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‘Emily in Paris,’ ‘Ted Lasso’ Producers on Avoiding the ‘Dumb American Abroad’ Trope
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variety.comWill Thorne Staff WriterYou say tomato, I say tomato, let’s call the whole thing a series.Fish out of water comedies are a dime a dozen on television (look no further than recent Emmy darling “Schitt’s Creek”), but a string of new shows are taking those fish and flying them across the Atlantic, specifically to France and the United Kingdom.While it might appear easy to play for a laugh out of a quirky British accent or a snobbish French custom, the creators and producers of Netflix’s “Emily in Paris” and “The Duchess,” and Apple TV Plus’ “Ted Lasso” know there is a need for nuance to move beyond the “ugly, dumb American abroad” trope, as the latter’s showrunner Bill Lawrence puts it. “Emily in Paris,” which debuts Oct.
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