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Saturday Night Live alum Chris Redd was involved in a scary attack outside of a comedy club right before he was supposed to perform.

Redd, 37, was punched in the face by a man reportedly wearing a security guard uniform outside of the Comedy Cellar in Greenwich Village on Wednesday night.

Witnesses reportedly said the attacker was dressed like a security guard.

Saturday Night Live Star Chris Redd was punched in the face by a man in New York City. The 37-year-old comedian was getting out of a car in front of the Comedy Cellar in Greenwich Village.

The comedian was assaulted as he arrived

Arriving for a 15-minute set at the Comedy Cellar, Chris Redd was sucker punched and rushed to the hospital on Wednesday night.

Redd, 37, had just gotten out of a car outside the Comedy Cellar on MacDougal St. near Minetta Lane in Greenwich Village about 9:40 p.m. Wednesday when a man ran up and punched him in the face, cops said.

"Saturday Night Live" alum Chris Redd was reportedly assaulted and left bloody in New York City during an altercation with a man dressed in a security uniform.

The comedienne was among the eight cast members to leave ahead of the iconic sketch comedy series’ current 48th season, which kicked off Oct. 1.

'Saturday Night Live' alum Chris Redd was attacked immediately upon arriving at the Comedy Cellar in New York on Wednesday.