Bowen Yang is aware of Travis Kelce is his good friend for all times.
The Saturday Night time Stay star, 33, revealed that he has stayed in contact with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish following his SNL internet hosting gig in March 2023. Kelce, 34, and girlfriend Taylor Swift additionally made a shock look on the season 49 premiere final yr.
“He’s my straight male good friend for all times,” he shared in an interview with the Los Angeles Times on the 2024 Emmys. “Travis, I really like you.”
Yang is, after all, referring to the SNL sketch, “Straight Male Pal,” which he and Kelce teamed up for throughout the NFL star’s internet hosting gig. The bit depicted “a low-effort friendship that requires no emotional dedication, monetary funding or drama” between a homosexual man and his straight male good friend.
Since then, Yang — who was nominated for excellent supporting actor in a comedy collection on the Emmys — stated the pair “sustain now and again,” including, “We’ll examine in with one another. He’s so candy.”
Nonetheless, Yang admitted the pair talk via social media DM reasonably than textual content, joking, “Look, I’m not on that degree.”
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The chums have been supposed to attach at one in all Swift’s latest Eras Tour concert events in Amsterdam.
“I noticed Taylor in Amsterdam over the summer time and he was alleged to be there,” Yang shared.
“He was actually unhappy that he couldn’t make it. He was like, ‘We’re going to do a reunion!’ After which it simply didn’t occur as a result of he needed to do sports activities stuff.”
Whereas Yang famous the couple are “booked up,” he’s greater than able to welcome them again to Saturday Night time Stay. He famous, “They’re greater than welcome on a regular basis.”
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Season 50 of Saturday Night time Stay will premiere Sept. 28 on NBC.