He took a fa-la-la-la-la fall.
Renowned comedic actor Chevy Chase took a tumble Wednesday during a “Christmas Vacation” Q&A event at Shea’s Performing Arts Center in Buffalo, New York.
According to TMZ, the actor and his wife were at a screening of the National Lampoon film and he was brought onstage in a wheelchair before standing and moving around.
In a video obtained by the outlet, Chase, 80, can be seen walking toward the crowd, which greeted the “Saturday Night Live” alum with screams of delight, before plummeting off the front into the orchestra pit.
“He took a fall at the part of the stage that was not lit well,” Chase’s rep told The Post. “But thanks to all his falls on ‘SNL’ it was like riding a bike again.”
“Just a little boo-boo,” the rep added.
Thankfully, it appeared that the “Caddyshack” star was not seriously hurt as he was able to regain his seat onstage next to his wife, Jayni Chase, who was moderating the talkback.
The audience had a good laugh after Chase’s smartwatch pinged the actor and asked him if he was OK.
The source said that Chase is fine aside from a bruised knee which he kept covered with an ice pack during the event.
Chase’s stumble came two days after the actor was spotted in the same wheelchair while supporting his pal Sylvester Stallone in Philadelphia.
Several fans of the actor initially worried about Chase’s health but his manager has since stated that he is in “amazing” health.
“His health is amazing and his tour, ‘A Live Conversation With Chevy Chase,’ has been selling out across the country,” a rep for Chase told the Daily Mail. “He sometimes uses the chair due to all the airport travel – even at 80 years young.”
“He does not need rest, they added. “His tour is extensive during the holiday season.”
Chase’s appearance in Philly — which celebrated the opening of a Rocky Balboa memorabilia shop — also marks the second anniversary of when the actor suffered a near-fatal heart failure.
“These are my first few days home. I can only say how happy I am to now be back with my family. I’m feeling good,” the comedian wrote at the time. “I was in the hospital five weeks. A heart issue. So, for now, I’m around the house. Not going anywhere.
“I used to go out and do anything. I’d do slapstick in front of 3,000 people. But at this moment I have no need to go out and meet COVID,” Chase told Page Six. “I read. Turn on TV. Watch the news. I see actors, comedians, producers, screenwriters working and, God bless them, but I don’t see anything great on television.
“It all became a generation of s–theads laughing at the world. The humor today’s giving the next generation worse stuff than they already have in their own lives. It drives me nuts,” he continued.
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