Comic has emergency appendix op

Tony Bennett left his heart in San Francisco… now Jim Gaffigan has left his appendix in Alaska.

The American stand-up yesterday underwent an emergency appendectomy at Anchorage Providence Hospital, where he is due to appear at the Alaska State Fair on Sunday.

He wrote on Instagram: ‘If you have plans to get emergency abdominal surgery I highly recommend Alaska. Sure it might be a long trip but I can think of no better place to leave my appendix.’

Gaffigan, 52, added that he still plans to make Sunday’s shows.

If you have plans to get emergency abdominal surgery I highly recommend Alaska. Sure it might be a long trip but I can think of no better place to leave my appendix. Huge thanks to everyone at Anchorage Providence including Dr Muffoletto & Dr Gross, Dr Drab , Chelsi, Maria, Norma, Hope, Jennifer, Emily & Michelle And huge thanks to @withinthewild for getting me to Anchorage. See you Sunday at the Alaska State Fair

A post shared by Jim Gaffigan (@jimgaffigan) on Aug 30, 2018 at 11:55am PDT

Published: 31 Aug 2018