defend the right of standup comedians to perform on stage without fear of violence. confrontations like this 2018 incident at a comedy club in south carolina have become more common in recent years according to club openers like tehran who said the shares connections need to be preserved. this is a safe space for the comedians but for the audience and it means everything for this to remain a safe space. gadi schwartz reporting for us. chap pele said the perform an at hollywood bowl were epic and record breaking and refused to allow the incident overshadow the magic of this historic moment. it was a big bill that night including with chris rock on bill. and as you mentioned yesterday on the show, after this truly horrifying moment, first of all the guy comes up with what looks like a gun. there is no reason to believe it is not an actual gun. and then it has a knife that could shoot out the front of it, a bayonet style gun i guess it is. but chris rock comes out from back
As the suspect approached. if it wasn t for his clumsiness and dave prowess, something else could have happened. isaiah lee was bloody and bruised before being booked on assault with a deadly weapon. he was carrying this replica gun with a bayonet style blade. he suffered from mental health issues and has been in and out of homeless shelters. was that will smith? industry professionals say at tack know shows the need to protect performers. it is like a secret service kind of type of awareness you need to have because we ve seen how quickly things could escalate and get to the stage. the company that managed the hollywood bowl saying in a statement the safety of our artists and visitors an staff is our top priority. netflix saying we strongly