Chris Rock cracked a Will Smith joke after Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage in Los Angeles by an audience member last night.
Gatekeepers News reports that stand-up comedian Dave Chappelle has been attacked by a person who ran on stage at the Hollywood Bowl in LA.
Actor Jamie Foxx was among those who ran to help Dave Chappelle.
Video showed the attacker, with a badly dislocated arm, being loaded onto an ambulance.
In a clip shared on social media, Chappelle joked about the attacker: “It was a trans man”.
The comedian has been criticised by some for his jokes about the trans community and there was a backlash last year against his Netflix special.
Fellow stand-up comedian Chris Rock – who was slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars – also performed at the show.
“After Chappelle got attacked, he came on stage and they joked that it was Will Smith,” tweeted Brianna Sacks.
Chappelle also spoke about needing more security after his trans jokes controversy, as well as the Chris Rock incident, according to audience members.
UK comedian Jimmy Carr was at the Hollywood show and posted a picture of himself with Chappelle.
“Just happy everyone’s ok,” he tweeted.
The incident happened at the last of Chappelle’s four performances at the venue, part of the Netflix Is A Joke comedy festival taking place around LA.
The 48-year-old later returned to the stage to thank Jamie Foxx for intervening.
“Whenever you’re in trouble Jamie Foxx will show up in a sheriff’s hat,” he joked.
“This man is an absolute genius – we got to make sure we protect him at all times man – this is what it’s about…” Foxx replied.
A Hollywood Bowl spokesperson said “an active investigation” was under way.
