‘SNL’ Video: ‘Straight Male Good friend’ Advert — Travis Kelce

Everyone knows that the Homosexual Greatest Good friend is the one to show to when life fingers you emotional lemons, proper? However who does the Homosexual Greatest Good friend flip to when issues are arduous?

Saturday Evening Stay drafted NFL star Travis Kelce to reply that query of their fake prescription drug business, “Straight Male Good friend.”

Kelce — who received his second Tremendous Bowl ring final month whereas enjoying for the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs — is the newest bearer of a proud custom of sports activities stars internet hosting SNL. He’s obtained a lightweight, self-effacing method that appears to make it simple for the writers to construct sketches round him. Whether or not as a octogenarian’s boy toy or a creepy American Lady doll fan or a weirdly efficient self-defense coach, Kelce demonstrates stunning versatility for a first-time sketch comic.

However his greatest work is enjoying it straight. Like, suuuuuuper straight. Within the pretend advert, Bowen Yang is a Homosexual Greatest Good friend in search of a low-stress relationship to steadiness the high-stress one with His Ladies (Chloe Fineman and Heidi Gardner). Enter Kelce because the broey-est bro who ever broed a bro.

Straight Male Good friend is pitched as the proper emotional respite from the deep intimacy of shut ladies friendships: no crying or listening to every others’ issues or, nicely, something however video video games and rooster wings. He received’t burden you when a member of the family dies; the truth is, he’ll apologize for even bringing it up. “Yo, sorry about being a p—y about my dad dying earlier” might be the one biggest line in histor… sorry, Brostory.

There are enjoyable disclaimers on the backside of the display screen like “he received’t even hassle to be taught your final title” or “Straight Male Good friend might trigger vital weight acquire” whereas the chums are chowing down at Wing Pit. Principally, if you happen to’re the form of individual that prefers cats to canines as a result of they’re low-maintenance, you then’ll get the attract.

Additionally, huge bonus factors for including in each Straight Male Good friend adorning motif: Funko Pops, a mountain bike, an XBox (far and away the straightest of the gaming platforms) and a framed Inception poster resting on the ground as an alternative of hung. It’s just like the writers know precise straight white guys!

Watch the video beneath, after which grade this week’s episode in our ballot:

Introducing Straight Male Good friend
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— Saturday Evening Stay – SNL (@nbcsnl) March 5, 2023