Ted Lasso is coming back for a fourth season. It was an announcement that excited fans of the beloved AppleTV+ comedy, but it wasn’t without its share of other complicated feelings for the cast and crew who make the series, either. In fact, Roy Kent himself, writer/actor Brett Goldstein, equated the series’ return to that of his friend’s dead cat. Confused? You’re not alone. But once you understand the story in full, it’s actually a great analogy for what’s happening on the Jason Sudeikis-led show.
In a new interview with NPR’s Rachel Martin, Goldstein compared the emotional journey he went on with Ted Lasso to that of a friend of his who thought his cat was dead, only to realize later on that it was not. “It was very emotional. It’s a strange — we all cried,” the actor explained, before launching into a much longer story.
“I have a friend that I went to university with, and I think about this a lot. He had a cat that died. He loved his cat, and the cat was run over, and they buried the cat, buried it. And he was a child. They buried the cat in the garden, and he lay in bed so sad, so upset and crying, and he prayed, and he prayed, and he wished. ‘I wish the cat would come back.’ And then the cat did come back, and it turned out the cat they buried wasn’t their cat. And I think about that all the time.”
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The comedy series, led by Jason Sudeikis, was initially intended to run for three seasons. But now, it’s coming back.
“And so, I’m like, no wonder this guy is f**ked in the head, because he thinks death isn’t real — so, of course he’s insane,” Goldstein joked. “He’s such a weird guy, because he thinks he can bring things back from the dead.” To which Martin asked the actor if he felt like they brought Ted Lasso back from the dead, and Goldstein agreed, noting that most of the cast and crew had already grieved and mourned the loss of their show following the third season (which the creators had always planned to be its last).
“I guess I’m saying I feel like that kid,” Goldstein explained, before confirming that he’s currently in the writer’s room for Season 4 of Lasso. It was a weird experience for him, though, he admitted. “Like ‘We buried it…We all cried, we had a funeral. Are you saying we can bring anything back?’ It’s too much power.”
Curious to know more about Brett Goldstein, Shrinking, and his new stand-up special? Keep reading to learn more and watch the full interview.
Brett Goldstein Thinks Love Is The Key To Everything — On ‘Ted Lasso’ And In Life
Goldstein is also the co-creator of Shrinking, alongside fellow Ted Lasso co-creator Bill Lawrence. And while many people have called that successful series “too earnest,” the comedian believes there’s no such thing. It’s all about asking the right questions about/of other people. “Everyone’s trying and everyone’s sad,” he explained, before reasoning that, “if you look at anyone hard enough, you can love them.”
It’s a beautiful sentiment that rings true in his comedy and career choices thus far. Empathy really is the ticket to a happy life, isn’t it, folks?
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