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The late-night comics take a look at the state's controversial bathroom bill. Take a look at our favorite jokes, then vote for yours at opinion.usatoday.com. USA TODAY Opinion_Eileen Rivers

Seth Meyers(Photo: Jerod Harris, Getty Images for Hulu)

It took basketball to prompt lawmakers in North Carolina to repeal the state'scontroversial bathroom bill, and late-night comic Trevor Noah is surprised at the power of the NCAA sport. Lawmakers passed a repeal compromise that rolls back a previous law stating that people had to use the public bathroom that corresponded to the gender on their birth certificate. Noah explains why that power impressed him in Punchlines, above.

And Seth Meyers compares North Carolina's law to one in New York. Find out which is more restrictive.

After you watch our favorite jokes, vote for yours in the quick poll to the right. Watching from your smartphone or tablet? Then visit opinion.usatoday.com to cast your ballot.

Follow Eileen Rivers @msdc14.

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