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Laugh Track....Locker Room Humor

ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel said he was in the locker room before the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight: “At one point, (trainer Freddie Roach) went somewhere and the other trainer went somewhere so it was just me and Manny sitting there. He is warming up for the biggest fight of his life. He’s getting ready and I’m standing there wearing gold chains and a stupid hat. ... Floyd Mayweather now has five title belts. Hopefully, he’ll give one of those belts to his buddy Justin Bieber so he can keep his pants up for a change. I want to thank Freddie Roach and Manny Pacquaio for letting me be a part of the team. I don’t know how much I helped the team. I wish this is the first time I brought bad luck to a team. I was also part of Lee Harvey Oswald’s entourage and we know how that turned out. There’s me with Ned Stark from the first season of ‘Game of Thrones.’ Here, you can see I am with Old Yeller. The moral of the story is don’t invite me to anything” (“Jimmy Kimmel Live,” ABC, 5/4).

NBC’s Jimmy Fallon said, “Congratulations to American Pharoah and Floyd Mayweather on their new royal baby. … On Saturday, Floyd Mayweather beat Manny Pacquiao to keep his undefeated title. That’s actually something I have in common with Floyd Mayweather. Neither one of us have ever lost a boxing match. ... Actually, a lot of people are complaining. People are like, ‘It was boring, failed to live up to the hype.’ Fans were hoping for the fight of the century. They got something slightly less dramatic than a fight on ‘Real Housewives’” (“The Tonight Show,” NBC, 5/4).

Last night’s edition of CBS’ “Late Show” featured comedian Will Ferrell performing his impersonation of late Cubs broadcaster Harry Caray. “Caray” said of Letterman’s upcoming retirement, “That’s a good call. I could tell you’re losing a little mustard off the heater” (“Late Show,” CBS, 5/4).

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