Jay Lenois making light of his recent garage accident.“Eight days later, I had abrand new face,” the comedian wrote in theWall Street Journalabout the gasoline fire that left him needing surgery for burns to his face, chest and hands. “And it’s better than what was there before.“The host ofJay Leno’s Garagealso remained grounded in reality about his accident.“It was an accident, that’s all,” he wrote Sunday. “Anybody who works with their hands on a regular basis is going to have an accident at some point. If you play football, you get a concussion or a broken leg. Anything you do, there’s a risk factor.““You have to joke about it,” the former host ofThe Tonight Show With Jay Lenoadded about the benefits of remaining positive. “There’s nothing worse than whiny celebrities. If you joke about it, people laugh along with you.“Jay Leno.Snorlax/MEGAIn Leno’s case, laughter truly appears to be the best medicine.The comedianreturned to the stagejust two weeks after his Nov. 27 accident for a sold-out performance at The Comedy and Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, Calif.For more on Jay Leno, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.“I never thought of myself as a roast comic,” Lenojoked to reporters including NBC Newsas he arrived at the venue. “We have two shows tonight — regular and extra crispy.““I feel good, thank you guys,” he added.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.One clubgoer told NBC News afterward that Leno “looked great” and “had a lot of stamina,” during the show, while another explained that Leno was “full of energy” during his hour-long standup set. “(He) told joke after joke after joke,” added the audience member.Jay Leno appears on “The Tonight Show”.Kevin Winter/GettyDespite the laughs, however, Leno’s condition was no joking matter when he first was admitted to the Grossman Burn Center on Nov. 12 after sufferingsecond- and third-degree burnson his face, chest and hands.The accident occurred while he was working on a steam engine underneath a car in his garage around 12:30 p.m. The Burbank Fire Department responded to the incident, transporting Leno to the renowned center where he underwenta series of surgical excision and grafting proceduresfor his injuries.“I do anticipate him making a full recovery,” Dr. Peter Grossman, medical director at the Grossman Burn Center, said shortly after the accident.Leno was similarly optimistic, speaking two days after the incident in a statement shared with PEOPLE. “I got someserious burns from a gasoline fire,” he said. “I am okay. Just need a week or two to get back on my feet.”
Jay Lenois making light of his recent garage accident.
“Eight days later, I had abrand new face,” the comedian wrote in theWall Street Journalabout the gasoline fire that left him needing surgery for burns to his face, chest and hands. “And it’s better than what was there before.”
The host ofJay Leno’s Garagealso remained grounded in reality about his accident.
“It was an accident, that’s all,” he wrote Sunday. “Anybody who works with their hands on a regular basis is going to have an accident at some point. If you play football, you get a concussion or a broken leg. Anything you do, there’s a risk factor.”
“You have to joke about it,” the former host ofThe Tonight Show With Jay Lenoadded about the benefits of remaining positive. “There’s nothing worse than whiny celebrities. If you joke about it, people laugh along with you.”
Jay Leno.Snorlax/MEGA
In Leno’s case, laughter truly appears to be the best medicine.
The comedianreturned to the stagejust two weeks after his Nov. 27 accident for a sold-out performance at The Comedy and Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, Calif.
For more on Jay Leno, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.
“I never thought of myself as a roast comic,” Lenojoked to reporters including NBC Newsas he arrived at the venue. “We have two shows tonight — regular and extra crispy.”
“I feel good, thank you guys,” he added.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.
One clubgoer told NBC News afterward that Leno “looked great” and “had a lot of stamina,” during the show, while another explained that Leno was “full of energy” during his hour-long standup set. “(He) told joke after joke after joke,” added the audience member.
Jay Leno appears on “The Tonight Show”.Kevin Winter/Getty
Despite the laughs, however, Leno’s condition was no joking matter when he first was admitted to the Grossman Burn Center on Nov. 12 after sufferingsecond- and third-degree burnson his face, chest and hands.
The accident occurred while he was working on a steam engine underneath a car in his garage around 12:30 p.m. The Burbank Fire Department responded to the incident, transporting Leno to the renowned center where he underwenta series of surgical excision and grafting proceduresfor his injuries.
“I do anticipate him making a full recovery,” Dr. Peter Grossman, medical director at the Grossman Burn Center, said shortly after the accident.
Leno was similarly optimistic, speaking two days after the incident in a statement shared with PEOPLE. “I got someserious burns from a gasoline fire,” he said. “I am okay. Just need a week or two to get back on my feet.”
source: people.com
