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1 Dec 2023


NextImg:Dave Chappelle poses for selfie with Reps. Lauren Boebert, Anna Luna on Capitol Hill

Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) and Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) spotted comedian Dave Chappelle wandering the halls of Congress Thursday, and he obliged the starstruck lawmakers with a selfie. 

Just three people who understand that there’s only two genders,” Boebert wrote on X, including a photo of her and Luna with the “Chappelle’s Show” star in the Capitol Rotunda. 

“Ran into @DaveChappelle,” Luna tweeted, sharing the same photo as Boebert. 

“Thanks for all you do,” the Florida Republican told the comedian during the friendly encounter. 

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) was also filmed greeting Chappelle and chit chatting with the funny man.  

The comedy legend was reportedly at the Capitol for a meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus, according to Punchbowl News

Chappelle, a Washington, DC, native, offered a different explanation for his surprise appearance, when asked by a reporter. 

“A lot of the people I grew up with work on the hill, so I hang out here sometimes when I’m in DC, to catch up with old friends,” he said.

Boebert and Luna snapped a selfie with Chappelle in the Capitol Rotunda Thursday. X / Anna Paulina Luna

Dave Chappelle

The comedian says he was catching up with “old friends” who work at the US Capitol. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

Chappelle is performing a stand-up show in DC Thursday. 

The politically incorrect comedian has come under fire numerous times in his career for jokes about gay, lesbian and transgender people. 

Most recently, Chappelle caught flak for accusing the US government of backing Israel’s “war crimes” against Palestinians during an October performance in Boston. 

Some in the audience walked out after Chappelle reportedly said that he didn’t think people should lose their jobs for supporting Palestinians.