Watch Travis Kelce Cheerfully Lead Trivia in First ‘Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?’ Trailer
Written by djfrosty on October 1, 2024
Travis Kelce might be the guy on the Chiefs, but very soon, he’ll also be the guy on the screen … hosting Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? on Prime Video.
Ahead of the Oct. 16 premiere of the spinoff game show, fans got their first peak at Kelce’s hosting skills in a new trailer posted Tuesday (Oct. 1). In the 90-second clip, the Kansas City Chiefs star sings, dances and models several colorful suits on a flashy stage while quizzing average people and celebrities alike on “stuff we all learned back in elementary school,” he tells the audience.
The teaser also gives viewers a look at the panel of celebrities featured on the show, which allows contestants to “cheat” off of the stars when stumped by a challenging question — a similar format to the original Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?, which inspired the new iteration. The first season of Celebrity? will feature comedian Nikki Glaser, TV host Lilly Singh, Real Housewives star Garcelle Beauvais, Vanderpump Rules cast member Lala Kent and more.
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“It can be true, or it can be false,” Kelce sings with Glaser at one point in the teaser, making up a little jig on the spot.
During another moment, the Ohio native jokes about his own pre-NFL education, which found him studying criminal justice at the University of Cincinnati. “If I’m gonna go to school, I might as well learn how to not go to jail,” he quips.
Hosting Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? marks the latest non-football endeavor Kelce has undertaken amid his high-profile romance with Taylor Swift. The athlete also recently nabbed a starring role in Ryan Murphy’s Grotesquerie, which premiered Sept. 25 on FX, and he’ll soon make a cameo in Adam Sandler’s upcoming Happy Gilmore sequel.
After spending much of his summer accompanying the “Anti-Hero” singer on her European Eras Tour, Kelce is now four games into the 2024-25 football season. The Chiefs are currently undefeated, with the team most recently defeating the Los Angeles Chargers 17-10 Sept. 29.
Swift has so far been present at half of those games, attending the kickoff against the Baltimore Ravens as well as the Chiefs’ match against the Cincinnati Bengals in September.
Watch Kelce shine in the new trailer for Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? above.