Ted Lasso

Ted Lasso” won the trophy for outstanding comedy series for the second year in a row, denying the ABC sitcom and critical darling “Abbott Elementary” from ...

It proved a hit for ABC last year and made a rising star of creator and lead actress Quinta Brunson—earlier in the night she took home the comedy writing award for her work on the “Abbott” pilot episode.\n\nOther contenders included two from HBO—“Barry” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm—along with HBO Max’s “Hacks,” Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building,” the FX series “What We Do in the Shadows” and “The Marvelous Mrs. “This show is about good and evil, truth and lies—all those things,” he said, “but it’s mostly about the response to those things.”\n\nOther “Ted Lasso” winners included supporting actor Brett Goldstein and director MJ Delaney.\n\nAhead of the ceremony, the race seemed to tighten, and “Abbott Elementary” looked like it could score a breakout win in the category. “Ted Lasso” won the trophy for outstanding comedy series for the second year in a row, denying the ABC sitcom and critical darling “Abbott Elementary” from staking a flag for traditional network TV in a landscape dominated by cable services and streamers.\n\nThe Apple TV+ sports spoof starring Jason Sudeikis went into the evening with 20 Emmy nominations, more than any other scripted comedy series.\n\nIn his acceptance speech, Mr.

Ted Lasso shoots and scores—again. At Monday night's Emmy ceremony, the sunny Apple TV+ series picked up several statuettes, including the biggest prize: ...

The show is led by Sudeikis, who turns in a cheery, mustachioed performance as the encouraging and occasionally daffy titular team leader. The actor won the show’s second prize of the night, after costar Brett Goldstein won for best supporting actor in a comedy. The TV Academy readily embraced the show’s bouncy tone and abundant themes of kindness, treating it as a balm amid the peak darkness of the pandemic. The show was also up against Hacks, Only Murders in the Building, What We Do in the Shadows, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and The Marvelous Mrs. The show faced stiff competition in that category, including newcomers like Abbott Elementary and genre-pushing prestige hits like Barry. “I didn’t think I had a chance,” he said in his folksy speech.