‘SNL’ Star Chris Redd Attacked & Bloodied Outside NYC Comedy Club: Report

Saturday Night Live alum Chris Redd was allegedly attacked connected Wednesday night, Oct. 26, portion astatine a New York City drama club. According to a study from TMZ, the 37-year-old comedian was punched successful the look by “some random dude” close aft helium stepped retired of his car to spell into the fashionable Comedy Cellar successful Greenwich Village, wherever helium was scheduled to perform. His Greg Yuna concatenation was reportedly yanked from his cervix during the attack, but it fell isolated successful the assailant’s manus and was retrieved from the crushed by Chris. The incidental happened astir 9:40 p.m. and Chris was taken to the hospital. He suffered from a heavy gash to the chemoreceptor pursuing the attack.

HollywoodLife reached retired to the New York City Police Department and was told by its media relations squad that “there was an attack.” However, they declined to sanction the victim. HL besides reached retired to Chris’ representatives but did not person an contiguous response. Chris has not yet addressed the concern and has not posted connected Instagram since October 17.

Chris Redd suffered injuries to his chemoreceptor connected Oct. 26, 2022 aft getting slugged, but helium is expected to retrieve (Photo: Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP/Shutterstock)

The attacker, a antheral who was reportedly wearing a information defender azygous astatine the clip of his assault, fled the country aft helium threw the punch. As of this writing, determination person been nary reported leads connected who the idiosyncratic is oregon the motive down the attack. A video obtained by TMZ showed humor connected the sidewalk extracurricular the Comedy Cellar and radical surrounding Chris to assistance him with his injuries straight aft the assault.

Chris is champion known for being an SNL formed subordinate betwixt 2017 and 2022. He announced his departure successful September, conscionable weeks up of the Season 49 premiere. “Being a portion of SNL has been the acquisition of a lifetime. Five years ago, I walked into 30 Rock knowing that this was an astonishing accidental for growth,” helium said successful a statement. “Now, with friends who person go household and memories I volition cherish forever, I’m grateful to [creator] Lorne Michaels and to the full SNL organization. From the bottommost of my heart, I can’t convey you each enough.”

Chris Redd was connected ‘SNL’ for 5 years (Photo: Will Heath/NBC)

Shortly after, it was reported that the comedian is dating his erstwhile co-star Kenan Thompson’s ex-wife, Christina Evangeline. “We’re told Kenan’s alert of his ex’s romance with Chris and has nary hard feelings — he’s seemingly moved connected and is happily dating different people,” an insider told TMZ astatine the time. Kenan and Christina split earlier successful the twelvemonth aft 11 years of matrimony but were reportedly separated for astatine slightest a twelvemonth beforehand.