Jimmy Fallon may have annoyed some NBC executives on Thursday’s “Tonight Show” by making fun of the Olympics, which start today amid protests and nearly empty stadiums while Tokyo is in a state of emergency as Japan struggles to get Covid-19 under control.
“The official motto for this year’s Olympics is ‘United by Emotion.’ Yeah, and the unofficial motto is, ‘As of right now, we’re still doing this,’” Fallon joked.
He said that as if the Covid-19 concerns around the games weren’t enough, there was a black bear wandering around the softball stadium that still hasn’t been caught. “What an Olympics this is going to be,” Fallon said. “I mean, between the bears and getting a disease, it’s like we sent our athletes to a game of ‘Oregon Trail.’”
“It’s not a good situation. Apparently, the bear got really agitated after officials made...
“The official motto for this year’s Olympics is ‘United by Emotion.’ Yeah, and the unofficial motto is, ‘As of right now, we’re still doing this,’” Fallon joked.
He said that as if the Covid-19 concerns around the games weren’t enough, there was a black bear wandering around the softball stadium that still hasn’t been caught. “What an Olympics this is going to be,” Fallon said. “I mean, between the bears and getting a disease, it’s like we sent our athletes to a game of ‘Oregon Trail.’”
“It’s not a good situation. Apparently, the bear got really agitated after officials made...
- 7/23/2021
- by Liam Mathews
- Gold Derby
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