“For some particular reason people forgot he was a f***ing comedian,” says Griffin.

Flights into Rome, Athens and Madrid became the new hot ticket at many international airports Sunday _ but after three days of travel disruptions, the backlog of passengers meant many faced waiting lists of days, even weeks.

The quake occurred along a fault line believed responsible for seven large quakes between 1618 and 1860, said Harley Benz of the U.S. Geological Survey in Golden, Colorado. According to historical records, the 1860 quake struck Port-au-Prince and may have produced a tsunami.