Heidi Gardner Took ‘A Couple Years’ to Get Travis Kelce as Host For ‘Saturday Night Live’: ‘The Biggest Swing I Ever Did’
Travis Kelce hosted “Saturday Night Live” in March 2023. Now, “SNL” cast member Heidi Gardner is giving the behind-the-scenes details on how she got him to host in the first place.
On an episode of the “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast, Gardner said that “the biggest swing I ever did in that department, and it did work, but it took a couple years, was Travis Kelce. I don’t want to take full credit from the show and the talent department, but I’m just, obviously a big Chiefs fan, and I had seen him do like other little acting gigs and appearances, and I was like, ‘He’s funny, he’s charming.’”
The two presented a category together at the 2023 Espy Awards. After years of Gardner pushing for Kelce to host “SNL,” executive producer and creator Lorne Michaels gave in on one condition: Kelce had to win the Super Bowl first.
On an episode of the “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast, Gardner said that “the biggest swing I ever did in that department, and it did work, but it took a couple years, was Travis Kelce. I don’t want to take full credit from the show and the talent department, but I’m just, obviously a big Chiefs fan, and I had seen him do like other little acting gigs and appearances, and I was like, ‘He’s funny, he’s charming.’”
The two presented a category together at the 2023 Espy Awards. After years of Gardner pushing for Kelce to host “SNL,” executive producer and creator Lorne Michaels gave in on one condition: Kelce had to win the Super Bowl first.
- 12/29/2024
- by Matt Minton
- Variety Film + TV
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