Yahoo Lifestyle The 38 Funniest Jokes About The Olympics Opening Ceremony
The Paris Olympics kicked off with the Opening Ceremony featuring a beheaded Marie Antoinette, French Minions, Lady Gaga, and lots and lots of rain.
There were also lots of jokes, and here are some of my favorites:
1.
In Paris, the first supporters are already in place. #openingceremony #ceremoniedouverture pic.twitter.com/So26nMnPUq
— Zilvex (@zilovex) July 26, 2024
2.
If you have less than 5 representatives in the #Olympics #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/YCiH6qsFWc
— Sam Lee (@SamLee318) July 26, 2024
3.
lady gaga at the #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/KDIYVq8snU
— aoif 🦕 (@aaaaoif) July 26, 2024
World of Wonder/ Twitter: @aaaaoif
4.
me after waiting four hours to see celine dion sing for 2 minutes pic.twitter.com/4Ba5jVxZD7
— maia (@lessiirusso) July 26, 2024
5.
Just turned on the Olympic opening ceremony and it’s like I’ve entered some kind of fucking hellish fever dream. What the shit is happening? #Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony #Olympic2024 pic.twitter.com/PPJ9ZRTdur
— King Schmo (@king_schmo) July 26, 2024
6.
In US culture, this translates to an obnoxious couple is having twins. #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/GdVaKZL1JD
— aka H. regalis (@hesperornis) July 26, 2024
7.
things I did not expect to Google today #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/HUuKp4XyRv
— taylor (@_eggnonymous) July 26, 2024
8.
Some people will leave Paris with gold, some will leave with silver, some will leave with bronze, and some with hypothermia #Olympics #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/nc22cRu28U
— SHANE REACTION (@imshanereaction) July 26, 2024
9.
They all look like they are on a Niagara Falls tourist excursion. #OpeningCeremony
— Toby (@manctoby) July 26, 2024
10.
The creative director of the Paris Opening Ceremonies pic.twitter.com/YnGWIYUyvy
— Zara Rahim (@ZaraRahim) July 26, 2024
Netflix/Twitter: @ZaraRahim
11.
Y'all the Olympics just took off Marie Antoinette's head while playing French metal music? This is the craziest shit I've ever sen.
— John Green (@sportswithjohn) July 26, 2024
12.
Gay group chats worldwide blowing up after Celine Dion performing live for the first time since announcing her diagnosis pic.twitter.com/Xue6PGRVuo
— David (@DaveyBlahBlah) July 26, 2024
13.
Andy Murray resharing this post on IG during the Olympics Opening Ceremony:“If they leave Andy Murray out in the rain any longer he’ll start rusting” 😂 pic.twitter.com/5N6rgcQmdS
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) July 26, 2024
14.
First gold medal of #Paris2024 goes to the lady holding the umbrella Flawless performance #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/1h4NclLbW5
— Francis Keogh (@HonestFrank) July 26, 2024
15.
Fixed it https://t.co/8mbJ2oZ0ie pic.twitter.com/bVwyKar2yF
— Weed Porn (@WeedPorns) July 26, 2024
16.
NBC host talking about one of the Olympic venues: “Fun fact: It was also one of the sites of executions during the French Revolution.”
— Matt Ford (@fordm) July 26, 2024
17.
A picture of contrasting attitudes to the monarchy. #Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/XnVOWYFwFY
— Jack Yeo (@jackryeo) July 26, 2024
18.
she would not be accepting those kicks #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/pLfEnl3pcB
— Anthony Dominic (@alloveranthony) July 26, 2024
19.
First time they've ever been on a boat that hasn't disappeared #Olympics pic.twitter.com/CZpQBBAzAp
— SHANE REACTION (@imshanereaction) July 26, 2024
20.
Three minutes into the #Olympics opening ceremony pic.twitter.com/ZZiL5qm9wX
— SHANE REACTION (@imshanereaction) July 26, 2024
World of Wonder/ Twitter: @imshanereaction
21.
French people explain yourselves pic.twitter.com/61MGtqphVd
— Francesca‼️ (@fra_boxthislap) July 26, 2024
22.
Dressing our best and brightest like 2003 Jay-Z https://t.co/svP6733BB0
— yc (@yc) July 26, 2024
23.
General Lebron James crossing the Delaware pic.twitter.com/NBhGaehd2C
— Drea Blackwell (@KSBWDrea) July 26, 2024
24.
this is the most french opening ceremony i could have conceived of. only thing that would make it more french is if a protest broke out.
— Aaron West (@oeste) July 26, 2024
25.
Gotta love British sense of humour #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/Fw0ZrdeAiv
— Rory Bremner 💙🇺🇦 (@rorybremner) July 26, 2024
26.
If this boat parade doesn’t culminate in Celine Dion coming down the Seine in a replica of the Titanic belting out My Heart Will Go On, then Paris will have missed a huge trick (and I’ll be pissed off). pic.twitter.com/lmxPZivG1w
— Jason Reid (@JasonReidUK) July 26, 2024
27.
This #OpeningCeremony has everything. Boats. Parkour. Accordians. A woman dressed as a croissant. More boats. Lady Gaga. pic.twitter.com/asclWZwTNi
— TechnicallyRon (On all the platforms) (@TechnicallyRon) July 26, 2024
28.
Why are the countries coming out like this #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/kqymGu4lGi
— Blake Logan (@BlakeCapa) July 26, 2024
Nickelodeon/Twitter: @BlakeCapa
29.
Me, emotional, watching Celine Dion pic.twitter.com/OnhfxK2Qde
— C H E L B! 🌭 (@chelbb_) July 26, 2024
Pixar/Twitter: @chelbb_
30.
Me overpacking when I’m just going away for the weekend. #olympics #Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/o34zrODfux
— Kreidy (@kreidy_b) July 26, 2024
31.
If this masked torchbearer isn't revealed to be Celine Dion then what are we even doing #OpeningCeremony
— James Marshall (@jamesmarshall42) July 26, 2024
32.
More attention needs to be given to this croissant dress #OpeningCeremony #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/wGpahCxY0A
— Raziye Akkoç (@RazAkkoc) July 26, 2024
33.
Athletes: I am the flag bearer now the whole world will see me with the flag!#Olympics: sure #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/31UAgUfKfd
— Đorđe (@theDjole) July 26, 2024
34.
The Minions literally just destroyed the Mona Lisa by putting it into river. Yet I’m sure people will still want to celebrate them and laugh at their antics. I’m so fucking done pic.twitter.com/cpiClWuIjU
— Zach Dunn (@zachbdunn) July 26, 2024
35.
Kelly Clarkson every few seconds#OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/mT6AB5lHr3
— Kenny (@kennysroys) July 26, 2024
36.
Omg Taylor Swift has arrived for the #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/jV3hg15eQz
— Mikey Mkoka-Nicholson (@Mikey_Nicholson) July 26, 2024
37.
the fish in the seine currently: pic.twitter.com/4iuA4FUnh6
— lauren quigley (@laurenlquigley) July 26, 2024
38. And lastly:
sneak peek at LA 2028 Olympics opening ceremony pic.twitter.com/ihiW6jIofk
— Fletcher Peters (@fIetcherpeters) July 26, 2024
