Appears like Jay Leno had a little bit of a leg break earlier than returning to Las Vegas.
After solely months of existence A horrible burn accident within the facethe previous “Tonight Present” host obtained one other boo-boo: The comic broke a number of bones in a freak motorbike accident final week.
The subject got here when Las Vegas Evaluate Journal Leno, 72, puzzled concerning the aforementioned fireplace incident, through which the comedy icon actually “roasted himself” whereas fixing his automobile’s gasoline line in his Las Angeles storage.
“That was the primary accident, okay?” stated the humorous man, who is about to carry out on the Encore Theater for the primary time on March 31, in his first Vegas present for the reason that November accident. “Then simply final week, I obtained off my motorbike. So I’ve a damaged collarbone. I’ve two damaged ribs. I’ve cracked knees.”
The catastrophe sparking controversy, Leno stated, occurred on January 17 whereas he was testing a 1940 Indian motorbike. The well-known transmission head reportedly smelled leaking gasoline—just like the primary accident—and determined to make a pit cease to research.
“So I turned onto a aspect road and pulled right into a parking zone, and unbeknownst to me, somebody had a wire strung throughout the parking zone however no flag hanging from it,” the speak present legend informed the outlet. “So, you understand, I did not see him till it was too late. He simply surrounded me with garments, and along with his owl, he knocked me off my bike.”
In the meantime, “The bike saved going, and you know the way that works,” lamented Leno, who has reportedly saved quiet concerning the incident to this point due to the insane quantity of protection surrounding his flaming face fiasco. He did not need to add extra gasoline to the fireplace, so to talk.
“You already know, after you burn, you get this without cost,” Leno joked. “Then, you are Harrison Ford, crashing planes. You simply need to maintain your head down (laughs).”
Luckily, it appears Leno’s accidents will not have an effect on his upcoming performances: “However I am tremendous!” the artist insisted. “I am tremendous, I am working. I am working this weekend.”
The bombshell report got here after Leno’s well-known accident in November, through which he was set on fireplace within the head whereas repairing a 1907 white steam automobile with pal David Keelaki.
“The gasoline line was clogged, so I used to be underneath it,” the “Ted 2” star described. “It sounded clogged and I stated, ‘Blow some air by way of the road,’ and so he did.”
The gasoline line made a noise, Leno stated, “And instantly, increase, my face is filled with gasoline.
“Then the pilot mild jumped out and my face was on fireplace,” he recalled.
The New York native was then transported to the Grossman-Bern Heart in Los Angeles, the place he was handled for third-degree burns to his face, chest and arms throughout a 10-day keep. Lino too Obtained pores and skin grafts And one other surgical process.
Luckily, Leno confirmed up To get better nicely after the calamity. He even joked concerning the incident whereas standing on the Comedy & Magic Membership in Hermosa Seashore, California shortly after the fiasco.
“I by no means considered myself as a roast comic,” the previous speak present host quipped. “We have now two specials tonight: common and further crispy.”