Bowen Yang Calls 'Sweet' Travis Kelce His 'Straight Male Friend for Life' AfterSaturday Night LiveHosting Gig

Mar. 15, 2025

From left: Bowen Yang and Travis Kelce.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty Images; JC Olivera/Getty ImagesBowen YangknowsTravis Kelceis his friend for life.TheSaturday Night Livestar, 33, revealed that he has stayed in touch with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end following hisSNLhosting gig in March 2023. Kelce, 34, and girlfriendTaylor Swiftalso made a surprise appearance on the season 49 premiere last year.“He is my straight male friend for life,” he shared in an interview with theLos Angeles Timesat the2024 Emmys. “Travis, I love you.”Yang is, of course, referring to theSNLsketch, “Straight Male Friend,” which he and Kelce teamed up for during the NFL star’s hosting gig. The bit depicted “a low-effort friendship that requires no emotional commitment, financial investment or drama” between a gay man and his straight male friend.Since then, Yang — who wasnominatedfor outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series at the Emmys — said the pair “keep up every now and then,” adding, “We’ll check in with each other. He’s so sweet.”However, Yang admitted the pair communicate through social media DM rather than text, joking, “Look, I’m not on that level.”The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Travis Kelce on “Saturday Night Live” on March 4, 2023.Will Heath/NBC via Getty ImagesThe friends were supposed to connect at one of Swift’s recent Eras Tour concerts in Amsterdam.“I saw Taylor in Amsterdam over the summer and he was supposed to be there,” Yang shared.“He was really sad that he couldn’t make it. He was like, ‘We’re going to do a reunion!’ And then it just didn’t happen because he had to do sports stuff.”While Yang noted the couple are “booked up,” he is more than ready to welcome them back toSaturday Night Live.He noted, “They are more than welcome all the time.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Season 50 ofSaturday Night Livewill premiere Sept. 28 on NBC.

From left: Bowen Yang and Travis Kelce.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty Images; JC Olivera/Getty Images

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images; JC Olivera/Getty Images

Bowen YangknowsTravis Kelceis his friend for life.TheSaturday Night Livestar, 33, revealed that he has stayed in touch with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end following hisSNLhosting gig in March 2023. Kelce, 34, and girlfriendTaylor Swiftalso made a surprise appearance on the season 49 premiere last year.“He is my straight male friend for life,” he shared in an interview with theLos Angeles Timesat the2024 Emmys. “Travis, I love you.”Yang is, of course, referring to theSNLsketch, “Straight Male Friend,” which he and Kelce teamed up for during the NFL star’s hosting gig. The bit depicted “a low-effort friendship that requires no emotional commitment, financial investment or drama” between a gay man and his straight male friend.Since then, Yang — who wasnominatedfor outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series at the Emmys — said the pair “keep up every now and then,” adding, “We’ll check in with each other. He’s so sweet.”However, Yang admitted the pair communicate through social media DM rather than text, joking, “Look, I’m not on that level.”The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Travis Kelce on “Saturday Night Live” on March 4, 2023.Will Heath/NBC via Getty ImagesThe friends were supposed to connect at one of Swift’s recent Eras Tour concerts in Amsterdam.“I saw Taylor in Amsterdam over the summer and he was supposed to be there,” Yang shared.“He was really sad that he couldn’t make it. He was like, ‘We’re going to do a reunion!’ And then it just didn’t happen because he had to do sports stuff.”While Yang noted the couple are “booked up,” he is more than ready to welcome them back toSaturday Night Live.He noted, “They are more than welcome all the time.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Season 50 ofSaturday Night Livewill premiere Sept. 28 on NBC.

Bowen YangknowsTravis Kelceis his friend for life.

TheSaturday Night Livestar, 33, revealed that he has stayed in touch with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end following hisSNLhosting gig in March 2023. Kelce, 34, and girlfriendTaylor Swiftalso made a surprise appearance on the season 49 premiere last year.

“He is my straight male friend for life,” he shared in an interview with theLos Angeles Timesat the2024 Emmys. “Travis, I love you.”

Yang is, of course, referring to theSNLsketch, “Straight Male Friend,” which he and Kelce teamed up for during the NFL star’s hosting gig. The bit depicted “a low-effort friendship that requires no emotional commitment, financial investment or drama” between a gay man and his straight male friend.

Since then, Yang — who wasnominatedfor outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series at the Emmys — said the pair “keep up every now and then,” adding, “We’ll check in with each other. He’s so sweet.”

However, Yang admitted the pair communicate through social media DM rather than text, joking, “Look, I’m not on that level.”

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

Travis Kelce on “Saturday Night Live” on March 4, 2023.Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images

Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images

The friends were supposed to connect at one of Swift’s recent Eras Tour concerts in Amsterdam.

“I saw Taylor in Amsterdam over the summer and he was supposed to be there,” Yang shared.

“He was really sad that he couldn’t make it. He was like, ‘We’re going to do a reunion!’ And then it just didn’t happen because he had to do sports stuff.”

While Yang noted the couple are “booked up,” he is more than ready to welcome them back toSaturday Night Live.He noted, “They are more than welcome all the time.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Season 50 ofSaturday Night Livewill premiere Sept. 28 on NBC.

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