Idris Elba just didn’t play a drug dealer on television — according to Dave Chappelle.
The comedian says the Golden Globe Award-winning heartthrob sold him marijuana.
During a marathon three-hour-plus interview with podcast superstar Joe Rogan, Chappelle discussed a variety of topics and shared some rarely known details about his celebrity friends.
The Emmy and Grammy-winning funnyman used Elba as a perfect example of why one should treat service people with kindness — because you’ll never know where they’ll end up.
“Idris Elba, the famous actor, used to be a security guard at [comedy club] Caroline’s on Broadway …” he revealed. “I used to buy weed from him.”
Yes, Chappelle spilled the beans about the British actor who was once People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” being a petty pot peddler.
Before his breakout role as intelligent thug Stringer Bell on David Simon’s seminal HBO series “The Wire” in 2004, Elba worked the door at the famous New York City comedy haunt.
Elba went on to become one of Hollywood’s most sought-after stars with film credits including Ridley Scott’s 2007 film “American Gangster,” the “Thor” movie franchise, “The Mountain Between Us” and the acclaimed crime drama series “Luther.”
In 2015, he received high marks for his leading role in “Beasts of No Nation.”
Chappelle’s lengthy chatfest with Rogan is a primer for his latest professional endeavor.
In April, he announced would take part in the launching of a new podcast, “The Midnight Miracle,” with co-hosts Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey.
“Making a podcast isn’t the obvious next move for me, but it’s the right one,” he said with the announcement. “The Midnight Miracle gives you a look into how me and my friends process the world around us, and I think it will change the way listeners think of what a podcast can be.”
With sketches, impersonations, archival audio clips, guest interviews and conversations, the “salon style” content play aims to “provide a glimpse into a very interesting season” in the lives of the three hosts and their friends, and features guests from among the country’s most influential cultural icons.
“I think it will change the way listeners think of what a podcast can be,” Chappelle added.
