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Straight Male Friend
The setup
The premise
Here’s the bit.
In this fake commercial, Carson loves his female friends but finds their group trips, breakup crises and constant check-ins draining on his wallet and his emotions. The ad pitches Straight Male Friend, a buddy played by host Travis Kelce who asks for nothing beyond wings and video games, takes a seven-year absence in stride, buries his own grief in seconds and only occasionally blurts out an awkward question about gay sex. The only drama on offer is a challenge to a footrace, and the spot closes by noting where the product is not available.
The funny people
Meet the cast. 5
Say it with us
Highly quotable.
Hey, I might be moving to Europe for seven years.
Does straight male friend know my last name? No.
Straight Male Friend. Available everywhere. Except therapy.
A little extra
Notes from the archive.
Bowen Yang later called host Travis Kelce his "straight male friend for life," a nickname taken from this sketch.
The rabbit hole continues
One more couldn’t hurt.
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