Jason Sudeikis He spent eight successful seasons on the comedy show ‘Saturday Night Live’ and was part of the success of the ‘I Wanna Kill My Boss’ movies, but he says people stop him more on the street because of Ted Lasso, the character of a couple. of commercials he recorded about 7 years ago to promote the Premier League from England, in the United States.
The surprising success of Lasso – a football coach who is hired to coach a troubled English football team – led him to develop the ten-episode comedy of the same name for Apple TV+, which is available from today.
Ted Lasso exposes the humorous situations in that clash of cultures and forms of play that occur in each episode. “He cares, listens and has an unwavering philosophy; is the reason why Ted is a good coach “Sudeikis says about his character.
Despite his lack of knowledge about the sport, the confusion of terms and rules, and the not-so-noble intentions of the president of the club who hired him, Lasso is confident that he will succeed in British football with his team, AFC Richmond.
Jason Sudeikis spoke with EL TIEMPO about this series and his encounter with football.
“Part of the success of the original commercials was due to the fact that they were welcomed by soccer fans around the world who shared the videos. The first commercial we did was in 2013 and the second, in 2014; and then in the summer of 2015 I was still wondering about the little nuances that we had explored in the second commercial“, remember.
We spent a week plotting the story and came up with what ended up being almost 85% of the first episode and realized this had legs
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For him, the only way to know if something has the ability to work in a format longer than 4 minutes is to try it.
“We spent a week plotting the story and we came up with what ended up being almost 85% of the first episode and we realized this had legs.”
Two years ago, Sudeikis crossed paths with Bill Lawrence (creator of the comedy series ‘Scrubs’) and came up with the idea of ’Ted Lasso’ as a series.
“We were lucky that he joined the project because he knows a lot about television.”
The plot reveals a slightly silly character, but with a fireproof optimism.
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“He is also someone with a lot of enthusiasm who pays more attention than people imagine,” emphasizes the actor, for whom ‘Ted Lasso’ is also more than laughter.
“There is something deeper in history than the premise of an American abroad for the first time. I wouldn’t say it’s a dramedy (a mixture of drama and comedy), but it has a bit of seriousness at times, ”adds Sudeikis, who already seems to have allowed himself to be tempted a bit by sport.
“When I play Fifa, I choose Manchester City and Liverpool a lot, I am a fan of their coach Josep Guardiola (…) I’m still new to football, but we were very lucky to be able to see live matches when we shot in London, between August and November last year ”, he assured.
“We have a group on WhatsApp and we make a date to play, and to be honest, we come up with a lot of story ideas while we’re on that plan.
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During the quarantine, the actor has been dedicated to continue inflaming his fingers with the video game console, doing online tournaments with the scriptwriting team of the series.
“We have a group on WhatsApp and we make a date to play, and to be honest, we come up with a lot of story ideas while we’re on that plan. I always have paper and pencil at hand ”, he confesses.
For him, the challenge was to make the references and emotions look authentic. “Brendan Hout (producer and actor on the show) is my expert on everything to do with football, and then being able to work in the UK, which was intentional, allowed us to be surrounded by people who had a better understanding of all that mystique and culture that surrounds sport.
“Sudeikis makes the protagonist genuinely nice and not a mere agglomeration of stereotypes, “wrote critic Brian Tallerico of the series in The Playlist magazine.
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“What I hope is that people see it and so we can tell a little more about the whole experience (…) In fact, we are already working on that.
CLAUDIA SANDOVAL
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