He found out like most people.

Ousted FBI Director James Comey first learned that he was fired from watching the news — which was playing on television screens during a meeting he was having with agents in Los Angeles, a report says.

The 56-year-old had been in the middle of speaking to the bureau employees when the breaking news alert came flashing across the TVs, according to ABC News.

An FBI official who was in attendance told LA Times reporter James Queally that despite the circumstances, Comey “kept on talking.”

“He was caught flat-footed,” the official said.

When he noticed the TV screens, he said he thought it was a funny prank, the New York Times reported. His staff then took him into a nearby office and told him the news was true, the Times said.

To make matters worse, since Comey is no longer an FBI employee, sources told ABC that he might not be allowed to ride back to DC on their private jet — and may have to instead pay for his own plane ticket.

Comey had been scheduled to speak at a recruitment event Tuesday night, but according to the LA Times, he will no longer be attending.

A letter reportedly was delivered to the FBI’s headquarters in Washington earlier in the day, informing them of the firing.

Sources told ABC it was later read to him over the phone.

They added that FBI agents and staff were ultimately stunned by the news.

The White House claimed Tuesday that President Trump directly informed Comey of his termination — at the recommendation of the attorney general and the deputy attorney general.

“While I greatly appreciate you informing me, on three separate occasions, that I am not under investigation, I nevertheless concur with the judgment of the Department of Justice that you are not able to effectively lead the Bureau,” Trump wrote in a letter. “It is essential that we find new leadership for the FBI that restores public trust and confidence in its vital law enforcement mission.”