Jason Sudeikis
The Rare Hollywood Interview Where Celebs Actually Get Real (While Sweating It Out): ‘Hiking With Kevin’
In 2017, Kevin Nealon and his friend Matthew Modine were huffing and puffing their way up a steep grade in Temescal Canyon, a tranquil trail that’s a kind of unofficial backyard for many industry figures on L.A.’s Westside. Their breathless conversation amused Nealon, so he whipped out his iPhone and started recording. Among the oaks […]
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Jason Sudeikis Thanked Taylor Swift for Touring in Kansas City and Endorses Relationship With Travis Kelce: “He’s a Good Egg”
Jason Sudeikis is weighing in on his hometown of Kansas City’s newfound celebrity after visits from Taylor Swift amid her romance with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Sudeikis — who returned to Kansas City on Nov. 11 to host his annual Thundergong! benefit concert in support of Steps of Faith, which helps amputees get the prosthetic […]
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Jason Sudeikis Recruits ‘Ted Lasso’ Co-Stars Hannah Waddingham, Brendan Hunt for Kansas City Charity Concert
Jason Sudeikis is returning to his hometown of Kansas City for his 7th annual Thundergong! charity event on Saturday, and will be bringing some familiar faces with him. The benefit concert — supporting the Steps of Faith Foundation, which helps uninsured and underinsured amputees get the prosthetic limbs they need — will be hosted by […]
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“A Beautiful Game”: How the ‘Ted Lasso’ Song Scored a Goal — With a Lyrical Assist From Jason Sudeikis
It all started with music supervisor Tony Von Pervieux’s dream of working with pop music maestro Max Martin for an original Ted Lasso song — and ended with an emotional tearjerker that was so good Jason Sudeikis wrote a specific scene for the tune in the season three finale of the Apple TV+ comedy. Sudeikis […]
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Bill Murray, Ben Stiller and 30 More ‘Saturday Night Live’ Castmembers Who Became Movie and TV Stars
From bees, “wild and crazy” guys and cheeseburger-slinging cooks to “Wayne’s World” hosts, Spartan cheerleaders, “two a-holes,” “Californians” and songs about Chanukah, wishing it was Christmas today, chopping broccoli and a gift in the form of a certain body part in a box, Saturday Night Live has featured multiple memorable sketches over its nearly 50-year […]
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‘Ted Lasso’ Stars Weigh In on Final Episode and Show’s Potential Future: “No One Wants More for the Sake of It. There’s Enough TV Around”
[This story contains spoilers for “So Long, Farewell,” the season three finale of Ted Lasso.] Ten days after the season three finale of Ted Lasso left fans wondering if this was truly the end of the hit Apple TV+ series, its stars reunited at a For Your Consideration Emmys event on Saturday night to weigh in […]
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Jason Sudeikis Jokes That Owen Wilson Once Told Him He’d Be Curious to See What He Looked Like If He “Took Care” of Himself
Jason Sudeikis recently recalled a playful conversation he had with Owen Wilson while they were on the set of Hall Pass. During production on the 2011 comedy, which also starred Steve Merchant, JB Smoove and Larry Joe Campbell, the actors were filming a scene in a sports bar that involved them eating wings and talking. […]
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‘Ted Lasso’ Finale Event Canceled at Paley Center
The ongoing writers strike has forced the cancellation of the Paley Center’s Ted Lasso finale screening and panel. The Paley Center for Media informed ticket holders Thursday that the May 30 screening of the season three finale — a possible series finale — and subsequent panel with the cast that was to have included Jason […]
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Jason Sudeikis Says He Changed Ted Lasso’s Original “Belligerent” Personality Due to Donald Trump’s Behavior
Jason Sudeikis said his soccer coach character in Ted Lasso wasn’t initially intended to have an endlessly optimistic personality. During an interview with The Guardian, published online Sunday, the We’re the Millers actor explained that the original Ted Lasso, which he had created for a comedy skit years before the Apple TV+ series was created, […]
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‘Ted Lasso’ Star Breaks Down That “Awful and Devastating” Fight
[This story contains spoilers for Ted Lasso season three, episode eight: “We’ll Never Have Paris.”] The eighth episode of Ted Lasso’s third season (and potentially its final season, depending on who you ask) sees several characters stuck inside of sad songs. And while it gets better for most of them, it doesn’t end so happily […]
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‘Ted Lasso’: Billy Harris on Colin’s “Armor” and Desire to Live a Complete Life After Pivotal Episode
[This story contains spoilers for “Sunflowers,” episode six of Ted Lasso’s third season.] Ted Lasso watchers have speculated that AFC Richmond player Colin Hughes (Billy Harris) is gay since early in season two, and those suspicions were confirmed in season three’s third episode. With the April 19 episode, “Sunflowers,” Colin’s story took a big step […]
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‘Ted Lasso’ Introduces New “Lunatic” Soccer Star Played by Maximilian Osinski
There’s a new star on the pitch. The third episode of Ted Lasso’s third season introduced a soccer player so famous he goes by a one-word moniker — Zava. Played by Agents of SHIELD star Maximilian Osinski, Zava will have more screen time as the season unfolds, and the actor is still pinching himself. “I […]
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