We all know that the Gay Best Friend is the one to show to when life arms you emotional lemons, proper? But who does the Gay Best Friend flip to when issues are arduous?
Saturday Night Live drafted NFL star Travis Kelce to reply that query of their fake prescription drug industrial, “Straight Male Friend.”
Kelce — who gained his second Super Bowl ring final month whereas enjoying for the Kansas City Chiefs — is the newest bearer of a proud custom of sports activities stars internet hosting SNL. He’s bought a light-weight, self-effacing method that appears to make it straightforward for the writers to construct sketches round him. Whether as a octogenarian’s boy toy or a creepy American Girl doll fan or a weirdly efficient self-defense coach, Kelce demonstrates stunning versatility for a first-time sketch comic.
But his greatest work is enjoying it straight. Like, suuuuuuper straight. In the pretend advert, Bowen Yang is a Gay Best Friend in search of a low-stress relationship to stability the high-stress one with His Girls (Chloe Fineman and Heidi Gardner). Enter Kelce because the broey-est bro who ever broed a bro.
Straight Male Friend is pitched as the proper emotional respite from the deep intimacy of shut girls friendships: no crying or listening to every others’ issues or, effectively, something however video video games and hen wings. He gained’t burden you when a member of the family dies; actually, he’ll apologize for even bringing it up. “Yo, sorry about being a p—y about my dad dying earlier” might be the one best line in histor… sorry, Brostory.
There are enjoyable disclaimers on the backside of the display screen like “he won’t even bother to learn your last name” or “Straight Male Friend may cause significant weight gain” whereas the buddies are chowing down at Wing Pit. Basically, should you’re the form of person who prefers cats to canines as a result of they’re low-maintenance, then you definitely’ll get the attract.
Also, large bonus factors for including in each Straight Male 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 under, after which grade this week’s episode in our ballot:
Introducing Straight Male Friend
(out there in every single place besides remedy) pic.twitter.com/F0VeJWzVtZ— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) March 5, 2023
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