Australian Olympic breakdancer Raygun recently made a memorable appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon!
During the show’s opening monologue on Monday, Aug. 11, host Jimmy Fallon was in for a hilarious surprise when comedian Rachel Dratch crashed the segment dressed as Raygun, the breakdancer who went viral after her performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
“Breakdancing made its Olympic debut, and everyone’s still talking about the competitor from Australia named Raygun,” Fallon remarked, playing a brief clip of the dancer sweeping across the floor and hopping like a kangaroo. “She actually received zero points for that.” As the audience chuckled and expressed sympathy for Raygun, Fallon pondered aloud, “You have to wonder where Raygun is right now,” just as music from her Olympic routine began to play and the curtains behind him dramatically opened.
To the audience’s delight, Rachel Dratch, 58, appeared on stage, perfectly mimicking Raygun’s Olympic outfit. Dratch then launched into her own rendition of the viral performance, complete with exaggerated arm movements and striking poses.
“Wow, Raygun!” Fallon exclaimed through laughter. “I have to ask, how are you feeling since your performance?” Without saying a word, Dratch took to the floor, spinning in circles and ending with a dramatic pose, arm on hip.
“Ah, I see, Raygun, you speak through your dance moves. I get it,” Fallon quipped, as Dratch stood up and invited him to join in her energetic bunny hops. Fallon gamely attempted a few moves before trying his own version of breakdancing on the floor, much to the audience’s amusement.
Raygun, whose real name is Rachael Gunn, first caught the world’s attention on Aug. 9 during the women’s b-girl competition at the Olympics. Competing against top dancers like Team USA’s Logistx, 21, France’s Syssy, 16, and Lithuania’s Nicka, 17, the 36-year-old Australian breakdancer unfortunately didn’t advance in the Round Robin-style competition.
But there’s more to Raygun than just her Olympic debut. According to her Olympics profile, Gunn is a university professor in Australia, with a background in jazz and ballroom dancing before she transitioned into breaking. At Macquarie University in Sydney, where she works as a lecturer, Gunn even studies the cultural politics of breaking as part of her academic work.
“It is such an honor and a privilege to be one of the sixteen women from around the world competing in breaking’s debut at the Olympics,” Gunn shared in an Instagram video. “I hope that seeing breaking at the Olympics inspires a whole new generation of breakers.”
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