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Dave Chappelle will perform a stand-up show Sunday night at the Fillmore.

That's not a joke.

Chappelle, who essentially disappeared from one of the hottest career in show business six years ago, will play Detroit for the first time in six years.

Tickets, which are $52, go on sale at 6 tonight through Live Nation and TicketMaster.

In 2005, Chappelle suddenly left his Comedy Central sketch series “Chappelle’s Show” during production of the show’s third season.

Read more: Detroit Free Press