âI always felt bad for the boom guy or gal [on set],â Sudeikis says, Hollywood preened and gleaming in front of a so-unreal-it-might-as-well-be-greenscreen view of New Yorkâs Hudson river. âItâs like, theyâre holding that microphone up. And this is not easy to do. If you and I held our arms up like this â¦â and then we both hold our arms up in the air for about a minute while he talks about his years doing improv in Chicago, and heâs right, it isnât fun. It isnât fun at all. Ted Lasso debuted on Apple TV+ in August last year, and sees the titular American football coach fly over to the UK to take the helm at fictional Premier League team AFC Richmond. Lasso is Kansas dinner party-polite, says âyâallâ and âaw heckâ a lot, but knows nothing about football: his coaching philosophy boils down to fun dances and just really loudly saying the word âBELIEVEâ. âItâs the Chumbawamba energy of, you know, you get knocked down, then you get up again,â Lasâ no, sorry, Sudeikis explains of The Lasso Way, which is less to do with overlapping right-backs and more to do with the magic of teamwork.