Early in the upcoming year, Jason Kelce will give late-night television a go.
During his Thursday night appearance on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Kelce revealed that he would be hosting ESPN’s They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce. Starting on January 3, the one-hour program will be recorded five Friday evenings in a row. The final week of the NFL regular season and the playoffs fall at that time.
The performance will begin live at Union Transfer in Philadelphia in front of an audience. Beginning on January 4, the first four episodes will air at 1 a.m. EST, and the final episode will air on February 1 at 1:30 a.m. EST.
I have always enjoyed watching late-night shows. On Kimmel’s show, Kelce remarked, “I remember having sleepovers with my friends to watch Conan O Brien.” “We’re going to have a bunch of guys up there, including coaches, celebrities, friends I played with, and game legends,” Kelce added.
The music for the concert will be provided by the Philadelphia-based band Snacktime.
The title of the show is a reference to the 1967 full-length NFL film They Call it Pro Football. Ed and Steve Sabol, the founders of NFL Films, are inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The film was first produced in Philadelphia. The iconic voice of John Facenda, who first provided news on Philadelphia television before gaining notoriety as the voice of NFL Films, was also featured.
The show will be produced by NFL Films in collaboration with Skydance Sports and Kelce’s Wooderboy Productions.
Every episode will also be accessible on ESPN+, ESPN’s YouTube channel, and the Jason Kelce channel on YouTube, in addition to Replays on ESPN2.
Kelce and ESPN are in the first year of a multi-year contract. He provides halftime and postgame analysis in addition to appearing on the network’s Monday Night Countdown broadcast. Before retiring at the end of the previous season, he played for the Philadelphia Eagles for 13 years, making him the most sought-after former athlete by networks. He took part in the NFL Broadcasting and Media Workshop, formerly known as the Broadcast Bootcamp, last year.
However, Kelce has recently made headlines for different reasons.
Before the Nov. 2 Penn State vs. Ohio State game, he got into an altercation with a fan in State College, Pennsylvania, when the supporter teased Kelce and seemed to yell an anti-gay epithet about his brother, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, for dating pop sensation Taylor Swift. On camera, Kelce was seen snatching the fan’s phone and flinging it on the floor.
On ESPN on November 4, Kelce expressed regret for the incident.
Outside the El Capitan Entertainment Center in Hollywood, the location of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, on Thursday night, Kelce was verbally attacked by an autograph seeker.
In a video that TMZ was able to obtain, Kelce explains why he doesn’t sign autographs for fans that follow him around. Following more than two minutes of yelling, Kelce finally exited the vehicle and signed autographs, shaking the hand of a man who was cursing at him.
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