Madonna has surprised her fans by performing a stand-up comedy show in New York. Patrons at a New York comedy club were stunned to realise the act on stage in front of them was none other than pop legend Madonna.

Madonna tested out some new material at the Comedy Cellar in New York City this week, surprising the crowd with a stand-up set while in attendance with friend Amy Schumer. One blurry photo from the evening shows the superstar standing up on the famed venue's tiny stage while reading jokes from a notebook on a stool placed in front of her,

Madonna dropped by the New York comedy club this weekend and performed a surprise comedy set. The pop legend was brought to the club by her friend Amy Schumer, according to The Sun. An Instagram photo posted by Schumer shows her sitting next Madonna at a table with a sign reading, “This table is reserved for Comedy Cellar comedians only.”