Travis Kelce had somebody at Saturday Night Live pulling for him.
SNL repertory participant Heidi Gardner just lately revealed on an episode of Amanda Hirsch’s Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast that she campaigned for the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish to host the NBC late-night sketch present for some time — one thing government producer and creator Lorne Michaels ultimately agreed to on one situation.
“The most important swing I ever did in that division, and it did work, however it took a pair years, was Travis Kelce,” Gardner, who was born and raised in Kansas Metropolis, Mo., recounted. “I don’t need to take full credit score [from] the present and the expertise division, however I’m simply clearly a giant Chiefs fan, and I had seen him do different little appearing gigs and appearances, and I used to be like, ‘He’s humorous, he’s charming.’ I had accomplished the ESPYs with him, saying one thing collectively.”
The Shrinking actress mentioned this was previous to Kelce’s explosion in a differing sphere of popular culture, because of his relationship with famous person singer Taylor Swift.
“Lorne was like, ‘Properly, he has to win the Tremendous Bowl.’ And I used to be like, ‘That’s a lot strain to ask!’ After which he gained the Tremendous Bowl!” (Kelce has since racked up three coveted Tremendous Bowl rings.)
Kelce hosted the show in March 2023 alongside musical visitor Kelsea Ballerini. His time on SNL was acquired warmly, poking enjoyable at his cultural cachet with the memorable Bowen Yang sketch referred to as “Straight Male Friend” and Gardner’s personal “Abby the Ex-Girlfriend.
Elsewhere on the podcast, Gardner mentioned she’d like to see extra sports-hailing hosts like Kelce’s teammate, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, and LeBron James, in addition to veteran actors Catherine O’Hara and Nicolas Cage. She additionally famous that her Shrinking co-star Harrison Ford, regardless of being a staple in Hollywood, has by no means graced Studio 8H.
