Comedian Jay Leno gets a ‘new face’ three months after a tragic car fire

Jay Leno, the comedian and former host of “The Tonight Show,” recently gave an update on his recovery after suffering third-degree burns in a car fire in November 2022. In an interview with Kelly Clarkson, Leno joked that his “brand-new face” was so good, “you’d think there’d be a zipper here.”

Leno recalled the freak accident, saying that he had been working on a car when he got a face full of gasoline that caught fire. He even joked that he was eating a Flaming Hot Dorito at the time. The comedian suffered burns to his hands and chest as well as his face and had to undergo two skin graft procedures and several hyperbaric chamber sessions.

Despite the severity of the accident, Clarkson praised Leno’s recovery, saying, “You can’t even tell.” Leno also joked that he was the “new face of comedy” before pointing to his “brand-new ear.”

Leno has a positive outlook on the incident, saying that anyone who works with their hands on a regular basis is likely to have an accident at some point. He added that there’s a risk factor in anything you do, and “there’s nothing worse than whiny celebrities.”

However, Leno’s accident was not the only one he suffered recently. In January, he was knocked off his motorcycle by a wire strung across a parking lot, resulting in cracked kneecaps, multiple broken ribs, and a broken collarbone. Despite these injuries, Leno has since returned to work.


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