The 5 Best Late-Night Jokes About the Olympics
The Rio Olympics had its closing ceremony last week, and the hosts of late night television — most of whom had been on hiatus for most of the Games — took the opportunity this week to finally crack some gold-medal jokes. We rounded up the five best.
On Late Night, Seth Meyers addressed the Ryan Lochte scandal, saying, “Speedo has ended its sponsorship deal with Ryan Lochte following the admission that he lied about being robbed at gunpoint. Because you know Speedo doesn’t want to be involved with anyone who tries to hide stuff.”
On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert inserted himself into theToday show’s interview, making it appear as though Lochte had responded only with how intoxicated he was the night of the incident.
Jimmy Fallon explained on The Tonight Show that intimate photos of Usain Bolt had surfaced and his girlfriend was upset. Fallon then showed a picture of Bolt crossing the finish line while being chased by female runner.
Conan O’Brien jumped in with this joke: “During the pole vault, a Japanese competitor knocked the bar down with his penis. Yeah. Even more impressive, he put the bar back up with his penis.”
In another joke, Fallon said of the closing ceremonies, “There was no full dress rehearsal ahead of the closing ceremonies because the stadium was being used all week. But somehow, everyone still managed to pull off truly flawless walking around.”
Watch John Krasinksi tell the story of his awkward introduction to Matt Damon:
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