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Comedian Colin Jost landed what gave the impression to be a dream task for the summer time. In July, he traveled to Tahiti to cowl browsing for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
But the “Saturday Night Live” employees author and forged member not too long ago revealed that he suffered a grotesque foot damage throughout his time on the French Polynesian island.
“This might ruin my WikiFeet score but I just arrived in Tahiti for the surfing Olympics and the reef was excited to greet me,” Jost captioned an Instagram picture displaying his injured foot. Jost finally developed a staph an infection. He additionally handled an ear an infection.
Shortly after the damage and infections had been revealed, NBC mentioned that Jost’s time overlaying the Olympics had come to an finish after the comic “stayed longer than originally planned.”
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American actor and screenwriter Colin Jost movies a phase as he covers Olympic Surfing in Tahiti for NBC on July 28, 2024, in Teahupoo, French Polynesia. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
“Colin stayed longer than originally planned,” NBC mentioned in an announcement obtained by USA Today. “The competition ran long due to weather. He had a great time, and everyone was thrilled with his coverage from Tahiti.”
Jost later mentioned he frolicked working with the onsite medical personnel after the an infection started.
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“I’ve been visiting the medical tent regularly. It’s a weird feeling when you’re in the medical tent way more than any of the athletes,” Jost advised NBC Sports on July 30.
“The medical staff at this point, they know my name, they’re very familiar with my badge ID number, they know I’m allergic to penicillin,” he continued. “They started saying, ‘We need to see you every day.’ At first, I was like, ‘Oh, my God, guys, I like you, too.’ And they were like, ‘No, it’s because the infection hasn’t improved.”
American actor and screenwriter Colin Jost movies a phase as he covers Olympic Surfing in Tahiti for NBC on July 28, 2024, in Teahupo’o, French Polynesia. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
Surf situations delayed the beginning of the semifinals and finals, however Jost was readily available for the occasions and posted an Instagram video through which he jokingly dispelled rumors of his demise.
“Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated,” he wrote. “Semis and finals of Olympic surfing happening right now in Tahiti. At the Wall of Skulls.”
Comedian Colin Jost speaks throughout the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, April 27, 2024. The annual dinner raises cash for WHCA scholarships and honors the recipients of the group’s journalism awards. (Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg by way of Getty Images)
Australian meteorologist Luke Bradnam has been featured on NBC’s Olympic browsing protection on the times following Jost’s sudden exit.
Bradnam admitted he was not aware of Jost when he first met the “Weekend Update” co-host in Tahiti.
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“I said to one of the officials ‘Who’s that?,’ and she goes, ‘You know who he is,’” Bradnam recalled when he spoke to Reuters. “And I go, ‘I don’t know.’ She goes, ‘He’s married to Scarlett Johansson. He’s from ‘Saturday Night Live.’”
Fox News Digital contacted Jost’s representatives and NBC for remark.
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