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Jason Kelce Had 1 Very Specific Demand About His Late-Night Show

Jason Kelce is preparing to be the newest face in late-night TV — but agreeing to host his upcoming ESPN show came with one very specific request

“‘I want to have a live band with horns,’” NFL Films’ vice president Keith Cossrow recalled Kelce telling him in a story published in The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday, December 3. NFL Films — who co-produced Kelce, the 2023 Prime Video documentary about the football star’s road to retirement — will produce the late-night show, which will air on five consecutive Friday evenings. “‘I grew up watching Conan[ O’Brien] and [ David] Letterman, and they’re my heroes, and I love what Bill Maher does with the panel on Friday nights on HBO, and I want to have a late-night show about sports, and I want to do it once a week.’”

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