Comic Pete Lee discovered an unconventional approach to take care of the lack of his residence within the Palisades fireplace: he went on The Tonight Present with Jimmy Fallon Thursday to joke about it.
Thought-about a daily on The Tonight Present due to Fallon’s affection for him and his comedy, Lee began his look by saying “I don’t imply to be a bummer. It is a comedy present. I’m a comic, however my home burned down yesterday.”
Fallon then displayed a earlier than and after image of Lee’s oceanfront residence.
“The producers requested me, they’re like, ‘are you certain you even wish to do the present?’ And I used to be like, yeah. I wish to do that. This feels therapeutic,” stated Lee, who as soon as acquired a standing ovation on The Tonight Present for his standup. “It additionally gave me one thing to deal with …I’m going Jimmy, I’d cry. Prefer it’s completely doable that I’d cry. By the best way, there’s a take that comedians have been doing that like, ‘hey, don’t really feel sorry for these individuals within the Palisades. They’re all wealthy.’ I’m not wealthy. Okay?”
Lee talked about posting concerning the lack of his residence on Instagram and the way he was crying so onerous that he gave the impression of “pulling a straw out and in of a quick meals cup.”
After the hearth, Lee informed Fallon, he instantly began writing down jokes. “I discovered one thing Jimmy that when your own home burns down, dry January is over,” he stated. “I acquired so drunk. I used to be ingesting like prohibition goes to begin up once more tomorrow.”
He additionally made a crack about watching his residence in flames on CBS Information whereas he was at a good friend’s residence. “My good friend goes, ‘which one is your own home?’ And I’m going, the orange one. I was white however now it’s blaze orange. Dude, my home appeared like the emblem for a Man Fieri restaurant.”
