Comic Chris Redd was punched exterior of a comedy membership in New York Metropolis on Wednesday. The "Saturday Night time Stay" alum, who was on the present from 2017 to 2022, was taken to the hospital after the incident, the NYPD advised CBS Information.
Police say Redd, 37, was getting out of a automobile when he was approached by an unidentified male in entrance of the Comedy Cellar, a famend comedy membership within the metropolis's Greenwich Village.
The suspect punched him within the nostril, inflicting bleeding, after which fled the scene. Redd was taken to Bellevue Hospital in secure situation. The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made, the NYPD stated.
Redd, who is thought for his impression of New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams, was arriving on the Comedy Cellar to carry out his act, in accordance with CBS New York's Dick Brennan. The suspect "got here out of nowhere" and was dressed as a safety guard.
A witness who works at a restaurant subsequent to the membership stated there was a "enormous pool of blood."
"The nostril was not cracked, however, you already know, it was break up open and all of the blood was pouring like loopy," Fabrizio Cavallacci advised CBS New York.
He stated Redd appeared to be in shock as individuals from the membership tried to cease the bleeding.