There's a damn good reason why the Comedy Cellar was at the top of our list of favorite comedy clubs in the city—it's the only place where you're liable to see Chris Rock AND Dave Chappelle perform onstage together on a Tuesday night. And that's exactly what happened after midnight early this morning, as you can see from the photo above.

The two reportedly did over an hour of standup on stage together—Marlon Wayans also joined them for part of the set, it seems (he tweeted the photo above). Chappelle—who has been a hard man to find in the last few years—also flaunted conventions by smoking cigarettes in the club. If anyone can get away with it, it's him.

Chris Rock+ Dave Chappelle onstage at the Cellar at the same time=P Funk & Earth,Wind& Fire.#funniest — William Stephenson (@newweeeyum) February 27, 2013

Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock performed on stage together at @nyccomedycellar tonight. Not bad for a Tuesday. — Bryan Armen Graham (@BryanAGraham) February 27, 2013

ChrisRock,Dave Chappelle,and Marlon Wayans on stage together right now @comedycellar — godfrey(@GodfreyComedian) February 27, 2013

ChrisRock,Dave Chappelle,and Marlon Wayans on stage together right now @comedycellar — webbpc0 (@webbpc0) February 27, 2013

Chris Rock says he and Dave Chappelle "were on stage together for about an hour last night" at the Comedy Cellar twitter.com/hunterw/status… — Hunter Walker (@hunterw) February 27, 2013

This is as good a time as any to point out that Chappelle's Show is now ten years old (just like Gothamist). Grantland had a highly amusing piece in which one super-fan tried to figure out its greatest sketch. In case you've forgotten how great the show was, just purify yourself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka.

Update: Comic's Comic has some more details about the evening, including the fact that Rock and Chappelle were on stage for about 40 minutes (Wayans joined them for about 15 minutes), and joked about starting a podcast together, or going on tour together. Here's one highlights:

Chappelle convinced Rock to text Jay-Z at around 1:30 a.m. After a lack of a reply, they called Arsenio Hall and left a voice-mail message; then later the same for Lenny Kravitz. "This could be the show," Chappelle said. "Fireside chats with Chris Rock." "I'm in," Rock replied. So are we. Rock joked that he needs time to prepare for an actual tour, stand-up or otherwise, before committing. "Dave's like, let's just do it Wednesday. Unannounced!" he said.



Via a reader

Update: A reader was also at the show last night, and she sent in the above photo along with another account of it: