

And I met with Jason Sudeikis on FaceTime, and then we fell in love.
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And he called me and said, do you want to come write on this TV show about football? We need a British guy. The story is I was a writer on "Ted Lasso." I had done a pilot with Bill Lawrence, one of the co-creators a few years before, and we'd stayed in touch. GOLDSTEIN: OK, the story goes like this, and it is true. Thank you for having me.īALDONADO: I'm going to start by asking you to tell a story that you've told a lot, but it's a great story. "Ted Lasso" just started its third and final season. He also hosts the podcast "Films To be Buried With," where he finds out about the lives of comedians, actors and filmmakers by asking them about the films that mean most to them. Goldstein also entered the Marvel Universe playing Hercules, who looks to be a new Marvel villain. That show just aired its season one finale and was renewed for a second season.
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Plus, he co-created the TV series "Shrinking," which stars Jason Segel, Harrison Ford and Jessica Williams. He won the Emmy twice for best supporting actor in a comedy series. I do hope you'll come back and play next year but only if you mean it.īALDONADO: Our guest, Brett Goldstein, plays Roy Kent. GOLDSTEIN: (As Roy Kent) Oi, it has been an honor coaching all of you. But then tough love never bothered me, you know, as long as I knew the coach gave a. When I was young, you got shouted at for losing. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: (As character) Coach Kent. GOLDSTEIN: (As Roy Kent) Must be nice to just burn cash. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: (As character) Emily's mom bought everyone consolation trophies. Good.ĮLODIE BLOMFIELD: (As Phoebe) Is it time for trophies, Uncle Roy?

Here he is with the team of 9-year-old girls after a loss.īRETT GOLDSTEIN: (As Roy Kent) You played a hell of a game. As the show goes on, he remains gruff and foul-mouthed, but he tearfully retires, coaches his niece's girls football team, becomes a sports pundit on TV and then settles into the role of assistant coach for his old team, AFC Richmond. When we meet him at the beginning of the series, he's a gruff, foul-mouthed British footballer past the heights of his career. Our guest, Brett Goldstein, is a writer for the series and won two consecutive Emmys for best supporting actor in a comedy series for his role on "Ted Lasso." He spoke with FRESH AIR's Ann Marie Baldonado.ĪNN MARIE BALDONADO, BYLINE: The show may be called "Ted Lasso," but for a lot of viewers, it's all about Roy Kent.
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The series became a huge hit with critics and audiences when it premiered during the pandemic and went on to win two Emmys for best comedy series for its first two seasons. The show's about an American football coach who moves to England to manage a struggling English Premier League football team, even though he has no experience coaching soccer. The series "Ted Lasso" just started its third and final season on Apple TV+.
