Jo Koy is recalling the second his worldwide flight wanted to make an emergency touchdown after {an electrical} fireplace stuffed the cabin with smoke … and he says his son helped his household keep calm with a superbly timed joke.

We obtained the comic at LAX and he instructed us about his scary state of affairs on his most up-to-date flight … an extended journey from the Philippines to Los Angeles that required an unplanned cease in Japan early Thursday.

Jo says he was attempting to sleep when he began noticing smoke and heard flight crew working round, slamming overhead compartments … and he knew one thing was mistaken.

Thankfully, Jo says the flight crew did an important job dealing with an emergency state of affairs … and it sounds prefer it did not harm to have a former flight attendant member of the family touring with him too.