reacted to the funny moment, with one writing: 'This is art!'

Reaction: As the clip circulated again, fans of the late star reacted to the funny moment, with one writing: ‘This is art!’

Coolio, best known for his chart-topping song Gangsta’s Paradise, died on Wednesday at the age of 59. 

The musician, whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr, was found unresponsive on a bathroom floor of a friend’s house in Los Angeles at around 4pm. 

EMTs pronounced Coolio dead on the scene and an autopsy is now underway to establish the official cause of death – though law enforcement sources shared that ‘no drugs or drug paraphernalia were found at the scene’ and they do not suspect foul play.

Paramedics suspected he suffered a cardiac arrest, according to the star’s longtime manager, Jarez.

Hilarious: The performance then showed Coolio rapping as three awkward men wearing hoodies stood behind him trying to dance

Hilarious: The performance then showed Coolio rapping as three awkward men wearing hoodies stood behind him trying to dance

Confusion: Someone else commented on the resurfaced video: 'Remember watching this live wondering what was going on!'

Confusion: Someone else commented on the resurfaced video: ‘Remember watching this live wondering what was going on!’

The West Coast legend is survived by his ex-wife, Josefa Salinas, whom he married in 1996. The former couple split four years later after having four children.

He is reported to have between six and 10 children in total with multiple women. His known children include Grtis Ivey, Brandi Ivey, Milan Ivey, Darius Ivey, Zhaneand Ivey, Jackie Ivey, Kate Ivey, Shayne Ivey, Artisha Ivey, and Artis Ivey III. 

Coolio was recently seen performing on stage during Riot Fest 2022 at Douglass Park on September 18, in Chicago, Illinois, and just four days ago he took to Instagram to share his latest performance in Texas.

Gone too soon: Coolio, best known for his chart-topping song Gangsta's Paradise, died on Wednesday at the age of 59 (pictured 10 days ago)

Gone too soon: Coolio, best known for his chart-topping song Gangsta’s Paradise, died on Wednesday at the age of 59 (pictured 10 days ago) 

He was also seen looking healthy earlier in April at the airport in Sydney where he generously stopped to take photos with fans, ahead of his concert at Luna Park. 

After being born in the steel-making city of Monessen, south-western Pennsylvania, he moved to Compton, Los Angeles where he began developing his skills by entering rap contests.

He recorded the singles Watcha Gonna Do and You’re Gonna Miss Me in the late 1980s, before joining group WC and the Maad Circle in 1991.

He had his breakout moment as a solo artist three years later with the single Fantastic Voyage, from his individual debut album It Takes a Thief, which was released by Tommy Boy Records.

The outlandish singer released Gangster’s Paradise in 1995 and the song topped the charts in the US, UK, France, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

The single itself sold over six million copies worldwide and came from his four time Platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated 17-track album of the same name.

Possible cause: Paramedics suspect he suffered a cardiac arrest, though an official cause of death has not been determined according to the star's longtime manager, Jarez (pictured in 1996)

Possible cause: Paramedics suspect he suffered a cardiac arrest, though an official cause of death has not been determined according to the star’s longtime manager, Jarez (pictured in 1996) 



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