Here’s Diane Sawyer’s brilliant response to Ted Lasso’s date proposition

could bring the chilly joy of Christmas into the overheated doldrums of mid-August and make it feel perfectly-timed -- and the beloved comedy did just that with this week's episode, titled «Carol of the Bells.» (The episode even featured a special title sequence, with claymation renditions of the cast!)For the AFC Richmond family, the holiday began with everyone in a different place: Keeley (Juno Temple) and Roy (Brett Goldstein) had their «Sexy Christmas» plans waylaid by Roy's niece, Phoebe

This morning fans were overjoyed as Holly Willoughby made a surprise appearance in the Apple+ show Ted Lasso.The hit comedy series has worked hard to enrich itself in British culture as an outsider American coach takes on the duty of managing a British football team.The second season of the show worked hard to tap into British television to ground itself by featuring popular shows and names to max out the realism.

 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.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-nominated Jeremy Swift, who portrays Higgins on Apple’s hit series Ted Lasso, has signed with APA for representation.

-esque reality dating show,Having walked away from his Manchester City contract — and proven himself to be even more of a selfish cad on the show -- Jamie quickly finds that no major European club is willing to take him on, and so he returns, little plastic army man in hand, to ask Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) for another shot on AFC Richmond.Initially, Ted turns him down — noting the bridges he's burnt and lingering hurt feelings over the club's relegation -- but, ever the caring father figure to

While Jason Sudeikis has appeared on television shows and even led movies for many years now, he's reached a new level of success with "Ted Lasso." The Apple TV+ comedy sees the actor play an infectiously optimistic soccer coach who was hired by the team's bitter owner to sink the team, though he manages to bring everyone together instead.

. 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.

Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso, currently nominated for 20 Emmy Awards, debuted its second season on July 23 delivering the streamer’s biggest premiere day ever, largest opening weekend ever and #1 debut across all series and movies, the company said. As usual, Apple — like most SVOD players — did not provide hard numbers to back its claims.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorDrafting off its recent 20 Emmys nominations, the “Ted Lasso” Season 2 premiere episode hauled in biggest audience of any original film or TV show on Apple TV Plus, according to Apple.The soccer comedy series, headlined by Jason Sudeikis as the fish-out-of-water American coach, tallied more Apple TV Plus accounts that streamed the S2 premiere on Friday, July 23, and over its opening weekend (July 23-25), than any previous launch, the tech giant claims.That sounds

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.

Ted Lasso has his next date lined up.

tweeted. "Your move."Dear @TedLasso - I’m in.