Jay Leno is the face of comedy. Yes, it's a joke, and one he recently made thanks to having a «brand new face.»During an appearance on, the 72-year-old comedian opened up -- and joked — about the third-degree burns he suffered while working on a vintage car after a fuel leak led to gasoline to spray on his face and hands, triggering an explosion.Leno was hospitalized for 10 days at a burn unit, but the seriousness of the situation didn't mean the comedian wanted to pump the brakes on the jokes.
Following a standing ovation, Leno briefly explained what happened before dropping the one-liners.«This is a brand new face,» he said. «I was working on a car and I got a face full of gasoline and it caught fire.
I had been eating a Flaming Hot Dorito when I bit into it. It set my face on fire.»After Clarkson told him his face looked intact and showed no signs of any serious accident involving fire, Leno continued with his quasi stand-up material.«You'd think there'd be a zipper here or something, but no,» said Leno while pointing to his face. «Only for the second time in my career am I the new face of comedy.
I got it once in the '80s and now I get it again. This is a brand new ear.»Leno can joke about it now, but there was a point in time where it seemed like Leno would be facing a serious uphill battle in his road to recovery.
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