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The Thing About ‘Ted Lasso’ Jason Sudeikis Says Lots Of Fans Misunderstand · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. Jason Tunis. His turn
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Speaker 1: as Ted Lasso ended up becoming a surprise hit for
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Speaker 1: Apple TV Plus, with its first season becoming the most
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Speaker 1: watched comedy for the streamer and all top fifty countries
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Speaker 1: that offer it, partially because it's hard not to root
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Speaker 1: for Ted, even though the odds are stacked against him
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Speaker 1: and he seems like an easy target. But Jason says
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Speaker 1: there's more depth to the character than a lot of
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Speaker 1: fans realized. Telling Variety, there's a saying that stuck with me.
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Speaker 1: You never know what someone's going through. Everybody's fighting through
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Speaker 1: their own battle. I took that heart with Ted. When
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Speaker 1: something comes at him, it may seem like the dummy
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Speaker 1: doesn't get it, But no, the dummy gets it more
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Speaker 1: than you're allowing him to. It just doesn't bother him
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Speaker 1: as much. I found that refreshing. Just like in sales
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Speaker 1: they say, answer the phone with a smile, that's Ted.
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Speaker 1: Season two, Ted Lasso arrives in July. That's Direct from
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Speaker 1: Hollywood