Former ‘SNL’ comedian Chris Redd left with gnarly wound after punch

“Saturday Night Live” alum Chris Redd suffered a gnarly, bloody wound when he was sucker-punched by a stranger outside a Greenwich Village comedy club, witnesses said.

“They really bashed the poor guy,” said Fabrizio Caballacci, whose family has owned Caffe Reggio on MacDougal St. since the 1950s. “He was bleeding a lot. There was blood all over the sidewalk.”

A stranger wearing some type of security uniform ran up and struck the 37-year-old stand-up comedian in the face as he got out of a car outside the Comedy Cellar on MacDougal St. near Minetta Lane in Greenwich Village about 9:40 p.m. Wednesday.

Chris Redd is pictured on January 26, 2020, in Park City, Utah.

Another man was with the assailant but didn’t touch the comic, witnesses and police said.

Redd, known for his hilarious take on Mayor Adams on “SNL,” was rushed to Bellevue where he was treated and released.

A source close to Redd told TMZ that the comedian was hit with a pair of brass knuckles. The NYPD could not immediately confirm that a weapon was used, but said detectives were investigating the possibility.

Police released an image of a man who authorities said is connected to the attack on comedian Chris Redd outside a Greenwich Village club.

Redd suffered two black eyes and a deep gash across his nose, the celebrity news website was told.

Police released a photo of the suspect, a heavy set man wearing a camouflage Kangol hat, a blue windbreaker with a security guard logo on it, black pants and Nike running shoes.

Redd didn’t return to the Comedy Cellar for a performance on Thursday, as well as two performances at the Village Underground.

A stranger wearing some type of security uniform punched comedian Chris Redd in the face outside the Comedy Cellar on MacDougal St. near Minetta Lane in Greenwich Village on Oct. 26, 2022.

Nearby merchants who witnessed the bloodshed agree Redd was struck with something heavy since his wounds were so severe.

“His nose was cracked,” Caballacci, 67, told the Daily News. “It was split.”

A worker at Mahmood’s Falafel, which is also on MacDougal St., said Comedy Cellar employees tried their best to help Redd before an ambulance whisked him away.

“His blood was on the sidewalk then all the police came,” said the worker, who would only identify himself as Mua. “It was only one punch.”

Mayor Eric Adams (left) with  Chris Redd during the mayor's response to "Adams' Apple," the 98th annual Inner Circle Show, in Manhattan, on Saturday, April 30, 2022.

Redd’s attacker may have tried to grab the comedian’s Greg Yuna chain, but the links broke apart and scattered on the sidewalk. The pieces were retrieved by Redd and his friends before he was taken to the hospital.

Caballacci said that Redd’s attacker briefly returned to MacDougal St. a few minutes after the comedian was hospitalized, possibly looking for pieces of the pricey chain.

Redd announced in September he would not be returning to “SNL” this season. He joined the comedy troupe five years ago. Since his departure, Redd’s been doing stand-up shows in the city. He also has a new comedy special premiering on HBOMax in November.

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