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On Tuesday, the creators and stars of Ted Lasso celebrated the Apple TV+ series’s 20 Emmy nominations, at the same time teasing its upcoming second season. Co-creator, producer, writer and actor Brendan Hunt—who plays Ted Lasso's (Jason Sudeikis) loyal assistant and friend, Coach Beard—said that Season 2 will be about…

UPDATED with reactions: Ted Lasso scored 20 Emmy nominations on Tuesday, becoming the most-nominated freshman comedy series in TV history. The Apple TV+ series surpassed the record held by Fox musical-comedy Glee, which claimed 19 nominations back in 2010. “I mean, just listen to that—just that sentence,” said actor Ha…

Ted Lasso became the feelgood hit of the summer last year with Jason Sudekis even persuading a group of hardened British football fans to fall in love with the Apple TV+ original comedy. The series was also a hit in Hollywood, picking up a slew of awards including Sudekis winning best actor at the Golden Globes. It…

Not all actors are former professional athletes or, for that matter, former soccer players. But discovering some who were, such as Cristo Fernández, who plays the wildly hysterically funny Latin American soccer player Dani Rojas in AppleTV+’s Ted Lasso, was a feat worth screaming “goal” about for series co-creator Bill…

Apple TV+’s breakout rookie hit and awards magnet Ted Lasso didn't come about in the usual way for a successful TV comedy series. It emerged out of improv comedy shows that star Jason Sudeikis was doing in Amsterdam, creating a loud, bombastic, very silly Ted Lasso. Eventually, NBC and the English Premier League asked…

It's been quite a morning for Ted Lasso's Bill Lawrence. While at work on the Warner Bros. lot, he found out that his Apple TV+ comedy—co-created by Joe Kelly, Brendan Hunt and Jason Sudeikis—had received a pair of Golden Globe nominations. Sudeikis was recognized for his lead performance, while the show itself landed…

On the heels of its breakout series premiere, Apple has given an early Season 2 renewal to sports comedy Ted Lasso. The streaming service has ordered a 10-episode second season of the series from Saturday Night Live alum Jason Sudeikis and Bill Lawrence, set to debut next year. Co-written by Sudeikis and Lawrence, Ted…

MTV Studios is reviving another cult MTV animated series, Clone High. Original series’ creators Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Bill Lawrence are re-teaming on a reimagined version of the 2002 TV series. There is no network yet for the new Clone High. It could follow two other MTV Studios animated series based on classic…

Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence said today he’ll consider returning the three recently pulled episodes containing blackface to Hulu but only after the offending scenes have been edited out. Lawrence said on a podcast today, "Twitter is like, 'Why did you pull the whole episodes?' Why didn't you just edit those moments…

Apple has unveiled a first look at Ted Lasso, a new comedy series from Jason Sudeikis and Bill Lawrence that will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on Friday, August 14. Sudeikis plays Ted Lasso, a small-time college football coach from Kansas hired to coach a professional soccer team in England, despite having no…

Apple has given a formal series greenlight to Ted Lasso, a comedy starring, co-written and executive produced by Saturday Night Live alum Jason Sudeikis. Written by Sudeikis and Bill Lawrence (Whiskey Cavalier, Scrubs), Ted Lasso is based on the popular Coach Ted Lasso character Sudeikis played in NBC Sports videos…

David Hemingson came up with idea for ABC’s new Whiskey Cavalier when an FBI pal of his called him at 2 AM after breaking up with his girlfriend. Though he was a “gun out first through the door” kinds of guy” at the end of the day he wanted love and connection like everyone else, Hemingson said. The high-octane…