Pretty nutty story.

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Since walking away from a $50 million TV deal more than four years ago, Dave Chappelle has kept a low profile, to say the least. Though he's showed up at the occasional comedy club and tried to set some joke-telling records with marathon gigs, the Ohio-based funnyman has mostly stayed out of the spotlight.

On Tuesday night, however, Chappelle proved he could still draw a massive crowd when he packed Pioneer Square in Portland, Oregon, for a free impromptu performance that drew thousands after word began spreading about the show via Twitter, Facebook and text-message alerts.

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"This has never happened in my entire career," Chappelle said as the audience burst into cheers. "I'm grateful everybody came out." As 2 a.m. rolled around, it became obvious that the sound system would not work, and after telling a handful of jokes, Chappelle thanked the crowd and revealed one of the lessons he learned while in town: "Don't tell a secret in Portland." Then, just as strangely as it began, the show ended around 2:09 a.m. when Chappelle left the stage and meandered over to a nearby hotel, where he chatted with fans for a while.

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