Dave Chappelle's Unannounced Performance

LATE SHIFT Chapelle (Photo: Money, Cash, Ho's)

Patrons of New York's Comedy Cellar who waited out a bunch of amateur yucksters on Sunday night had their patience rewarded when Dave Chappelle dropped by, unannounced, for an impromptu performance.

The comedian, who famously walked out on a $50 million deal with Comedy Central after just two seasons of his hit Chappelle's Show, took the stage at approximately 12:30 a.m. and didn't leave until club management turned off the lights at 4:20 a.m., witnesses tell Radar.

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