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Comic Ron Funches discovered a good friend in Travis Kelce final yr — and now he’s sharing perception into his pal’s endearing persona.
Funches, 41, posted a clip from his December 1, 2024 gig at Kansas Metropolis’s Comedy Membership by way of Instagram on Sunday, January 19, revealing he’s a serious fan of Kelce, 35. The pair first clicked when Funches appeared as a visitor star on Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?, hosted by Kelce, in October final yr.
“I began doing this sport present … and it’s hosted by Travis Kelce,” Funches was seen telling the group within the video. “We began to turn out to be pleasant, you recognize? After which he knew I used to be popping out to do reveals for Thanksgiving week and he hit me up on Instagram and he was similar to, ‘Hey man, are you coming to my metropolis, let me know for those who want something.’”
Labelling the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ tight finish “a golden retriever of a human being,” Funches defined how Kelce invited him to attend an NFL sport whereas he was on the town.
Travis Kelce was the host with probably the most on the Are You Smarter Than a Celeb? set — not less than based on two of the sport present’s visitor stars, Natasha Leggero and Ron Funches. “He brings his conventional golden retriever vitality of a person who’s tremendous engaging but right down to earth,” Funches, 41, stated solely […]
Funches defined, “He’s a f—ing good man. He’s a very good dude and never solely did he get us tickets [but] an hour and a half earlier than the sport, I get one other little ding on my telephone. He was similar to, ‘Hey man, I’m preparing to enter sport mode, I’m gonna flip my telephone off however earlier than I do, I simply need to be sure to acquired in OK.’”
Kelce’s check-in impressed Funches to no finish. “You Prince Charming mom f—er. He’s superb, he’s a golden retriever of a human being. It’s most likely why he’s so good at soccer. He simply, like, sees the ball and, ‘I gotta go get it.’”
Funches briefly touched on the analogy throughout an interview with Us Weekly in October 2024, by which he mentioned his Are You Smarter Than a Celeb? look and stated, “[Kelce] brings his conventional golden retriever vitality of a person who’s tremendous engaging but right down to earth. He’s a reasonably superb gentleman.”
The comedy gig additionally noticed Funches make a crack about Kelce’s relationship with Taylor Swift, 35, whom he started relationship in summer season 2023. “I feel he’s too good for her,” Funches joked within the clip, which drew loud laughter from his viewers.
Funches’ reward for Kelce prolonged to his put up’s caption, which learn, “The rumors are true…@killatrav is an efficient dude.”
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The Instagram clip got here on the again of yet one more public recollection that reiterated Kelce’s legendary standing. Based on former Chiefs working again Charcandrick West, who performed for the Chiefs from 2014 to 2018, Kelce once faked being late to a Chiefs’ resort so West, 33, wouldn’t get fined.
Throughout an interview with ESPN that was revealed on Tuesday, January 21, West stated he had been caught in site visitors one night when he spoke to Kelce on the telephone and informed him he was going to overlook the staff’s night curfew.
When West made it to the resort, Kelce was standing exterior ready for him, as he didn’t need West to, “be the one one to get into bother for being late.”
