text: The man who threw a banana peel at Dave Chappelle on Monday night denies he is racist, claiming it was 'just a joke'. Defending his actions, Christian Englander added that he threw another at a second black man just two days later - insisting that was also a joke. 'I'm sorry that my joke was misconstrued as a racial attack on Dave Chappelle,' the 30-year-old artist told The Albuquerque Journal. The second, he threw because the 'irony of this situation is too much to pass up'. Englander was arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct and battery during Chapelle's show in New Mexico. On Thursday, he claims to have hurled another banana peel at a man who confronted him about the first attack outside a Santa Fe bar. Scroll down for video . Struck again: Christian Englander, 30, has thrown a banana peel at a black man for the second time in one week. He was arrested on Monday for hurling one at Dave Chappelle. On Thursday he struck again at a bar . 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 . Chappelle was performing a comedy routine at the Lensic theater in Santa Fe when a banana peel struck him . According to Englander, his first attack came after Chappelle mocked his friend's name 'Johnny Appleseed'. Police said the 30-year-old, from Santa Fe, appeared to be drunk as he sat near the stage. According to TMZ, Englander thought Chappelle's quips were racist, so he decided to throw the peel, which he had in his pocket. He had allegedly eaten the banana at a convenience store before the show, and washed it down with a shot of the alcoholic beverage 99 Bananas. After the attack, he was escorted out of the venue. On Thursday, he became embroiled in a fight with a man called Jay Wills, Oregon Live reports. Wills was allegedly upset about Englander's attack on Chappelle, and the two engaged in a heated argument, which was not reported to the police. Englander has not been charged with the reported attack. 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 didn'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 wouldn'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 didn'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 can't believe this is happening,” but in all honestly, I've been expecting that banana for many years,’ Chappelle told the crowd. ‘I just didn'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 .
target: Christian Englander, 30, threw a banana peel at Chappelle, 41, during show at Lensic theater in Santa Fe on Monday .
  On Thursday, he threw another peel at a man upset by first attack .
  Claims it was a 'joke' because 'the irony was too much to pass up'
  Insists the attack on Chappelle was not racially motivated .
  He had eaten the fruit before the show, washed it down with a shot of 99 Bananas liquor, left the peel in his pocket .