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Travis Kelce’s ‘Smarter Than A Celebrity’ game show will premiere in October

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce on the set of “Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity?”
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce on the set of “Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity?”

When the NFL puts together its schedule each year, each network lobbies the league for the opportunity to air Chiefs games.

Football fans can’t get enough of the Chiefs, and television viewers will get a hefty dose of Travis Kelce away from the football field, too.

Kelce will appear in FX’s “Grotesquerie,” a horror show. And he will host the “Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity?” game show that will stream on Amazon Prime.

The show will premiere on Oct. 16, Amazon said, with the first three episodes available for streaming.

“The 20-episode Amazon MGM Studios Original series, hosted by NFL legend Travis Kelce, will be available exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories around the world,” Amazon said in a news release.

Comedians Nikki Glaser, Natasha Leggero, Nicole Byer and Ron Funches will appear on the show, along with former NFL players Ryan Fitzpatrick and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson. Podcaster Sophia Stallone, actress Lilly Singh, Garcelle Beauvais (“Real Housewife of Beverly Hills” ) and Lala Kent (“Vanderpump Rules”) will be on the show, too, Amazon said.

Photos of Kelce on the set have been released, too, via Amazon Prime.

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce on the set of “Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity?”
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce on the set of “Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity?” Courtesy of Amazon Prime
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce on the set of “Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity?”
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce on the set of “Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity?” Courtesy of Amazon Prime

This story was originally published August 8, 2024 at 9:17 AM.

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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