‘Ted Lasso’ Emmy Nominee Brett Goldstein on Exploring Different Sides of His ‘Angry and Hard’ Character

 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.

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

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.

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.

Ted Lasso has his next date lined up.

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.

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

Jason Sudeikis and Irina Shayk are hanging out… but just as friends!A source tells ET that Sudeikis was recently spotted at the newly reopened midtown hotspot Hunt & Fish Club to celebrate the birthdays of his  cast members, Hannah Waddingham and Brett Goldstein.«Irina Shayk and new editor Edward Enninful were also in attendance, and were there to meet with Jason in connection with his recent open support of British soccer players,» a source tells ET.

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.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeGreetings from Variety Awards Headquarters! Today is July 19, 2021, which means it’s 31 days until final-round voting starts on Aug. 19; 42 days until final voting ends on Aug.

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.

Jason Sudeikis is standing in solidarity people facing racist attacks.

Trigger WarningIn a major act of solidarity, Emmy-nominated actor wore a distinctive black sweatshirt with the names of Black English football players. These three players were recently at the receiving end of brazen racist attacks after England lost the Euro 2020 final against Italy.

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Season 2 of Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso, starring Jason Sudeikis as an American college football coach recruited by an English Premier League team, could not have been timed better. The series just set a new Emmy nominations record for a freshman comedy with 20 noms, and English soccer’s popularity in the U.S. is higher than ever following England’s dream run to the Euro 2020 final.