Travis Kelce's first look as game show host is must-see for Chiefs fans

Kelce is set to host Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity? this fall on Amazon Prime.
East Rutherford, NJ    October 1, 2023    Travis Kelce of the Chiefs in the first half. The New York Jets host the Kansas City Chiefs at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on October 1, 2023.
East Rutherford, NJ October 1, 2023 Travis Kelce of the Chiefs in the first half. The New York Jets host the Kansas City Chiefs at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on October 1, 2023. / Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK
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Kelce is set to host Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity? this fall on Amazon Prime.

For those of you who just can't get enough of Travis Kelce these days, you're in store for something special coming this fall.

Between his appearances with girlfriend Taylor Swift, his starring role on Sundays (or other primetime slots) as the Kansas City Chiefs' best offensive weapon, or even his weekly hit podcast New Heights with his brother, Jason, Kelce should already be considered widely available for fans in some way or another. But they say you can't get enough of a good thing and Kelce is most definitely good.

That's why the folks at Amazon have gotten behind his latest sans-football venture by making him into a game show host. The new show, first announced in April, is Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity?, which is a spinoff of the original Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? hosted by Jeff Foxworthy.

Hey, it's worked for Michael Strahan, so why not Travis Kelce?

We got our first glimpse of Kelce on the set of his forthcoming show—which debuts on October 16—via the folks at Discussing Film on social media:

The new show will launch with three new episodes at once before settling into a new weekly release for the following 17 episodes. The mix of celebrities involved are intended to help a contestant answer elementary school curriculum-centric questions and we should expect to see some blend of stand-up comedians, pro athletes, reality stars and the like.

As for the workload, we're pretty confident that Kelce knows how to handle his own business. The guy is himself a household name at this point who has been spinning creative plates for years and yet that never kept him from becoming the best tight end to play the game (nor did it mess with the team's championship goals).

What's one more iron the fire?

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