Paul McCartney Makes Surprise Appearance at a Deon Cole Comedy Set
Paul McCartney made a surprise appearance during a recent set by comedian Deon Cole.
Cole shared the moment to X (formerly Twitter) and captioned it, in part, “My friend Paul came to watch me work on new material last night. We had a blast.” (Due to the language in the clip, it can be watched here.)
In the clip, Cole introduces Sir Paul by saying, “I got high with my friend tonight, and we had a good time. Come here. Ladies and gentlemen, please give it up for my friend Paul McCartney.”
Cole continued, “I had to smoke, and that’s why this is happening, and y’all motherf—ers did not give no love to me at all tonight.” McCartney chimed in and said, “I’ve just been enjoying seeing you working through this material, and you’re right, some of it bombed.”
Coincidently, another story surfaced recently about McCartney and getting high. In August, Snoop Dogg talked about meeting the music icon for the first time in an interview with Complex he did with Dr. Dre.
As Snoop explains, he “did a little concert for somebody in Hollywood.” (He didn’t clarify who, but it’s safe to assume someone paid him for some sort of private show.) Anyway, McCartney was at this show. Snoop was hanging out backstage afterward smoking a blunt, because he’s Snoop. Someone then tells him, “Sir Paul would like to meet you.”
Snoop then puts out his blunt, but McCartney tells him, “Don’t put that down!” (Never forget that in 1980, McCartney was busted at Narita International Airport in Tokyo for having half a pound of weed in his luggage. Considering Japan’s anti-drug laws, McCartney is lucky he didn’t serve years behind bars, but apparently, Sir Paul said in a 2004 interview, “We were about to fly to Japan and I knew I wouldn’t be able to get anything to smoke over there. his stuff was too good to flush down the toilet, so I thought I’d take it with me.” The lesson? Good weed is worth the risk! Also, being a music icon has its perks.)
Anyway, the former Beatle then gave Snoop a hug, and he recalls to Complex, “This is Paul McCartney, he knows who I am. that’s the experience I love is when the people you respect, respect you.”
When asked if he would ever collaborate with McCartney if given the opportunity, Snoop said, “F— yeah, in a heartbeat.”
