Jason Sudeikis Wins Best Comedy Actor for Ted Lasso — Golden Globes 2021
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That son of a biscuit actually did it! Titular Ted Lasso star Jason Sudeikis scored Best Actor in a Comedy Series honors at Sunday’s 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards for his work in the Apple TV+ comedy.
The actor prevailed over fellow nominees Don Cheadle (Black Monday), Nicholas Hoult (The Great), Eugene Levy (Schitt’s Creek) and last year’s victor Ramy Youssef (Ramy).
“I want to give a shoutout to all the people I get to act with because they’re incredible,” a hoodie-wearing Sudeikis said in his somewhat rambling acceptance speech. “Do they make me the best? No. But I know for a fact they make me better. Better than I am, better than I thought I could be and better than anything I could do.”
Ted Lasso — which was based on a series of Sudeikis-fronted promos for NBC Sports that aired in 2013 — was renewed for a second season just days after its Aug. 14 premiere; a Season 3 pickup came in late October, as Apple TV+ claimed that Ted Lasso was setting completion records for an original series.
Back in August, series co-creator Bill Lawrence told TV’s Top 5 podcast that future seasons would not incorporate the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, in order to keep providing viewers with “escapist entertainment.”
Production on Season 2 commenced in mid-January.
Hell yeah!! First of many wins to come!
Thank God they’re not incorporating Covid. I agree 100% that I want to get away from all that when I watch TV and I hate that so many shows remind me how crappy life is right now.
“i hate that so many shows reminds me to wear a mask! i hate masks!” really Jan? this joke wrote itself.
Imagine how crappy the people who lost loved ones feel, JAN. 🤡
So well-deserved. Sudeikis is brilliant in Ted Lasso.
Jason DEFINITELY didn’t think he was going to win lol. But I was so happy he did! I just watched the show a few weeks ago, and his performance is EVERYTHING. He’s so charismatically charming and optimistic, but you still see all his heart and soul come out with those he’s connected with.
are we not going to mention that he was high as a kite when he gave this speech? lol
It was the middle of the night in London…are you sure he wasn’t just tired?