Better than biscuits!Ted Lassobrought many laughs to television and was honored with anEmmy Awardfor outstanding comedy series.
The series beat outblack-ish, Hacks, The Flight Attendant, Cobra Kai, The Kominsky Method, PEN15andEmily in Parisat the 73rd PrimetimeEmmy Awardson Sunday night and marked the show’s seventh Emmy win, including acting victories for starsJason Sudeikis,Hannah WaddinghamandBrett Goldstein.
“I’d most like to thank this amazing cast, crew writers, staff, my cocreators Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly and Ted Lasso himself, our fearless leader Jason Sudeikis,” Bill Lawrence said while accepting the award on stage with the cast. “I am eternally grateful to be included in this but the biggest thank you from this group is to the people that watch. I really think I can speak for everybody here when I say we all know how lucky we are to do this for a living and we appreciate it. Tonight, thank you so much.”
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After Emmy nominations were revealed, Waddingham, 47, said in astatement, “I can’t quite believe this is happening. I don’t know what feels greater, to be recognized for my own work or all the joy I feel for my magnificent TED LASSO family to be nominated themselves. We are a real family and to share this with them is everything.”
FellowTed LassostarNick Mohammedadded in a statement, “Honoured, baffled and utterly thrilled to be nominated alongside these absolute giants and to representTed Lassoand everything it/he stands for.”
Meanwhile,Goldsteinsaid, “Holy f——- s—. What an incredible honor. Proper dream come true s—. Every part of this show has felt like magic to me. To have the privilege to work on it, to get to make something with this incredible team and now for us to be nominatedasa team is just too lovely. Extra special thanks to Jason and Bill for inviting me to be part of this. What a thing…”
“As a cynical English guy I’m struggling to deal with all this wonderfulness. I’m not crying, you’re crying. F— off! You’re crying. You —-,” Goldstein, 41, concluded.
In an exclusiveinterview with PEOPLE, actressJuno Templesaid, “The fact that we just all got these nominations, it’s the greatest way it could happen because it’s teamwork makes the dream work and we’re a team.”
source: people.com
