Comedian George Lopez is on the mend after falling ill during a New Year’s Eve comedy show that resulted in him walking offstage during his set.
The stand-up comic was performing at a 4 p.m. show Friday at Muckleshoot Casino Resort in Auburn, Wash., before he appeared to be in distress, apologized to the audience and left the stage, according to TMZ, which reported that an ambulance arrived shortly thereafter.
The 60-year-old “El Chicano” actor was treated on-site by paramedics and then returned home to rest, The Times has confirmed. By Monday, he was back home in Los Angeles and recovering from the flu.
Attendee Sabrina Alvarez told TMZ that things were amiss about 30 to 45 minutes into Lopez’s set when the comic began sweating and asking for water.
The resort canceled Lopez’s 8 p.m. set on New Year’s Eve and later said that the performance had been rescheduled to March 18.
While further details are unknown about Lopez’s illness and further performances, he was set to perform later this month at Las Vegas’ Mirage during its “Aces of Comedy” lineup.
The Mirage Hotel & Casino today announced more than 40 performances for the 2022 Aces of Comedy series. Comedians who will take The Mirage Theater stage include George Lopez, Daniel Tosh, Bill Maher, Ray Romano and David Spade, Bob Marley, Jim Jefferies, Kathleen Madigan and Iliza Shlesinger,” a statement for the venue read in October 2021, before noting that Lopez would headline shows on January 28 and January 29. He is also scheduled to perform later this year in June and September.
