Ron Funches tags Travis Kelce, football’s Golden Retriever

Comedian Ron Funches found a friend in Travis Kelce last year – and now he shares insight into his friend’s endearing personality.

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

“I started doing this game show … and it’s hosted by Travis Kelce,” Funches was seen telling the audience in the video. “We started getting friendly, you know? And then he knew I was going out to do 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 person,” Funches explained how Kelce invited him to attend an NFL game while he was in town.

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Funches explained: “He’s a good guy. He’s a good guy and not only did he get us tickets [but] an hour and a half before the game, I get another little piss on my phone. He was just like, ‘Hey man, I’m getting ready to go into game mode, I’m going to turn off my phone, but before I do, I just want to make sure you got all right.’

Kelce’s check-in impressed Funches to no end. “You prince charming mother f—er. He is amazing, he is a golden retriever of a person. That’s probably why he’s so good at football. He just sees the ball and “I’m going to get it.”

Funches briefly touched on the analogy during an interview with Us Weekly in October 2024, where he discussed his Are you smarter than a celebrity? appearance and said: “[Kelce] brings his traditional golden retriever energy of a man who is super attractive yet down to earth. He’s a pretty amazing gentleman.”

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

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

The Instagram clip came amid another public commemoration that reiterated Kelce’s legendary status. According to former Chiefs running back Charcandrick Westwho played for the Chiefs from 2014 to 2018, Kelce once faked being late to a Chiefs hotel so West, 33, wouldn’t get fined.

During an interview with ESPN published Tuesday, Jan. 21, West said he had been stuck in traffic one night when he spoke to Kelce on the phone and told him he would miss the team’s curfew.

When West reached the hotel, Kelce was standing outside waiting for him, not wanting West to “be the only one who got in trouble for being late.”