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Travis Kelce Struggled with ‘SNL’ Table Read when He Hosted, Identifies as Someone Who ‘Can’t Really Read that Well’

UNITED STATES, JUL 1 – Travis Kelce said the hardest part of hosting Saturday Night Live was the table read due to his reading difficulties, but he later enjoyed performing and is expanding his acting career.

  • Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs tight end, hosted Saturday Night Live on March 4, 2023, and found the table reading the hardest part of the experience.
  • Kelce explained he struggled during the table read because he can't really read well and focused only on not skipping lines, which made acting difficult.
  • Despite challenges with the table read, Kelce enjoyed the writers' rooms and felt more comfortable delivering comedy and silly moments after the read.
  • Kelce described the table reading as a challenging experience, admitting that since reading isn’t his strong suit, it made the process particularly difficult and uncomfortable for him as he learned to act.
  • Kelce’s experience shows his ongoing push into acting, including roles in FX’s Grotesquerie and Happy Gilmore 2, suggesting he aims to improve despite initial difficulties.
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Playing football, acting, being Taylor Swift's friend: no problem for Travis Kelce. The NFL star doesn't really sweat until he has to read something.

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Travis Kelce struggled with ‘SNL’ table read when he hosted, identifies as someone who ‘can’t really read that well’

Travis Kelce sounds liked he had fun hosting “Saturday Night Live,” but it also sounded challenging.

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NBC LA broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
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