Ted Lasso: Last News

EXCLUSIVE: Universal Television has named Kimberly Hope EVP of Talent and Casting. Hope, who joins the Universal Studio Group division after more than a decade at Warner Bros. Television, is stepping into the role previously held by Universal Television’s longtime head of casting Beth Klein who retired at the end of last year after a 37-year career as a casting executive. Hope will oversee casting for Universal Television’s slate, reporting to studio president Erin Underhill.

Hallmark Channel will be wrapping up the “Winter Escape” series this weekend with the original movie The Perfect Setting and we have your inside scoop on cast members Laci J. Mailey and David Elsendoorn.

EXCLUSIVE: Lumon Industries appears to have been generating plenty income for Apple TV+.

Annika Pham Norwegian actor turned TV writer-director Henriette Steenstrup says she “adooores” “Ted Lasso,” and it’s easy to see why. Her first gig as showrunner “Pørni,” the Viaplay comedy hit, recommissioned by Netflix for Seasons 4-5, displays similar qualities: a rare ability to mix comedy with heart-warming drama, without shying away from serious issues.

Matt Minton mminton@variety.com While “Ted Lasso” Season 4 hasn’t been officially confirmed, Nick Mohammed, who plays assistant coach Nate Shelley, is driving online chatter about the show’s return. Mohammed posted a video on X Thursday explaining that some of his show dates for the “Show Pony” tour had to be rescheduled.

First came Desperate Housewives and now we’ve got Desperate Lillewives.

Bill Lawrence is set to receive the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence at the 77th annual Writers Guild Awards, the East Coast edition of which is set to take place in New York’s Edison Ballroom on Saturday, February 15.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer “Scrubs” creator and “Ted Lasso” writer Bill Lawrence is set to receive the Writers Guild of America East’s Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence at the 77th annual WGA Awards next month. Named in honor of legendary “Saturday Night Live” writer and television producer Herb Sargent, who served as WGAE president for 14 years, the WGA East‘s Sargent Award is given to a writer who “embodies the spirit, commitment and comic genius of Mr. Sargent, as well as his dedication to mentoring new writers,” per the writers’ union.

Timothée Chalamet is no danger of being typecast.

Bad Monkey has been renewed for a second season.The Apple TV+ series, which is led by Vince Vaughn, is based on the novel by Carl Hiaasen and follows former police detective turned restaurant inspector Andrew Yancy (Vaughn), who is pulled into a world of greed and corruption after a tourist finds a severed arm while fishing.The supporting cast includes L. Scott Caldwell, Rob Delaney, Meredith Hagner, Natalie Martinez, Alex Moffat, Michelle Monaghan, and Jodie Turner-Smith.The first two episodes of the series, which was developed by Bill Lawrence (Shrinking, Ted Lasso) were released on August 14, with the finale landing on October 9, 2024.The novel spawned a sequel novel titled Razor Girl, but according to Variety, season two will not be based on that book.“Since Bad Monkey first made its debut on Apple TV+, this highly entertaining series became an instant fan-favourite,” said Matt Cherniss, head of programming for Apple TV+.“Led by the incomparable Vince Vaughn as Andrew Yancy, alongside a brilliant ensemble cast, we can’t wait for everyone to experience more hilarious, sun-soaked, beachy misadventures from the mind of Bill Lawrence as the temperature rises even further in the next chapter of this engrossing murder-mystery.”It comes after Vaughn, recently expressed an interest in returning for more episodes.

Apple TV+ has given a Season 2 renewal to breakout comedy Bad Monkey, from developer, executive producer and showrunner Bill Lawrence, star/executive producer Vince Vaughn and Warner Bros. Television where Lawrence is based.

Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso) has landed a role alongside John Cena and Jessica Biel in Apple‘s live-action Matchbox film from Skydance and Mattel Films.

Ted Lasso star and co-writer Brett Goldstein has confirmed a popular fan theory that the Apple TV+ series was inspired by The Wizard Of Oz.Three years ago, fans began noticing that season two of Ted Lasso contained similarities to The Wizard of Oz. Since then, fans have theorised that the entire show is a modern retelling of the L.

Brett Goldstein is confirming a major fan theory about Ted Lasso!

Brett Goldstein confirms a fan theory stating that The Wizard of Oz heavily inspired Ted Lasso.

EXCLUSIVE: ColorCreative, the talent management company founded by Issa Rae, Deniese Davis, and Talitha Watkins, has welcomed Ana Bedayo to the team. In her new role as talent manager, Bedayo will continue to pursue acclaimed talent and advance ColorCreative’s mission to elevate impactful and inclusive storytelling.

Ethan Shanfeld Jason Sudeikis has weighed in on the backlash surrounding the third season of “Ted Lasso,” saying those who criticized the direction of the soccer dramedy “don’t have imaginations and they’re not open to the experience of what it’s like to have one.” Sudeikis was interviewed as part of the new oral history book “Believe: The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso, the Show That Kicked Its Way Into Our Hearts.” In the book, as reported by TVLine, author Jeremy Egner suggests that Season 3 of “Ted Lasso” enabled “a small but hostile crowd of dissenters” who griped about “how the core cast had been scattered into different storylines” and “complained that the narrative had gotten too diffuse and unfocused.” (Variety called the season “unbearable” in its review.) Sudeikis, the co-creator and star of “Ted Lasso,” fired back at the criticism. “Much like live theater, the show, especially Season 3, was asking the audience to be an active participant,” he said.

“Believe: The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso, the Show That Kicked Its Way Into Our Hearts,” which is out today.During the interview, Egner suggested to Sudeikis that “a small but vocal group of dissenters” criticized “how the [show’s] core cast had been scattered into different storylines,” complaining that the narrative had become “too diffuse and unfocused” — particularly with regard to Keeley and Nate’s arcs. Sudeikis disagreed with the critics’ assessment and said some viewers lack “imaginations.”“Much like live theater, the show, especially Season 3, was asking the audience to be an active participant,” the star replied, according to TVLine.

Flavor Flav was recently joined on stage by Ted Lasso star Jason Sudeikis to perform Public Enemy‘s ‘Bring The Noise’ – watch below.Last Saturday (November 9) saw the US rapper make a live appearance at the Thundergong! 2024 benefit concert for Steps Of Faith – a non-profit charity “providing prosthetic care, hope and comfort to amputees needing financial support”.Actor and comedian Sudeikis co-founded the annual event with drummer Billy Brimblecom in 2017. The latter lost his left leg to a rare form of cancer in 2005, as Spin notes.Flavor Flav was joined on the line-up by Sudeikis himself, “Weird Al” Yankovic and more at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City, Missouri.According to Setlist.FM, the Public Enemy co-founder played two of the hip-hop group’s classic tracks on the night: ‘Bring The Noise’ (1987) and ‘911 Is A Joke’ (1990).For the first song, Flavor Flav invited Sudeikis to perform alongside him and his live band.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Phil Dunster is reuniting with “Ted Lasso” co-creator Bill Lawrence at HBO. Dunster has signed on to star alongside Steve Carell in the untitled HBO comedy series written by Lawrence and Matt Tarses that was originally picked up back in May. The half-hour series has been given a 10 episode order.