Everyone knows that the Homosexual Finest Good friend is the one to show to when life palms you emotional lemons, proper? However who does the Homosexual Finest Good friend flip to when issues are onerous?
Saturday Night time Reside drafted NFL star Travis Kelce to reply that query of their fake prescription drug business, “Straight Male Good friend.”
Kelce — who received his second Tremendous Bowl ring final month whereas taking part in for the Kansas Metropolis 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 or not as a octogenarian’s boy toy or a creepy American Lady doll fan or a weirdly efficient self-defense coach, Kelce demonstrates stunning versatility for a first-time sketch comic.
However his greatest work is taking part in it straight. Like, suuuuuuper straight. Within the faux advert, Bowen Yang is a Homosexual Finest Good friend in search of a low-stress relationship to steadiness the high-stress one with His Women (Chloe Fineman and Heidi Gardner). Enter Kelce because the broey-est bro who ever broed a bro.
Straight Male Good friend is pitched as the proper emotional respite from the deep intimacy of shut ladies friendships: no crying or listening to every others’ issues or, effectively, something however video video games and hen wings. He received’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 received’t even trouble to be taught your final identify” or “Straight Male Good friend could trigger important weight achieve” whereas the buddies are chowing down at Wing Pit. Mainly, in the event you’re the sort of individual that prefers cats to canine as a result of they’re low-maintenance, then you definitely’ll get the attract.
Additionally, massive bonus factors for including in each Straight Male Good 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 a substitute of hung. It’s just like the writers know precise straight white guys!
Watch the video beneath, after which grade this week’s episode in our ballot:
Introducing Straight Male Good friend
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