Travis Kelce Amazes Twitter with Phenomenal Performance on Saturday Night Live

Erin WalshMarch 5, 2023

KANSAS CITY, MO - FEBRUARY 15: Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) raises his hands to fire up the crowd during the Chiefs Super Bowl LVII Victory Parade on February 15, 2023 in Kansas City, MO. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce just played in one of the biggest games of his career in Super Bowl LVII against the Philadelphia Eagles, but he stepped into a new kind of spotlight on Saturday as the host of Saturday Night Live.

The two-time Super Bowl champion certainly did not disappoint as the show's host, either.

Kelce, who helped the Chiefs win a championship last month, opened with a hilarious monologue that included a Patrick Mahomes impression, an ode to his mother, Donna Kelce, and some jabs at his brother, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, whom he competed against in the Super Bowl.

Oh, and he also included a line about the controversial holding call on Eagles cornerback James Bradberry, which essentially sealed the Super Bowl victory for Kansas City.

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Travis Kelce's monologue! <a href="https://t.co/ETJfAaELNj">pic.twitter.com/ETJfAaELNj</a>

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some special guests in the audience ‼️ <a href="https://t.co/KJ24RIN7MZ">pic.twitter.com/KJ24RIN7MZ</a>

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Kelce followed his monologue with an opening skit themed to the American Girl Café:

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out with the girls at the american girl café <a href="https://t.co/j6KOUlAl4E">pic.twitter.com/j6KOUlAl4E</a>

Here's a look at some of Kelce's other skits, including one about a self-defense class and another that features his brother:

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don't worry, abby's got a new bf now <a href="https://t.co/XgJVv650Se">pic.twitter.com/XgJVv650Se</a>

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Please Don't Destroy - Self Defense <a href="https://t.co/LEOZdhZFWd">pic.twitter.com/LEOZdhZFWd</a>

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Introducing Straight Male Friend <br>(available everywhere except therapy) <a href="https://t.co/F0VeJWzVtZ">pic.twitter.com/F0VeJWzVtZ</a>

Kelce's Mahomes impression, in particular, caught the attention of football fans on Twitter, though fans also concluded that he did a great job with his monologue and performance as a whole:

Robert Griffin III @RGIII
Travis Kelce is HILARIOUS hosting Saturday Night Live. Could be a regular when he retires.

Dan Orlovsky @danorlovsky7
SNL with Kelce is tremendous so far

Aaron Ladd @aaronladd0
Kelce's Mahomes impersonation >>>

dylan sanders @DillySanders
Kelce's Mahomes impression was A1

Cody Tapp @codybtapp
Jason Kelce is killing his moment here

Micheal Compton @mcompton428
Travis Kelce with a pretty solid monologue to start SNL

Kent Swanson @kent_swanson
The monologue is TOUGH and Kelce did great.

Craig Melvin @craigmelvin
Yo….Kelce is legit so far. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/snl?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#snl</a>

Chancellor Johnson @ChancellorTV
Travis Kelce has been realllly good so far. He has better stage presence than some of the people in the entertainment industry.

Ben Axelrod @BenAxelrod
Travis Kelce nailed that monologue. That was excellent <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SNL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SNL</a>

Wesley Boone @wesboonetv
I can't stress enough how good Travis Kelce has been tonight. Not even grading on the athlete scale, either. He's been up for everything they've thrown at him and knocked it out of the park.

Arne Green @arnegreen
Travis Kelce is killing it.

Matt Lombardo @MattLombardoNFL
Just add Travis Kelce to the <a href="https://twitter.com/nbcsnl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nbcsnl</a> cast full-time. This is fantastic

Danielle Johnson @barilladanielle
Yo. Travis Kelce is killin it on <a href="https://twitter.com/nbcsnl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nbcsnl</a>. He's nailed every sketch and segment so far. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SNL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SNL</a>

Darryl Forges @Darryl_Forges
Travis Kelce is pretty funny on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/snl?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#snl</a> <br>Acting is definitely in his future!

Aside from Kelce, some other NFL stars to host Saturday Night Live over the years include seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady (2005), Peyton Manning (2007), Eli Manning (2012), J.J. Watt (2020), Deion Sanders (1995) and Joe Montana and Walter Payton (1987).

While Kelce has already proven his stardom on the football field, he demonstrated Saturday that he could have a future in television once his NFL career is over.

However, any post-football plans for Kelce likely won't come for at least a few more years as he's under contract with the Chiefs through the 2025 season and hasn't made any mention of retiring.

With his stint as the host of Saturday Night Live now complete, Kelce will surely continue celebrating his Super Bowl LVII title before gearing up for a return to the football field for the 2023 season.