Dave Chappelle was not amused when a drunken man hurled a banana peel at him during a stand-up show in New Mexico Monday night . Christian Englander , 30 , of Santa Fe , struck the funnyman in the leg , earning himself a trip to jail on misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and battery . Englander acknowledged throwing a peel from a banana he had eaten earlier because he took offense to racially insensitive jokes Chappelle made about his companion , police said . Scroll down for video . Not amused : Santa Fe police say a man tossed a banana peel at Dave Chappelle during a show in New Mexico Monday , hitting in the comedian in the leg . Here Chappelle performs last summer . Thrower : Christian Englander , 30 , of Santa Fe , was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor disorderly conduct and battery . He told police he was angry at comments Chappelle made about his friend that night . Chappelle was performing a comedy routine at the Lensic theater in Santa Fe when a banana peel struck him . The friend reportedly was drawing in a sketchbook during the show at Lensic theater Monday night when Chappelle noticed and asked the man his name , which he gave as 'Johnny Appleseed , ' Santa Fe police spokesperson Andrea Dobyns said . Chappelle then made jokes about the moniker , the police spokeswoman said , 'so that 's when Englander got upset . ' According to TMZ , the man thought Chappelle 's quips were racist , so he decided to throw the peel , which he had in his pocket after consuming a banana and washing it down with a shot of the alcoholic beverage 99 Bananas at a convenience store before the show . Arresting officers said Englander appeared to be intoxicated after event security escorted him outside . Racial attack : Chappelle told police Englander did not seem remorseful , and he believed the banana attack was racially motivated . Englander was in jail Tuesday , and Dobyns said she did n't know whether he has an attorney to speak on his behalf . Chappelle has had his share of run-ins with audience members in the past . Fueled up : Englander said he ate the banana and washed it down with a shot of 99 Bananas liquor before the show . In a 2013 gig in Hartford , Connecticut , Chappelle shut down his act after 10 minutes because of heckling . Known for his sharp commentary on race relations in America , Chappelle has gradually resumed his stand-up career in the past two years , making a long-awaited return after abruptly abandoning a popular Comedy Central show in 2005 . Court documents indicate that following his arrest Monday night , Christian Englander 'appeared unapologetic and made several statements that appeared to be racially motivated. ’ A criminal complaint cited by the Albuquerque Journal states that while smiling and laughing , Englander said : 'maybe I should have handed you [ Chappelle ] the banana instead . ' Chappelle told police it seemed that his attacker was not remorseful and that the banana toss was 'racially motivated , ' according to the complaint . The 41-year-old comedian indicated that he wanted to press charges against Englander . Once Englander was removed from the venue , Chappelle resumed his routine but spent the remainer of his set harping on the fruit fracas . ‘ First I 'm going to kill him with my comedy then I 'm going to kick him in his f***ing face , ’ he said , according to an audio recording made by an audience member and shared online . ‘ By the way , these are empty threats. ’ He later expressed a desire to hurl a tuna casserole in his assailant 's face and to choke the life out of him - but noted that he would n't do it because it 's against the law . The famed comedian took issue with the fact that the fruit hurled at him was not even fresh and marveled at the fact that someone would carry a banana peel in their pocket . ‘ Why did n't he throw a good banana at me ? Just the brown peel ? Where 's the rest of it ? I am actually offended by the poor quality of the banana . It was brown , man , ’ he was quoted as saying by the news blog NewsCastic . But the pugnacious performer said he was not surprised that it happened to him . ‘ I wish I could be , “ I ca n't believe this is happening , ” but in all honestly , I 've been expecting that banana for many years , ’ Chappelle told the crowd . ‘ I just did n't know tonight was going to be the night . ' The former Comedy Central star also used the incident to gently rib the popular comedy duo Key and Peele , who currently have a sketch show on the cable network . ‘ Key and Peele probably did that s*** , ’ he joked , referring to the banana throw . ‘ Key and Banana Peel. ’ Chappelle is expected to carry on his comedy tour , performing a show in El Paso , Texas , Tuesday night . Not impressed : The famed comedian took issue with the fact that the fruit hurled at him was not even fresh .
Chappelle , 41 , was performing at Lensic theater in Santa Fe Monday when Christian Englander , 30 , threw a banana peel at him . The incident happened after the comedian had finished his set and left to go backstage for another show.