Diane Sawyer Is ‘In’ For Date With Ted Lasso

 began its rise toward becoming one of TV's most lauded and critically acclaimed new comedies, a sizable, and understandable, majority of the hype centered on the affable nature of the series' title character --played by Jason Sudeikis — a good-hearted college football coach who makes the best of a fish-out-of-water situation when he is hired to coach an English soccer team.However, what quickly became clear is that the true strength of the show lies in the ensemble — not just Ted, but the AFC

Apple TV+’s wildly successful show,, is now streaming new episodes every Friday. That’s right, weekly releases- remember those?  follows a kindhearted American football coach, played by Jason Sudeikis, as he crosses the pond to coach professional soccer.

. In the clip, club owner Rebecca Welton (Hannah Waddingham) asks Lasso (Jason Sudeikis), «What do you say to a cocktail, Coach Lasso?» To which he replies, «The same thing I'd say to Diane Sawyer if she ever asked me out on a date, 'Yes please.'»Sawyer clearly loved the reference, posting the video and writing, «Dear @TedLasso — I'm in. Your move.» Dear @TedLasso — I’m in.

Diane Sawyer has responded to a joke made about her in the season two premiere of "Ted Lasso." In the most recent episode of the Apple TV+ comedy, Jason Sudeikis’ titular protagonist is asked whether he’d like a cocktail and responds with, "Oh, the same thing I'd say to Diane Sawyer if she ever asked me out on a date: ‘Yes, please.’" The 75-year-old journalism icon caught wind of the joke and took to Twitter to sweetly respond. "Dear @TedLasso – I’m in.

Ted Lasso. The hit Apple+ television series stars Jason Sudeikis as the endlessly positive American football coach Ted Lasso, who is unexpectedly brought in to oversee a Premier League team, despite having no knowledge of association football before being hired.

Diane Sawyer used Twitter to shoot her shot with witty (and fictional) football coach Ted Lasso. In a clip posted to Twitter of Thursday’s episode, Coach Ted Lasso (played by Jason Sudeikis) walked into a room and was greeted by his friends and colleagues.

Flirting with fiction. Diane Sawyer responded after hearing her name dropped in an episode of Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso, and her quip is hilarious.

2021 Emmy nominee Jason Sudeikis, 45, as a relentlessly positive soccer coach.During Thursday’s episode, AFC Richmond boss Rebecca Welton (played by Hannah Waddingham) asks Coach Lasso “what [he] would say” to a post-match drink.Quipped Lasso, “Oh, the same thing I’d say to Diane Sawyer if she ever asked me out on a date: Yes, please.”It would appear the iconic ABC newswoman is onboard as she took to social media to respond: “Dear Ted Lasso — I’m in.

20 Emmy nominations, comedy hit “Ted Lasso” returns for its second season on AppleTV+ July 23. Season 1 followed Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis), a golden retriever of a man who takes a job coaching a UK Premiere League soccer team, despite having no knowledge of the sport.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThe first season of Apple TV Plus’ “Ted Lasso” started with a major change for the titular American coach, played by Jason Sudeikis, who moved across the pond to lead a British Premier League team.

those Jets, who play in MetLife Stadium — take a ribbing.

he recently wore a jumper supporting England players Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho.The actor wore the top that bore the words ‘Jadon & Marcus & Bukayo’ at the premiere for season two of his Apple TV+ show Ted Lasso last week.Speaking on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, he said: “Well, Jadon, Marcus and Bukayo are three of the English footballers from their national team. Yeah, they’re the last young fellas that took the penalty kicks.

Irina Shayk and Jason Sudeikis shared an apparently “friendly hug” after attending a celebratory dinner at Hunt & Fish Club on Tuesday night (July 20) in Midtown Manhattan in New York City.

Jason Sudeikis, 45, stood in solidarity with England’s national soccer team at the season 2 premiere of his hit Apple TV+ series, Ted Lasso, on Thursday, July 15. The Emmy-nominated actor attended the Los Angeles-based event wearing a black T-shirt that said the first names of U.K.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorJason Sudeikis showed his support for the English soccer players who were targets of racial hate after their team lost the Euro 2020 final on Sunday.At the season 2 premiere of “Ted Lasso” in West Hollywood on Thursday night, Sudeikis wore a sweatshirt that was emblazoned with the first names of Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho.

Jason Sudeikis made a statement with his latest outfit choice.