New photos show comedian Chris Redd bruised and battered — but still smiling — following his attack in Manhattan last week. The former “Saturday Night Live” cast member donned a big grin in pictures published by TMZ on Sunday, though his nose was stitched up and his eyes were swollen following the Greenwich Village ambush. … Read more
“Saturday Night Live” star Chris Redd is out of the hospital after being sucker-punched in the face outside of New York’s Comedy Cellar. Redd, 37, was attacked by a stranger Wednesday night at the same place he was scheduled to perform, the NYPD told The Post. Following the brutal attack, the comedian was rushed to Bellevue Hospital … Read more
“Saturday Night Live” star Chris Redd was attacked Wednesday night outside of New York’s Comedy Cellar, where he was scheduled to perform, and was reportedly rushed to the hospital. Redd, 37, drove up to the comedy joint in Greenwich Village around 9:40 p.m. and that’s when the chaos broke loose, law enforcement officers told TMZ. … Read more
It was more like “Saturday Spite Live” when he was hosting. Comedy icon Bill Murray might be revered by fellow “Saturday Night Live” alums, but apparently, the feeling wasn’t always mutual. Former cast member Rob Schneider claimed that the 72-year-old “Ghostbusters” star wasn’t a big fan of the “SNL” cast when he hosted the NBC … Read more
Legendary Television president Chris Albrecht has been placed on a leave of absence by the company, a spokesperson for Legendary confirmed to Variety Monday. No official reason for the exec’s leave of absence was provided. Albrecht has been benched just as an upcoming book, “It’s Not TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution and Future of HBO” … Read more
Chris Albrecht, the former chairman of HBO and current president of Legendary Television, has been placed on administrative leave, according to the company. The suspension comes as a forthcoming book, It’s Not TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution, and Future of HBO by Felix Gillette and John Koblin, reveals new details about how Albrecht allegedly disparaged … Read more
Everybody’s a little too close to snapping these days, at least that what’s the writers at “Saturday Night Live” are arguing. Saturday’s episode of the sketch comedy series, hosted by “Banshees of Inisherin” star Brendan Gleeson, opened with a game show parody called “So You Think You Won’t Snap,” in which contestants are read recent news reports … Read more
Mario, the squat mustachioed hero of too many video games to count, must always be protected by his fans. Despite his corporate masters at Nintendo having no problem with the lil’ dude starring in everything from golf games to early-’90s typing tutorial software, Mario’s admirers are a bit more discerning about how he appears in … Read more
Add Chris Redd to the list of veteran cast members walking away from “Saturday Night Live.” Redd has decided to exit NBC’s venerable late-night showcase after five seasons on the program, and is just the latest member of what has been one of the program’s largest casts in recent memory to leave ahead of its … Read more