Comedies usually reward cynicism. Then came ‘Ted Lasso.’
Jul 23, 2021
3 minutes
The hit comedy “Ted Lasso” plays like a sports version of “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.”
The show, returning for season two on July 23, is about a Jimmy Stewart-like character’s resilience under pressure. Since the program’s debut on Apple TV+ last August, Ted Lasso’s innate goodness has resonated with pandemic-weary audiences. The word-of-mouth sleeper hit recently won a Peabody Award for storytelling and last week it was nominated for 20 Emmys.
A quick recap: Lasso is a Division II college football coach from Kansas who relocates to England to coach a professional soccer team. Alas,
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