Ron Funches calls Travis Kelce the golden retriever of football

comedian Ron Funchess find a friend in Travis Kelce last year — and now he’s sharing insight into his friend’s likeable personality.

Funches, 41, posted a clip from his concert on December 1, 2024. at the Kansas City Comedy Club via Instagram on Sunday, Jan. 19, revealing that he’s a big fan of Kelce, 35. The couple first clicked when Funches guest-starred on Are you smarter than a celebrity?hosted by Kelce, last October.

“I started doing this game show … and it’s hosted by Travis Kelce,” Funchess was seen telling the crowd in the video. “We started to become friends, you know? And then he found out I was going to be out doing shows the week of Thanksgiving and he hit me up on Instagram and he was just like, “Hey man, are you coming to my town, let me know if you need anything.”

Calling the Kansas City Chiefs tight end “a golden retriever of a human being,” Funchess explained how Kelsey invited him to attend an NFL game while he was in town.

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Travis Kelce was the host with the most on Are You Smarter than a Celebrity? set — at least according to two of the show’s guest stars, Natasha Leggero and Ron Funchess. “He brings his traditional golden retriever energy to a man who is super attractive yet down to earth,” Funchess, 41, said exclusively (…)

Funchess explained: “He’s a very good man. He’s a good dude and not only did he get us tickets (but) an hour and a half before the game, I get another light ring on my phone. He just said, “Hey man, I’m about 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 logged in okay.”

Kelce’s layup impressed Funches to no end. “You prince charming mother of… He’s amazing, he’s a golden retriever of a person. That’s probably why he’s so good at football. He just sees the ball and “I’ve got to go get it.”

Funches briefly touched on the analogy during the 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 to a man who is super attractive yet down to earth. He is quite an amazing gentleman.

The comedy gig also saw Funches take a crack at Kelce’s relationship with Taylor Swift35, whom he began dating in the summer of 2023. “I think he’s too good for her,” Funchess joked in the clip, prompting loud laughter from the audience.

Funches’ praise for Kelce extended to the caption of his post, which read, “The rumors are true… @killatrav is a good dude.”

The Instagram clip came amid another public memory that reiterated Kelce’s legendary status. According to the former bosses, they are going back Charcandrick Westwho played for the Chiefs from 2014 to 2018, Kelce once forged late at a Chiefs hotel so West, 33, wouldn’t be fined.

During an interview with ESPN that was posted on Tuesday, Jan. 21, West said he was stuck in traffic one night when he spoke to Kelce on the phone and told him he was going to miss the team’s evening practice.

When West got to the hotel, Kelce was standing outside waiting for him because he didn’t want West to be “the only one who gets in trouble for being late.”