Comedian attacked with baseball bat on stage

Comedian attacked with baseball bat on stage

Now that's a tough room.

"Avila was the master of ceremonies for a stand-up comedy show and was just about to introduce the next comedian to the stage. Just then, a man ran up with a baseball bat swinging for Avila's head, according to witnesses. Two blows connected, knocking him to the floor. According to witnesses, the man with the bat had tried out a stand-up routine a few weeks before. In it, he claimed to be Jesus Christ, but apparently the bit bombed with audiences. 'It was offensive on every level. And I don't get offended easily. I'm a comic,' Avila said. Each week the man pushed the same routine, Avila said, so he banned him from the show. Whether that is the motive for the attack is unclear."