Jim Gaffigan almost didn't make it home to the United States as the coronavirus pandemic swiftly took force and prompted borders to close while he was touring in South America.
The comedian, 53, detailed the anxiety-inducing experience to Yahoo's Build Series, stressing that he cut his tour short in order to reunite with his wife, Jeannie, and their five kids in the United States. "As we all know, this was going down hour to hour, right?
So one day, this would happen and another hour would pass, and I was in Bogotá, Colombia, starting my Latin America tour," he shared to the outlet. "I was about to go to the theater and my manager called me, 'Argentina closed their borders, so you have to decide when you're coming home.' So, it was one of.