‘Ted Lasso’ Star Hannah Waddingham Wants to Play a Superhero ‘That Absolutely Busts Everyone’s Balls but Looks Fabulous Doing It’

South by Southwest Conference and Festivals today announced a final round of Keynotes and Featured Speakers for the 36th annual Conference taking place in Austin, TX from March 11-20, with Ron Howard, Ted Lasso stars Brett Goldstein and Brendan Hunt, actor-filmmaker Gillian Jacobs, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, former U.S. representative Beto O’Rourke, and musicians Brian Eno and Nathaniel Rateliff among the notable additions.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorThe cast of “Ted Lasso” may not have been able to make it the SAG Awards this year, but they did get together to appear remotely from the five-star Claridge’s Hotel in London.Nominee Hannah Waddingham absolutely glowed from across the pond in a gold and bronze Dolce & Gabbana fishtail gown. And Variety has the exclusive details on the couture number.Handmade in Milan, the dress weighs 22 pounds and took about 210 hours to create after three fittings with Milan seamstresses who were flown to London to work with Waddingham.The gown features 3,000 Swarovski bead fringes, 10,000 Swarovski crystals, 30,000 sequels and 40,000 Miyuki beads.

s most controversial storylines involved Miranda Hobbes' (Cynthia Nixon) romance with non-binary comedian Che Diaz (Sara Ramirez), the reboot almost went in a different direction. In the HBO Max documentary special about the making of the series, Nixon, who is both a star, producer, and even directed one episode of the show, revealed that originally, the plan for Miranda's character had been that she fell for her professor, Dr. Nya Wallace.ET's Nischelle Turner caught up with Karen Pittman, who plays Nya in, and her co-star, Desean Terry, at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, and had to ask her about the could-have-been romance between her character and Miranda. «Listen, Nischelle, I did not know that. Nobody told me that,» she told ET of the original plan.

Jason Sudeikis has won his second SAG Award for the second year in a row!

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Sesame Street will see Ted Lasso star Brett Goldstein pay a visit to Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch and co.In a new clip shared to social media, Goldstein, who stars as retired footballer Roy Kent in Apple TV+’s hit football comedy, is seen hanging out in a trash can alongside Oscar the Grouch as Big Bird wanders by.“Isn’t it a beautiful day?” Big Bird asks the pair, who proceed to shake their heads in disapproval.Sesame Street captioned the post: “Grouches gonna grouch on Sesame Street.

 Tuesday. star Brett Goldstein just guest starred on the iconic children's program, in what he called «the best day» of his life.Goldstein, who plays the always-grouchy Roy Kent on the Apple TV+ series, took to Instagram to share snaps from the epic day, which included a cameo with his  counterpart, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, Big Bird and more.«Brett, how would you show the best day of your life using only photos…,» he wrote, kicking off his tribute to the long-running television series.«I finally found my way to Sesame Street (all you have to do is ask, through the medium of song) and it was more wonderful than I could have imagined. Everyone was so funny and brilliant and friendly and kind.

Brett Goldstein is making waves on “Ted Lasso” but his career is literally in the garbage on “Sesame Street”.

Hannah Waddingham had quite the eventful Valentine’s Day last year.

Hannah Waddingham is discussing one of the more memorable moments she had on the Ted Lasso set!

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorHannah Waddingham made her Super Bowl commercial debut during today’s telecast of the championship game.The “Ted Lasso” star is featured in a spot for cash back shopping service Rakuten. She plays a villainous (and glamorous) character that could easily appear in a “James Bond” film — she has a hairless cat named Leonardo! — in a high stakes poker game who loses to a Rakuten user. The 60-second commercial, directed by Matt Aselton, was shot at Hatfield House outside of London.“They came to me because they wanted a very specific kind of type,” the Emmy winner told Variety.

Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham is starring in a commercial that will air during the 2022 Super Bowl!

The stars are stepping out for Christian Siriano‘s latest fashion show!

Joe Otterson TV ReporterBill Lawrence is staying put at Warner Bros. Television, with the TV writer and producer inking a massive five-year deal sources value at nine figures, Variety has confirmed.WBTV would not comment on the financial terms of the deal.

Hannah Waddingham has no idea what to expect!«They are just brilliant, brilliant brains, but they know better than to tell me anything at all,» said the actress, who plays AFC Richmond team owner Rebecca Welton, of the beloved Apple TV+ show's creative team, which includes creator and star Jason Sudeikis.Waddingham confirmed to ET that after some delays, the show is due to start production on season 3 in early March. Much ado has been made about the series' planned three-season run, which would make the upcoming episodes their last, but, given that the show has been such a hit with fans and critics alike, many, Waddingham included, can't help but wonder if Sudeikis might end up changing his mind.«He has always said that there is a beginning, a middle and an end,» she recalled, «which is why he was very specific about telling everyone that [season 2] was the middle, kind of vibe.»However, Waddingham admitted, «If I were Apple and Warner Bros., I'd be leaning on him like a lunatic and putting him in a corner in a little cage and giving him a notebook and a pen… It's too beautiful.»If the series ends up extending its run, it would be far from the first surprise for the actress, who earned acclaim on the West End before breaking through in television with her role as the ice queen-turned-supportive team owner.