How Bill Lawrence & Casting Director Theo Park Put The ‘Ted Lasso’ Team Together – Crew Call Podcast

“I love doing things that are about fashion,” Ryan Murphy tells us on the latest episode of Crew Call.

Most fans know that Jason Sudeikis‘s Ted Lasso series was inspired by a series of commercials.

It’s almost hard to imagine Jason Sudeikis starring in “Ted Lasso” next to any other ensemble of actors. From Hannah Waddingham‘s brilliant portrayal of the fictional AFC Richmond football club owner Rebecca Welton to Juno Temple‘s scene-stealing Keely Jones or Nick Mohammad as the smarter than he looks kit man (that’s an equipment manager for us Yanks), the Apple TV+ series is something of a casting marvel.

Jason Sudeikis and Kathryn Hahn are doing sitcoms differently.

Kathryn Hahn (“WandaVision”) and Jason Sudeikis (“Ted Lasso”) sat down for a virtual chat for Variety‘s Actors on Actors. For more, click here.Jason Sudeikis is an Emmy front-runner for his work on Apple TV Plus’ “Ted Lasso,” playing a relentlessly cheery soccer coach whose sunniness conceals darkness.

There are certain givens about the Emmy prospects for Apple TV+’s breakout hit, “Ted Lasso.” Comedy Series nomination? Check. An acting nomination for Jason Sudeikis? A given.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVCasting director Linda Lamontagne got her start in sitcoms including “Roseanne” and “Cybill” in the early 1990s but less than a decade later she made a full-time pivot to voiceover for animated comedies and films.

Amber Dowling A few years after the rise of the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements, inclusion riders, gender parity, pay equity and a slew of other issues remain as relevant as ever both on-screen and off.

EXCLUSIVE: French actor and composer Stephen Manas, known for his role on Apple’s hit comedy Ted Lasso, has signed with Defining Artists Agency for representation.

Spoiler Alert: This podcast contains details about the first episode of Marvel’s Loki, which is available to stream on Disney+ staring today.

Jason Sudeikis is letting fans in on all of his plans for “Ted Lasso”.

The streaming wars are fully upon us, and as summer goes into full swing, AppleTV+ is starting to flex its wares. Today, the streamer unveiled an exclusive preview of new series and films coming to Apple TV+ now through Fall 2021.

William Earl Apple TV Plus released a new trailer outlining its summer programming fare, giving first looks at a slew of upcoming projects both new and returning.

It was once said that a second season of the popular HBO series Big Little Lies wasn’t possible, that is until author Liane Moriarty came up with an outline for one.

Naman Ramachandran “The Lunchbox” casting director and producer Seher Aly Latif died in Mumbai on Monday of a renal failure. She was in her early 40s.Latif was one of the most sought-after casting directors for international projects set in India or with a significant India component.

Naman Ramachandran “The Lunchbox” casting director and producer Seher Ali Latif died in Mumbai on Monday of a renal failure. She was in her early 40s.Latif was one of the most sought-after casting directors for international projects set in India or with a significant India component.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeChuck Lorre and Bill Lawrence have known each other casually through the years, whether it be bumping into each other on the Warner Bros. lot or at an awards show.

Juno Temple has never truly done comedy. In fact, with roles in the likes of Atonement, Cracks, Little Birds and Black Mass, to name a few, she has ploughed her field as a specialist in the darkest of darkness, and has relished every moment.

Paul McCartney once told a Liverpool High School class that when it comes to songwriting, “‘I don’t know how to do this.”