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Hannah Waddingham Gets Candid About Wanting Jason Sudeikis' Approval on 'Ted Lasso': 'Never Worked So Hard'

The actress recalled getting 'very emotional' over a compliment she received on the Emmy-winning comedy.

The show, as Waddingham explains, was Sudeikis' "baby," as the former Saturday Night Live star first created the Ted Lasso character in 2013, for a series of commercials for NBC Sports' coverage of the English Premier League. He and Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence worked to expand the show for its three-season run on Apple TV+, which was a resounding success -- ultimately earning 61 Primetime Emmy nominations, including wins for both Waddingham and Sudeikis. "I would like an entire spinoff series -- Higgins (Jeremy Swift), Keeley (Juno Temple) and Rebecca just sitting in the stands of various football stadiums around the world being Muppet d**kheads.

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