The tale of 'Ted Lasso' may sound improbable, but the series has become a phenomenon and changed the game in Hollywood.
By Norah O'DonnellThe show"Ted Lasso" was nominated for 20 Emmys last year-- more than any other new comedy in television history. It's a fish out of water story about an American football coach from Kansas, who moves to London, England to take charge of a professional soccer team, despite knowing nothing of the sport.
Jason Sudeikis told us the comedy in"Ted Lasso" rolls onto the screen like a Trojan horse. Sometimes farcical, often profane, carrying with it homespun wisdom and warmth.The show defied not just the dark times of the pandemic, but sometimes logic itself. Jason Sudeikis: My mom's parish-- in the South Side of Chicago, Christ the King, you know, had, like a bible study class.Jason Sudeikis: Probably, like, be curious, not judgmental. The gospel according to Ted Lasso, something like that, maybe, I think. It mighta been something like that. Nearly 10 years ago, long before Ted Lasso became gospel, he began as an arrogant, in-curious commercial.
Bill Lawrence: If anybody claims that they thought this show or knew this show was gonna work, they're fibbing a little bit. No one was sure. Norah O'Donnell: What was in Jason's pitch that convinced you? Joe Kelly: We went into filming feeling like the underdogs that Richmond were. Like, we weren't coming on the heels of a bidding war. We weren't coming on the heels of, like,"Here we go with this monster show." And I felt like it helped the-- the process, the tone, the feeling, the vibe, everything.
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