WATCH: Videos Show Dave Chappelle Getting Tackled By Armed Man on Stage in Los Angeles

Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked in Los Angeles when a man got up on stage and tackled him in the middle of his show at the Hollywood Bowl.

The incident happened on Tuesday night as Chappelle was doing a stand-up routine for the Netflix Is A Joke comedy festival. The man got up on stage and lunged at Chappelle, which prompted security staff and other individuals to run in and apprehend the assailant.

The man was taken away in an ambulance, and judging by a statement the Los Angeles police gave to multiple news outlets, it seems that the man was armed with a replica gun that could eject a knife blade. NBC reports that the suspect has been identified as Isaiah Lee, and Buzzfeed’s Brianna Sacks reported that the attack happened as Chappelle was joking about how he and other comedians need more security after the uproar he has seen for his jokes in recent years.

The show was just ending when the man hoppped onto stage and ran at Chapelle, form tackling him to the ground. The comedian had literally just said he now has more security because of all the uproar from his jokes about the Trans community

— Brianna Sacks (@bri_sacks) May 4, 2022

Chappelle appeared on stage after the incident, where he was heard joking that the attacker “was a trans man.” These quips from Chappelle follow his run-ins with controversy over a number of his jokes that critics have denounced as transphobic.

Chris Rock was also at the venue, having performed earlier in the night, and he reportedly joined Chappelle after the attack and humorously asked “Was that Will Smith?” This was a reference to how Smith recently slapped Rock on stage at the Oscars over a joke about his wife.

Watch above, via Fox News.