Jason Sudeikis and the cast and crew of 'Ted Lasso' tell Norah O'Donnell about the show's improbable rise and positive message.
By Norah O'DonnellWhen Emmy nominations are announced this week, expect to hear the television show"Ted Lasso" mentioned… a lot. 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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