‘SNL’ Alum Chris Redd Breaks Silence After Allegedly Being Attacked Outside A NYC Comedy Show

Chris Redd finally spoke retired and addressed the reports that helium was attacked extracurricular the Comedy Cellar successful an Instagram Story connected Sunday, October 30. The comic, 37, revealed that helium was making a speedy betterment and said that helium would beryllium hitting the roadworthy again soon, and helium assured fans who had tickets to shows that were canceled, that he’d beryllium making it up again soon.

The former Saturday Night Live cast member revealed that helium was thankful for the benignant words since the incidental connected his Instagram Story. “I’ve been resting up similar brainsick but I privation to accidental convey you for each the messages of love, the jokes, and the concern!” helium wrote, per People. “I’m OK and healing fast!”

Chris Redd promised fans that helium would beryllium returning to the signifier soon. (Shutterstock)

At the extremity of his update, Chris besides clapped backmost astatine reports that helium was robbed during the incident, but helium appeared to instrumentality the claims humorously. “NOBODY SNATCHED MY CHAIN BRO!!! Y’ALL WILL JUST WRITE ANYTHING,” helium wrote.

Before helium explained that helium wasn’t robbed, the SNL alum seemed excited astir being capable to execute again soon. “For immoderate shows I missed, I’ll beryllium putting backmost connected the docket truthful if you bought tickets SIT TIGHT AND I GOT YOU. I’ll beryllium up and talking immoderate bully s**t precise soon,” Chris wrote.

The attack took spot connected Wednesday, October 26. Following the attack, Chris was scheduled to execute astatine New York’s City Winery arsenic good arsenic the Comedy Cellar. The City Winery amusement was canceled “due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict.” He besides didn’t execute astatine a scheduled quality astatine the Comedy Cellar arsenic helium was recovering.

Besides the attack, Chris is gearing up to merchandise his upcoming HBO Max special Why Am I Like This? The peculiar is expected to deed the streamer connected November 3. Chris did stock 1 of his jokes connected his Instagram days aft the attack, with a caption that said, “I emotion you all.” Tons of fans and chap comics shared well-wishes for him.