Jimmy Kimmel Shares Candid Thoughts About Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Jokes at Oscars

Days ahead of this year’s Oscars, CNN asked Kimmel whether he will include jokes about certain well-known topics in politics and pop culture. When asked about Swift and Kelce, Kimmel seemed uncertain if it would be worth mentioning the romance between the pop star and the NFL player.

Doing so is “not off-limits, but probably played out,” he said.

Swift and Kelce, who took their relationship public last fall, became a go-to punch line at several awards shows this year. As the 2024 awards season kicked off in early January, Golden Globes host, Jo Koy, was criticized for calling attention to how often NFL broadcasts showed Swift when she attended Kansas City Chiefs games in support of Kelce, who is a tight end for the team. One month later, Trevor Noah later offered a twist on the joke about NFL broadcasts that was better received by fans.