TORONTO

The jokers just keep showing up at City Hall.

Mayor Rob Ford got a surprise visit from American comedian Dave Chappelle Wednesday.

His latest brush with Hollywood comes less than a month after Ford rubbed shoulders with two other U.S. comedians — Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis.

According to Ford’s staff, Chappelle arrived at the mayor’s office unannounced and without an entourage looking for information about Toronto’s smoking regulations.

Chappelle is in Toronto performing three pop-up shows at the Winter Garden Theatre.

“Mr. Chappelle came to City Hall, he was inquiring about our smoking bylaws,” Ford’s spokesman Isaac Ransom told reporters. “Our office assisted him and while he was here he met Mayor Ford.”

Ransom posted a photo of Ford and Chappelle on Twitter. By the time the photo was posted online, Chappelle had left the mayor’s office.

“He’s in Toronto; he’s visiting and we’re excited to have him here performing tonight,” Ransom said.

Chappelle had his own TV show and has starred in several movies including Half Baked, Con Air, You’ve Got Mail and Dave Chappelle’s Block Party.

Ransom said Ford is a big Chappelle fan.

“He did (recognize him),” Ransom said. “I think the mayor was excited.”

One of Ford’s staffers asked Chappelle about the whereabouts of his entourage.

He joked, “I left them back in the States.”

Toronto Public Health spokesman Kris Scheuer said given Chappelle's inquiries, public health officials decided to "reach out" and remind the venue about the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, which prohibits smoking indoors in places like restaurants and theatres.

If there was an infraction, "he's on notice," and Chappelle or the venue could be charged, said Scheuer.