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Heidi Gardner Campaigned “A Couple Years” For Travis Kelce To Host ‘SNL’
'SNL's Heidi Gardner said she campaigned for Travis Kelce to host the show — something EP Lorne Michaels eventually agreed to on one condition.
SNL repertory player Heidi Gardner recently revealed on an episode of Amanda Hirsch’s Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast that she campaigned for the Kansas City Chiefs tight end to host the NBC late-night sketch show for a while — something executive producer and creator Lorne Michaels eventually agreed to on one condition. “I don’t want to take full credit [from] the show and the talent department, but I’m just obviously a big Chiefs fan, and I had seen him do other little acting gigs and appearances, and I was like, ‘He’s funny, he’s charming.’ I had done the ESPYs with him, announcing something together.” Elsewhere on the podcast, Gardner said she’d love to see additional sports-hailing hosts like Kelce’s teammate, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, and LeBron James, as well as veteran actors Catherine O’Hara and Nicolas Cage.
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