If the circumstances were reversed and the Eagles won the Super Bowl, Jason Kelsey might end up hosting Saturday Night Live.
As it happened, Kansas City overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to beat the Birds in the dying seconds of Super Bowl LVII, and it was Travis Kelsey who got the hosting nod for Saturday night’s show.
During Travis’ opening monologue, the camera was panned for showing both Jason and their parents, Ed and Donna, with their mother joking Travis, on TV as “more than both of us”. Travis said he was “so embarrassed” about beating his older brother in the Super Bowl, but that didn’t stop him from cracking some jokes at the Eagles’ center.
“Even though his team lost after going up by 10 points in the half, my brother is really happy for me,” Travis said as the camera pans to show Jason giving his best cup.
Travis added, “He agrees the referee made the right call, it was a comment.”
Jason also infiltrated the show a bit later, appearing as a friend in a forgettable skit involving Travis playing an engaged guy who runs into his ex-girlfriend at a bar.
“Is this man bothering you?” Jason said, pointing to Travis’ character. “You want me to hit him, because I sure can.”
Travis is The twelfth NFL player or coach to host Saturday Night LiveAnd List includes Joe Montana, John Madden and Tom Brady. Like Peyton Manning, Travis seemed relaxed in most of his sketches, which shouldn’t come as much of a shock. In addition to playing himself in the short-lived Showtime comedy Moonbase 8Travis also once starred in E! Show networking Catching Kelsey.
“It was kind of BSCExcept for the roses handed out footballs, and instead of watching, people didn’t, Travis joked, adding that the experience was “a little embarrassing.”
“This show is owned by NBCUniversal, so it has to be on Peacock,” Travis said. But the peacock said: No, we are good.
This one Jason enjoyed.
Jason has also appeared in an NFL commercial parody prequel alongside his brother and main lineman Creed Humphrey.
next weekend, Wednesday It will host Gina Ortega Saturday Night Live. The musical guest will be English pop rock band The 1975.
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