Ron Funches
Steven Simon/Getty Imagescomedian Ron Funches found a friend Travis Kelce last year, and now he’s sharing insights into his friend’s endearing personality.
Funches, 41, posted a clip from his December 1, 2024 performance at a Kansas City comedy club via Instagram on Sunday, January 19, revealing that he is a big fan of Kelce, 35. guest stars appear in Are you smarter than celebrities?Hosted by Kelce last October.
“I started doing this game show…hosted by Travis Kelce,” Funches tells viewers in the video. “We started getting friendly, you know? And then he knew I was coming out to do a Thanksgiving week show and he reached out to me on Instagram and he was like, ‘Hey, man, are you coming to my city?
Funchess called the Kansas City Chiefs tight end a “human golden retriever” and explained how Kelce invited him to an NFL game in town.
Travis Kelce is the author of Are You Smarter than Celebrities? At least according to two of the game show’s guest stars, Natasha Leggero and Ron Funches. “He has that traditional golden retriever energy about him that’s super charismatic but also down to earth,” Funches, 41, exclusively said. […]
“He’s a good guy,” Funches explained. “He’s a good guy. He didn’t just buy the tickets. [but] An hour and a half before the game, my phone dinged again. He’s like, ‘Hey man, I’m getting ready to go into game mode, I’m going to turn off my phone, but before that, I just want to make sure you’re okay with it.
Funch was impressed with Kelce’s check-in. “You fucking Prince Charming – ugh. He’s amazing, he’s a human golden retriever. That’s probably why he’s so good at football. He just sees the ball and goes, ‘I gotta go catch it.’
Funches briefly touched on this analogy in an interview us weekly In October 2024, he discussed his Are you smarter than celebrities? Appear and say: “[Kelce] Bringing his traditional golden retriever energy, a super attractive yet down to earth man. He is a very remarkable gentleman.
In this comedy performance, Funches also expressed his feelings towards Kells and Taylor SwiftAged 35, he started dating in the summer of 2023.
Funches’ praise for Kelce extended into the caption of his post, which read: “The rumors are true… @killatrav is a good guy.”
Travis Kelce
JC Oliveira/Getty ImagesThe Instagram video comes amid another public recollection that once again reaffirmed Kelce’s legendary status. According to former Chiefs running back Chuckandrick WestKelce, who played for the Chiefs from 2014 to 2018, pretended to be late at the Chiefs’ hotel so West, 33, wouldn’t be fined.
In an ESPN interview published on Tuesday, Jan. 21, West said he was stuck in traffic one night when he spoke to Kelce on the phone and told him he would miss the team’s evening curfew.
When West arrived at the hotel, Kelce stood outside waiting for him because he didn’t want West “to be the only one who got in trouble for being late.”
