joe moreno from komo in seattle has the story. >> reporter: as a stand-up comic, bill has faced toughwds before. he also knows how to handle hecklers. >> hecklers can't faze me. i got hit with a baseball bat. >> reporter: he was getting ready to introduce the next comedian to the stage. >> i was getting the next mike stand. >> reporter: a man ran up with a baseball bat and came up swinging for avila's head. two blows connecting knocking him to the floor. >> we were shocked because that's just something that doesn't happen on a comedy shade. >> reporter: some shielded avila, the rest worked to take down the attacker. that man tried out a stand-up routine a few weeks ago trying to be jesus christ. but the bit bombed. >> it was offensive on every level. i don't get offended easily. i don't set a lot of rules. people say a lot of offensive things. >> reporter: avila says each week the man pushed the same routine so he banned him from the show. whether that's the motive for the attack is unclear. >> a heckler here and there is one thing. this was something completely different. >> reporter

joe moreno from komo in seattle has the story. >> reporter: as a stand-up comic, bill has faced toughze me. i got hit with a baseball bat. >> reporter: he was getting ready to introduce the next comedian to the stage. >> i was getting the next mike stand. >> reporter: a man ran up with a baseball bat and came up swinging for avila's head. two blows connecting knocking him to the floor. >> we were shocked because that's just something that doesn't happen on a comedy shade. >> reporter: some shielded avila, the rest worked to take down the attacker. that man tried out a stand-up routine a few weeks ago trying to be jesus christ. but the bit bombed. >> it was offensive on every level. i don't get offended easily. i don't set a lot of rules. people say a lot of offensive things. >> reporter: avila says each week the man pushed the same routine so he banned him from the show. whether that's the motive for the attack is unclear. >> a heckler here and there is one thing. this was something completely different. >> reporter: avila has three young children and knows how lucky he is not to suff

. >> joe moreno from our station in seattle. tough to see, though. >> and that's what -- he's going to use this as material. and you know he will. this is what comics do. they push the envelope. you aren't a good comic if you haven't offended a lot of people. >> he's out of the hospital later today. >> that's a tight-knit community, the comics out there. >>> we're looking ahead to this weekend's golden globes. >> rotten to matos helps us pick who will win big. you're watching "world news now." tt2wút3nú&t bt@qez0 tt2wút3nú&t "a@quvt tt2wút3nú&t bm@qí]x tt4wút3nú&t " dztq 2ll tt4wút3nú&t " entq bh, tt4wút3nú&t " gzt& [ot tt4wút3nú&t " hnt& ka8 tt4wút3nú&t " iztq !(@ tt4wút3nú&t " jntq 3x tt4wút3nú&t " lzt& +5é ♪ >>> first, major award show, the golden globes just days away. rotten tomatoes has already handed out some awards. editor in chief matt atchitee joins us with moire. let's get started with the golden tomato for the best wide release film. >> that goes to "boyhood." kind of an amazing cinematic achievement filmed over the

and that's not -- she chased tom moreno down two aisles in the chamber because of -- >> she's not on the crazy list. joe biden are on the democrats side. limit but let me talk to you for a second jonathan. joni ernst ted cruz, steve king, the list goes on and on and on on the republican side. >> a lot of republicans are crazy, especially the ones that talk about all these mystical revelations. that makes the dems look sane. if the gop wants to be taken more seriously, they need to be focused on ideals, individualism, freedom, individual rights. >> what about it, 17-3? >> well i'm angry because i think texas tops the list with four reps from the state of texas. how dare they. come on, they could have done two different lists. the craziest democrats and the craziest republicans. i do think the republican list would have been longer. but we had carlos danger and it wasn't last year but we had governor blagojevich. we've had our crazies. the republicans open this list it proves you can actually be mean and crazy. >> okay, wayne your final thoughts on this one? by the way, carlos danger being anthony weiner.