he's a cruise ship comedian but there's
nothing funny about his escape from
coronavirus hell I work a lot on Holland
America doing cruises Frank King was
hired to perform stand-up onboard the
ill-fated cruise ship Wester dam the
boat that was turned away from five
Asian ports for fear of coronavirus
contamination before being allowed to
dock in Cambodia we're relieved
passengers kissed the ground they were
all told they could go home but then one
passenger tested positive for
coronavirus the American comedian says
he was ordered to stay in his hotel and
not leave the country even though he
says he tested negative for the virus
and was cleared by the CDC that's when
he says he decided to make his Great
Escape I went out the back Dave King
says he jumped on this motor scooter
taxi and headed for the airport to say
are you a passenger on the ship I can
truthfully say no I'm serviced at
Kings long journey home took him to the
Cambodian capital of Panem Penh to
Bangkok to Dubai and then on to Seattle
he posted this image from the plane back
to the US with this wisecrack never been
this excited about spending 15 hours in
coach in a middle seat when he got to
immigration in Seattle they said you are
free to go his Great Escape was over mr.
king says he has been tested twice and
cleared of coronavirus he has also
reportedly been fired by the cruise line
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