This is why we can\u2019t have nice things.<\/p>\n
Travis Kelce admitted that hosting \u201cSaturday Night Live!\u201d was a no small feat because admittedly, he \u201ccan\u2019t really read that well.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe table read was the hardest f\u2013king part,\u201d the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 35, said on the \u201cBussin\u2019 With The Boys\u201d podcast<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Travis Kelce hosted \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d on March 4, 2023. Will Heath\/NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n A \u201cSNL\u201d 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.<\/p>\n The 3-time Super Bowl champ claimed he loved being \u201cpitched ideas\u201d by the writers, but felt a large amount of pressure not to mess up before cameras even started rolling at 30 Rock.<\/p>\n \u201cI 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,\u201d Kelce said. \u201cLike, I was just focused on, \u2018Don\u2019t f\u2013king skip this line.’\u201d<\/p>\n Kelce joked that cold-reading scripts during the table read was \u201ckind of a f\u2013ked situation\u201d and called himself \u201cmore of an audio guy.\u201d<\/p>\n The NFL star made his hosting debut on the show in March 2023.<\/p>\n Kelce admitted \u201cthe table read was the hardest f\u2013king part\u201d of hosting the popular show. Will Heath\/NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n Kelce made a surprise appearance on the Season 49 premiere of \u201cSNL\u201d to joke about how the NFL kept focusing on his relationship with Taylor Swift. GC Images<\/p>\n Months later, he made a surprise cameo appearance in a skit during Season 49\u2019s premiere in October 2023 and joked about the NFL\u2019s obsession<\/a> with him and his girlfriend, Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n At the time, his relationship with the 14-time Grammy winner was very new.<\/p>\n