“Raygun, I see you speak through your dance moves,” Fallon jokes with Dratch in the hilarious bit.
Despite the 2024 Paris Olympics being over, Jimmy Fallon has managed to score an appearance by viral Australian breakdancer Raygun — or at least Rachel Dratch‘s take on her.
After the Olympian scored zero points for her performance in Paris and subsequently went viral for her creative moves, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon took the opportunity to spoof the act.
“Breakdancing made its Olympic debut, and everyone’s still talking about the competitor from Australia named Raygun,” Fallon said as he showed a clip from Raygun’s performance, which included jumping like a kangaroo.
“You have to wonder where Raygun is right now,” Fallon continued.
Enter Dratch…
Wearing an identical outfit, the Saturday Night Live alum embodied the Olympics’ breakout Austrailian star as she effortlessly pulled off some of the same infamous moves that quickly went viral.
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“Wow, Raygun! It’s Raygun, everybody!” Fallon said. “I have to ask you this, how are you feeling since your performance?”
However, Dratch’s “Raygun” apparently only speaks “through dance” as she fells to the floor to respond with more of Raygun’s moves, backed up by the show’s band, The Roots played.
Raygun has been copping a lot of flak this week following her Olympic debut, with memes and TikToks being made at the performer’s expense.
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The 36-year-old, who’s real name is Rachael Gunn, has since responded to the criticism after her performance was labelled “embarrassing”.
“I was never going to beat these girls on what they do best — their power moves,” Gunn explained during an Aug. 10 press conference, per ESPN. “What I bring is creativity.”
“All of my moves are original,” Gunn added. “Creativity is really important to me. I go out there, and I show my artistry. Sometimes it speaks to the judges, and sometimes it doesn’t. I do my thing, and it represents art. That is what it is about.”
