Travis Kelce has a brand new addition to his résume: gameshow host. The Tremendous Bowl-winning Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish has landed his first TV sequence job because the host of a spin-off of the erstwhile Fox sequence Are You Smarter Than a fifth Grader? for Amazon Prime Video.
The brand new sequence, titled Are You Smarter Than a Celeb?, will see grownup contestants answering sixth-grade-level trivia questions with the assistance of well-known faces from stage, display screen and sports activities, relatively than towards precise elementary faculty college students. Amazon has ordered 20 episodes of the spin-off hosted by the three-time Tremendous Bowl champ, whose profile has shot to new heights in latest months because of his much-discussed, real-life romcom relationship with the pop star Taylor Swift.
“I grew up loving gameshows, and I’m excited to be following within the footsteps of so many TV icons by internet hosting my very first one with Are You Smarter Than a Celeb?” Kelce stated in a press release. “The unique present is a superb success, so to be bringing a brand new format with everybody’s favourite celebrities to the display screen, will certainly be entertaining.
“I’m simply completely happy to be on the internet hosting aspect of the equation right here and excited to see how these well-known faces sustain,” he added.
Within the new sequence, grownup contestants will depend on a “classroom” stuffed with celebrities to assist them reply 11 questions from an elementary faculty curriculum in an effort to win a $100,000 money prize. “They don’t seem to be competing towards the celebs, they’re enlisting their assist and, in some circumstances, may even ‘cheat’ off of them,” based on a press release. “And on the ultimate query, value $100,000, the contestant selects one movie star to debate the reply with earlier than locking in. The ultimate query is at all times on the sixth-grade stage.”
“After producing greater than 3,000 episodes of Are You Smarter Than a fifth Grader? globally, we needed to provide you with a brand new, loud twist on the format,” stated Barry Poznick, normal supervisor of MGM Different and unique sequence co-creator. “Changing the youngsters with celebrities offers us extra laughs and surprises, like a roast, as contestants cheat off their well-known classmates. And now, with the last word class clown, Travis Kelce, internet hosting, viewers ought to count on the sudden.”
Kelce will succeed comic Jeff Foxworthy, who hosted the unique Fox present when it premiered in 2007 to 27 million viewers in what continues to be the most-watched gameshow premiere in broadcast historical past. Foxworthy hosted the present till its cancellation in 2011, and once more for a single season in 2015. Nickelodeon briefly revived the present for one more single season in 2019, hosted by the actor and wrestler John Cena. The idea has lived on as a board sport, companion guide and late-night present bit.
“For years, followers around the globe have examined their smarts with this enjoyable, nostalgic gameshow, and we stay up for deliver this reimagined format to Prime Video,” stated Lauren Anderson, head of AVOD originals unscripted and focused programming for Amazon MGM Studios. “Travis has confirmed to be an unimaginable expertise on and off the sector, and we recognize the belief he has positioned in us together with his first foray into tv. His pure, comedic dynamic with our panelists and friends, coupled with some thrilling new twists, will preserve our world clients coming again week after week.”
The 34-year-old athlete has been open about establishing his transition from the soccer area to different public-facing ventures, together with a coveted internet hosting gig on Saturday Night time Reside. He’s a producer on the upcoming documentary King Pleasure, about artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and not too long ago launched his personal music competition. Kelce Jam will happen on 28 April in Kansas Metropolis and have such artists as Lil Wayne and Diplo, amongst others. Kelce can also be the host of the podcast New Heights together with his brother, Jason Kelce, an All-Professional NFL middle who final month introduced his retirement from the Philadelphia Eagles after 13 seasons.
