Ron Funches
Steven Simione/Getty ImagesActor Ron Funches found a friend in Travis Kelce last year – and now he’s sharing a glimpse of his friend’s endearing personality.
Funches, 41, posted a clip from his December 1, 2024 concert at the Comedy Club in Kansas City via Instagram on Sunday, January 19, revealing that he is a big fan of Kelce, 35. The couple first clicked when Funches appeared as a guest star on Are you smarter than a celebrity?organized by Kelce, in October last year.
“I started doing this game show…and it’s hosted by Travis Kelce,” Funches was seen telling the crowd in the video. “We started to become friends, you know? And then he knew I was coming to do shows for Thanksgiving week and he reached out to me on Instagram and he was like, ‘Hey man, you’re coming to my town, let me know if you need anything thing.’
Calling the Kansas City Chiefs tight end a “golden retriever of a human being,” Funches explained how Kelce invited him to attend an NFL game while he was in town.
Travis Kelce was the most talked about host of Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? together — at least according to two of the game show’s guest stars, Natasha Leggero and Ron Funches. “He brings his traditional golden retriever energy of a super attractive but down-to-earth man,” Funches, 41, said exclusively (…)
Funches explained: “He’s a really good guy. He’s a good guy and not only did he buy us tickets (but) an hour and a half before the game, I get another little noise on my phone. He said, “Hey man, I’m getting ready to go into game mode, I’m going to turn off my phone but before I do I just want to make sure you’re in okay.”
Kelce’s recording impressed Funches to no end. “You fucking charming mother. He’s amazing, he’s a golden retriever of a human being. That’s probably why he’s so good at football. He just sees the ball and says, “I have to go get it.” »
Funches briefly touched on the analogy during an interview with Us every week in October 2024, in which he discussed his Are you smarter than a celebrity? appearance and said, “(Kelce) brings his traditional golden retriever energy of a super attractive but down-to-earth man. He’s quite an extraordinary gentleman.
The comedy gig also saw Funches make a joke about Kelce’s relationship with Taylor Swift35, who he started dating in the summer of 2023. “I think he’s too good for her,” Funches joked in the clip, which made his audience laugh.
Funches’ praise for Kelce extended to his post’s caption, which read: “The rumors are true…@killatrav is a good guy.”
Travis Kelce
JC Olivera/Getty ImagesThe Instagram clip follows another public memory that reiterated Kelce’s legendary status. According to former Chiefs running backs Charcandrick Westwho played for the Chiefs from 2014 to 2018, Kelce once pretended to be late to a Chiefs hotel so West, 33, wouldn’t be fined.
During an interview with ESPN published on Tuesday, January 21, West said he was stuck in traffic one evening when he spoke to Kelce on the phone and told him he was going to miss curfew the team in the evening.
When West arrived at the hotel, Kelce was waiting for him outside, because he didn’t want West “to be the only one who got in trouble for being late.”
