This is why we can’t have nice things.
Travis Kelce admitted that hosting “Saturday Night Live!” was a no small feat because admittedly, he “can’t really read that well.”
“The table read was the hardest f–king part,” the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 35, said on the “Bussin’ With The Boys” podcast on Tuesday.
A “SNL” table read is when the writers, cast and host gather to read through potential sketches for an upcoming episode of the long-running late-night comedy sketch show.
The 3-time Super Bowl champ claimed he loved being “pitched ideas” by the writers, but felt a large amount of pressure not to mess up before cameras even started rolling at 30 Rock.
“I felt like I was just trying to get through the reading instead of actually acting it out and giving it a voice and giving it a character and things like that,” Kelce said. “Like, I was just focused on, ‘Don’t f–king skip this line.’”
Kelce joked that cold-reading scripts during the table read was “kind of a f–ked situation” and called himself “more of an audio guy.”
The NFL star made his hosting debut on the show in March 2023.
Months later, he made a surprise cameo appearance in a skit during Season 49’s premiere in October 2023 and joked about the NFL’s obsession with him and his girlfriend, Taylor Swift.
At the time, his relationship with the 14-time Grammy winner was very new.
Kelce didn’t plan on being part of the show that night but the writers were able to squeeze him into the sketch last-minute when he and the “Blank Space” singer appeared backstage.
“We showed up to ‘SNL’ having the idea of supporting Ice Spice, her and Taylor are good friends,” Kelce shared on his “New Heights” podcast days later. “I’ve always wanted to meet Pete Davidson, been a fan of his since he was actually on ‘SNL.’”
The athlete added that he didn’t “even remember” what he said because he “blacked out” from excitement.
Kelce already boasts several TV credits, including the 2024 TV series “Grotesquerie.” He will make a cameo in Adam Sandler’s highly anticipated “Happy Gilmore 2” movie.
The comedy is set to be released on Netflix on July 25.
