Colin Jost is off the hook from his Olympics coverage duties in Tahiti after a week of injury drama, starting with his toe wounds … which he quipped invite ants to move in if he stands still too long.
Yep, things really went south for NBC’s 2024 surfing correspondent since landing in French Polynesia — it was injury after injury … kickstarting with a nasty run-in with a coral reef last week, which left three of his toes wrapped in gauze.
“Do I have a joke? Yeah, I’m here.” Colin Jost gives an update on his staph-infected foot in his latest live shot with NBC Olympics Late Night host Maria Taylor. #SNL #Olympics2024Paris @MariaTaylor pic.twitter.com/KorNkozVYy
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Colin had a good laugh about it, even joking his WikiFeet fame might take a hit. But right now, the only thing crashing the scene could be ants — something he told NBC’s Maria Taylor he never saw coming.
He added he was practically a regular in the medical tent with all the injuries he’s racked up — he got a staph infection in his foot from the reef scrape … and woke up with an unrelated ear infection.
All in all, Colin’s been juggling 3 different meds since Toe-hiti Gate. But, in true “SNL” style, he hilariously managed to embrace his out-of-place vibe among the surfing athletes.
But, in the end, Colin can’t keep going with all these injuries. A job’s gotta get done, and Australian weatherman Luke Bradnam has replaced him.
