{"id":475245,"date":"2026-09-25T11:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T11:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/475245\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T11:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T11:12:12","slug":"how-to-have-the-best-sunday-in-l-a-according-to-leslie-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/475245\/","title":{"rendered":"How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Leslie Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Leslie Jones was 14 when her father broke the news to her: \u201cWe\u2019re moving to Los Angeles.\u201d <\/p>\n

For the actor and former \u201cSNL\u201d cast member<\/a>, leaving her Memphis hometown felt like the end of the world. \u201cI lost every bit of my s\u2014,\u201d she recalls. \u201cI cried and begged him, like, \u2018Please don\u2019t take me away now.\u2019\u201d She\u2019d just become friends with the popular kids at her high school. Plus, she was in the marching band \u2014 a rifle twirler \u2014 which in the South basically means \u201cyou\u2019re a jock, you\u2019re a star,\u201d she says, laughing. <\/p>\n

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In Sunday Funday, L.A. people give us a play-by-play of their ideal Sunday around town. Find ideas and inspiration on where to go, what to eat and how to enjoy life on the weekends.<\/p>\n

Despite her resistance, Jones\u2019 father stood firm: \u201cHe was like \u2018I can\u2019t let you stay here in Memphis. You\u2019re not going to do what you need to do with your life,\u2019\u201d Jones says. <\/p>\n

Though she hated L.A. at first, she eventually found her footing and joined the basketball team at Lynwood High School. She grew to love the city and now splits time between L.A. and New York. <\/p>\n

\u201c[My dad] was really strategic and smart and I\u2019m really glad he did it,\u201d she says. <\/p>\n

Jones\u2019 latest project is hosting HGTV\u2019s \u201cRoast My Rental,\u201d<\/a> a reality show in which she visits some of America\u2019s worst-rated short-term vacation rentals and attempts to transform them within 72 hours, alongside designer Jasmine Roth. <\/p>\n

One of her Airbnb pet peeves: when owners put out items that are too personal. \u201cSometimes they want to put their personal linens in there. They\u2019ve got pictures in there. Like why are your pictures in my room? I don\u2019t want to know who\u2019s renting to me,\u201d she jokes. <\/p>\n

Jones, who is also in the middle of a comedy tour<\/a>, shared what her Sunday Funday in L.A. entails.<\/p>\n

This interview has been lightly edited and condensed for length and clarity.<\/p>\n

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1 p.m.: Sleep in \u2019til the afternoon then make a big cup of tea<\/p>\n

Sunday is the day I know that I can sleep in. I don\u2019t schedule anything on Sundays and Mondays. I\u2019ll probably get up around 1 or 2 p.m. because I stay up until about 3 or 4 a.m. I\u2019m a comedian so we have late hours. Then I\u2019ll come out my room, which is a freezer \u2014 it\u2019s literally 59 degrees because I gotta sleep in the cold \u2014 to warm up. <\/p>\n

I\u2019ll make me a big cup of tea. I\u2019ve got those big \u201cFriends\u201d cups. My favorite is ginger tea. I\u2019ll pick a lemon off my tree to add to it. Then I\u2019d lay on the couch and figure out if I\u2019m going to watch something on TV or play a video game. I play the dumbest games. What has me in a choke hold right now is \u201cBrilliant Sort<\/a>.\u201d It\u2019s almost like jigsaw puzzle, but it\u2019s electronic. It\u2019s so f\u2014 relaxing and I play it for hours. It\u2019s bad now because I\u2019ve been spending money on it and my accountant was like \u201cHey, you\u2019re spending a lot of money on a video game.\u201d I said \u201cWell, it\u2019s not crack\u201d and they were like \u201cWhat?\u201d [laughs]. I might have end up deleting this f\u2014 game. <\/p>\n

3 p.m.: Brunch at the Waffle <\/p>\n

About an hour later, I\u2019d figure out what I want to eat. Sunday is the day I eat anything I want. I don\u2019t like to call it a cheat day. I always order from this place called the Waffle<\/a> in Hollywood because they\u2019ve got this biscuit sandwich with a whiskey glaze and bacon. It\u2019s good as f\u2014 and then I get my egg over medium. I always order it with a blood orange-flavored Pellegrino over some ice. Wooooo. <\/p>\n

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5 p.m.: Watch an action movie <\/p>\n

On Sundays, I really like to watch movies. I\u2019ll go on Apple TV or another streamer to find something to watch. If not, I\u2019ll watch \u201cSVU\u201d all day. Some days I can watch serious stuff, but I really like a good action movie like all of the \u201cFast & Furious\u201d films. I know people talk about them but I f\u2014 love \u201cFast & Furious.\u201d I love \u201cMission: Impossible.\u201d I love all of the Marvel movies. <\/p>\n

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7 p.m.: Order dinner from all my favorite spots <\/p>\n

Usually I order food from my cook when I\u2019m at home and she\u2019ll make like a week\u2019s worth of food. But if I don\u2019t, I\u2019ll order in. If I want a really good steak, I\u2019ll go to the Nice Guy<\/a>. I spoil myself on Sundays because I might get a steak from there, a salad from Tender Greens<\/a> and a lemonade from Cheesecake Factory<\/a>. The key is getting one driver and telling them, \u201cI\u2019m going to order something else, do you want to go get it?\u201d because then you can give them a big tip. I might not eat until like 10 or 11 p.m. though.<\/p>\n

11 p.m.: Catch a second wind<\/p>\n

During the day, I probably took a nap so my brain is activated around 11 p.m. to midnight. If my friends call me and say they want to go out, I might go to this karaoke night hosted by Project Studio<\/a> that my friend Neff took me to. There\u2019s good drinks and a good DJ. I like to go see live music too. I recently saw Olivia Dean [at the Crypto.com Arena]. If there\u2019s a Sparks game on a Sunday, I will go. If not, I\u2019ll stay home and I\u2019ll be up until maybe 4 or 5 a.m. just watching TV, playing my game, doing nothing [laughs]. <\/p>\n