Ron Funches
Steven Simione/Getty Imagescomedian Ron Funches found a friend in Travis Kelce last year – and now he’s sharing insights into his friend’s endearing personality.
Funches, 41, posted a clip from his Dec. 1, 2024 concert at Kansas City’s Comedy Club via Instagram on Sunday, Jan. 19, revealing that he’s a huge fan of Kelce, 35. The pair 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 directed 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 out to do shows the week of Thanksgiving and he hit me up on Instagram and was like, “Hey man, are you coming to my town, let me know if you need anything.”
Labeling 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 in town.
Travis Kelce was the host with the most on Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity? set — 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 man who is super attractive but down to earth,” Funches, 41, said exclusively (…)
Funches explained: “He’s a good guy. He’s a nice guy and not only did he get us tickets (but) an hour and a half before the game, but I get another little buzz on my phone. He said, ‘Hey man, I’m getting ready to go into game mode, we’re going to turn off the phone, but before I do, I just want to make sure you’re okay.’
Kelce’s record impressed Funches to no end. “You prince charming mother f—er. He is amazing, he is a golden retriever of a human being. Maybe that’s why he’s so good at football. “He just sees the ball and, ‘I have to go get it.'”
Funches briefly touched on the analogy during an interview with Us Weekly 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 man who is super attractive but down to earth. He is quite a wonderful gentleman.”
The comedy gig also saw Funches make a crack about Kelce’s relationship with him Taylor Swift35, whom he began dating in the summer of 2023. “I think he’s too good for her,” Funches joked in the clip, which drew laughs from his audience.
Funches’ praise for Kelce extended to the caption of his post, which read: “The rumors are true…@killatrav is a good dude.”
Travis Kelce
JC Olivera/Getty ImagesThe Instagram clip followed another public reminder that reiterated Kelce’s legendary status. According to the returning former bosses Charcandrick Westwho played for the Chiefs from 2014 to 2018, Kelce once faked being late to the Chiefs hotel so West, 33, wouldn’t be fined.
During an interview with ESPN that aired Tuesday, Jan. 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 the team’s evening curfew.
When West arrived at the hotel, Kelce was standing outside waiting for him, as he didn’t want West “to be the only one getting in trouble for being late.”
