Sudeikis: We did a thing called “Comedy Sportz,” which still exists in a few cities. The interview was edited for clarity and length.ĪP: I read you two met at an improv workshop in Kansas City in 1995. The AP recently talked with the two friends about the concert, Ted Lasso and other things. Sudeikis fundraised to get Brimblecom a prosthetic leg after he was diagnosed by a form of cancer that required him to undergo a leg amputation. The Kansas City-based organization is headed Billy Brimblecom Jr, a drummer and longtime friend. The event, which will stream Saturday, will raise money for Steps of Faith Foundation. And its anyone's guess what the third - reportedly set to begin filming in January - will bring.Īmid the success, Sudeikis recently returned to his hometown of Kansas City to host Thundergong!, an annual benefit concert for a charity that helps amputees who lack proper health coverage pay for prosthetic limbs. The second season of the series explored the mental health struggles of Sudeikis' character.
The fish-out-of-water comedy has been a welcome escape for many fans dealing with pandemic blues and other stressful events marking the past 15 months.
The show, of course, is “Ted Lasso,” where Sudeikis plays an upbeat and good-natured American football coach who takes charge of a professional British soccer team despite knowing little about the game. With an Emmy win and a hit Apple TV+ series under his belt, Jason Sudeikis is having one big year.