Comedian Dies After Documenting His COVID-19 Experience

A Los Angeles-based comedian is dead after documenting his experience with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on his social media to show the realities of the devastating disease.

Joe Luna — who performed under the name Joe El Cholo — died on Nov. 23, just days after he began sharing updates about his condition on Instagram, according to a post from his account.

The 38-year-old first spoke about his coronavirus diagnosis in a Nov. 21 post, writing in the caption, “Wow this is no joke and especially if you are diabetic, it will rain hard on your parade.”

In the 35-minute video posted on Nov. 21, Luna said he had been dealing with “horrible” symptoms, which included chest pains, stomach aches, uncontrollable shaking, and the loss of his sense of taste.