DETROIT, MI -- Although recording was strictly prohibited and some were removed for using their cell phones, a clip of comedian Dave Chappelle's second show at the Fillmore in Detroit Thursday leaked to TMZ.
The clip, which contains potentially offensive language, may be seen here.
At one point, someone in the crowd shouts for Chappelle, amid some boos and jeers, to do his act, to which Chappelle responds: "Well, sir, it's a little late for that. Right now I've got to get off stage because 2 o'clock in the morning."
Several audience members then yell, "It's only 1 (a.m.)"
Chappelle, during the first Thursday show in the sold-out doubleheader, was described as "cool and calm" with "sharp" material by Adam Graham of the Detroit News.
WDIV-TV, Channel 4 News said Chappelle slayed, and social media accounts from his Friday performance were generally positive; however, the second Thursday set is a different story.
Dave Chappelle proved even comedic geniuses have off nights ... because hundreds of angry fans are demanding refunds after a Detroit performance many are calling a drunken catastrophe.
According to multiple people in the crowd during Thursday night's 9:30 show at the Fillmore ... a seemingly wasted Chappelle took the stage an hour late (mostly due to the crowd still being seated), and told very few jokes. Instead, he sat quietly smoking, rambling, and slurring his speech.
Tickets to Chappelle's six Detroit performances, the final two tonight, sold for more than $50 for upwards of $200.
"Out of the 50 shows on the tour, Thursday was definitely not his best set," and unnamed Chappelle representative told TMZ. "On the flip side, the incident inspired some additional sharp-witted material and (Friday) he came back with a vengeance."
Chappelle last visited the Detroit area in 2013 when he headlined the Oddball Comedy Festival at DTE Energy Music Theatre.
Chappelle mysteriously recoiled from the public eye at the peak of his popularity in 2005 when he ended his "Chappelle Show" on Comedy Central, which he reportedly received huge offers to continue.