>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY.
WE'RE BACK WITH WITH MORE OF THE
LOVELY AND TALENTED MR. JASON
SUDEIKIS.
YOU HAVE COCREATED AND STAR IN
THE NEW SERIES APPLE TV+.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: CALLED "TED
LASSO."
WHO IS TED LASSO?
>> HE'S ME, STEPHEN.
I PLAY TED LASSO.
TED LASSO IS THIS CHARACTER THAT
CAME UP TO DO A FEW COMMERCIALS
BACK, I DON'T KNOW, SEVEN YEARS
AGO WHEN THEY STARTED SHOWING
THE ENGLISH PREMIERE LEAGUE, YOU
KNOW THE BIG SOCCER LEAGUE THERE
IN THE U.K. ON NBC SPORTS.
AND THEN WE HAD THIS IDEA TO
TURN IT INTO A TV SHOW.
THE SIMPLE PREMISE IS HE IS AN
AMERICAN COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACH
WHO GETS HIRED TO COACH A
PROFESSIONAL SOCCER TEAM IN THE
U.K.
WE HAD THE IDEA BACK IN, WHAT IT
WAS IT, LIKE, SUMMER OF 2015?
AND THE BIG THING WAS, OKAY,
THIS WAS A COMMERCIAL, HIGH
CONCEPT.
NO ONE CARES ABOUT THE POSITION
OR THE REASONING HOW HE GOT THIS
JOB.
BUT WHEN YOU START TO DO A TV
SHOW, YOU GO OKAY, WE HAVE TO
MAKE SENSE OF THIS.
BECAUSE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE IT
WAS A BIG PILL TO SWALLOW OF HOW
CAN SOMEONE WHO HAS NO IDEA WHAT
THEY'RE DOING FOR A LIVING BE
PUT IN CHARGE OF SOMETHING AS
IMPORTANT AS A PROFESSIONAL
SOCCER TEAM?
AND NOW, NO ONE ASKS THAT
QUESTION.
NO EXECUTIVE.
NO-- NO-- NOBODY.
NOBODY ON THE SHOW.
NO WRITERS.
THEY'RE JUST LIKE, "YEAH,s
THIS IS LIKE A NICE LITTLE
PARABLE, NICE METAPHOR.
WE NEVER HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE
ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM.
>> Stephen: TED LASSO DOESN'T
KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT SOCCER.
>> NOT AT ALL.
>> Stephen: DID YOU?
DID YOU KNOW ABOUT SOCCER GOING
INTO THIS?
>> NOT REALLY.
AGAIN, THE MOST I KNEW WAS FROM
PLAYING FIFA WHEN I WORKED AT A
THEATER IN AMSTERDAM IN CHICAGO
I PLAYED BETWEEN SHOWS AGAINST
MY BUDDY BRENDAN.
AND SOME NORTHWESTERN GRADS.
>> Stephen: SURE.
>> YES, THAT'S WHERE I LEARNED A
LITTLE BIT OF THE STRATEGY WITH
MY BUDDY BRENDAN, WHO IS ONE OF
THE SHOW'S PRODUCERS AND WRITERS
AND ONE OF THE STARS.
HE WOULD EXPLAIN IT TO ME USING,
YOU KNOW, LIKE 90s BULLS
METAPHORS AND STUFF.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE SHOW
IS.
MY BUDDY BRENDAN WILL EXPLAIN
IT.
NOW THEY-- I TRULY ENJOY THE
GAME NOW HAVING GOT TO GO.
WE PROBABLY WENT TO A GAME EVERY
OTHER WEEK WHEN WE WERE FILMING
LAST FALL, AND IT'S A GREAT
ENERGY.
IT'S LIKE GOING TO SEE COLLEGE
SPORTS OR ANY BIG-TIME CITY THAT
HAS, YOU KNOW, CITYWIDE APPROVAL
AND LOVE FROM THEIR TEAM.
IT'S GREAT.
I HAVE A SHALLOW UNDERSTANDING,
BUT A DEEP LOVE.
>> Stephen: WELL, "TED LASSO"
IS AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW TO STREAM
ON APPLE TV+.
NO, IT'S NOT?
IT'S NOT AVAILABLE.
>> AUGUST 14.
>> Stephen: WHEN?
SOON?
AUGUST 14.
AT SOME POINT.
>> YEAH, FRIDAY.
WE DID THE FIRST THREE AND EVERY
WEEK, EVERY FRIDAY.
>> Stephen: THE SCIENCE IS NOT
ON ON WHEN THIS IS AVAILABLE,
BUT RUMOR IS EVERY FRIDAY,
RIGHT?
THANK YOU.
>> EVERY FRIDAY FOR THE REST OF
OUR LIVES.
 ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: JASON, NICE TO SEE
YOU.
>> HEY, NICE TO SEE YOU TOO,
MAN.
>> Stephen: STAY SAFE.
WATCH THE HECKS AND THE F-BOMBS.
>> ALL OF THE ABOVE.
ABSOLUTELY.
>> Stephen: WE'LL BE RIGHT
BACK.
>> ESPECIALLY FOR NETWORK LIKE
THIS.
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