Covering the Olympic Games is tiring work, judging by the bleary-eyed journalists scattered around the Rio 2016 Main Press Centre, not to mention the popularity of the building's ‘nap room’.

That doesn’t mean that the representatives of the world’s media and entertainers aren’t finding time to have some fun in the Marvellous City, though. 

Take Saturday Night Live comedian and star of the recent Ghostbusters movie, Leslie Jones. She’s a huge fan of the Olympic Games, and her irreverent tweeting of the Rio 2016 action has proved such a hit that NBC have brought her to the host city as part of their team. Leslie touched down in Rio today (Thursday 11 August) and is ready to bring her A-game to the Games.

The only question is whether Rio is ready for her...

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The fun on the NBC team doesn’t stop with Leslie - it’s already begun for none other than former 'first daughter' Jenna Bush Hager...

She tackled Michael Phelps in the mix zone...

And bumped into USA beach volleyball's Kerri Lee Walsh...

Tonga flag bearer Pita Taufatofua appeared rather bemused by her hands-on approach...

Meanwhile, Anthony Sharwood from the Huffington Post’s Australian edition is loving the food...

And the city itself...

Lapping up what Lapa has to offer...

Hollywood actor Elizabeth Banks is also getting in on the act. And her 2.5m followers are with her all the way...

She was at the Olympic Aquatic Centre to watch swimming phenom Katie Ledecky win gold...

But by far the biggest fan of Rio 2016 is the ubiquitous Magic Mike actor Matthew McConaughey...He's everywhere. All over the place. Here he is with Cecil Afrika from the Springboks rugby sevens team...

And at the pool watching the 'nataçao'...