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Brendan Hunt, AKA Coach Beard, Reveals the Unique Advantage 'Ted Lasso' Has Thanks to All Its Writer / Actors · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. Ted Lasso is a
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Speaker 1: unique show in several ways, but one of the things
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Speaker 1: behind the scenes that separates it from so many other
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Speaker 1: scripted sitcoms is how many of its lead stars are
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Speaker 1: also part of the writing team. Lead Jason Sadakis, Brett Goldstein,
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Speaker 1: who plays Roy Kent, and Brendan Hunt, who plays Ted's
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Speaker 1: oddball sidekick Coach Beard, are all part of the writer's room,
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Speaker 1: and Brendan has noticed how plugged in it makes them
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Speaker 1: to the storyline and when it comes time to perform.
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Speaker 1: He told Collider, it's a very weird thing to have
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Speaker 1: so many writers on the show being the cast. It's
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Speaker 1: a very unique opportunity because it means there are a
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Speaker 1: few cast members who are not only focused on this
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Speaker 1: scene they're doing now, but who have a very intimate
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Speaker 1: sense of what the big picture is of what they're
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Speaker 1: trying to get at. According to the Emmy Scoreboard, that
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Speaker 1: doesn't hurt performances at all. The new season at Ted
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Speaker 1: Lasso streaming now an Apple TV plus that's direct from
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Speaker 1: Hollywood