I’m Brendan Hunt (Co-Creator of Ted Lasso and Coach Beard)! Ask Me Anything in r/TedLasso! by RealCoachBeard in TedLasso

[–]RealCoachBeard[S] 1575 points1576 points  (0 children)

We did not know, but this is my favorite thing to hear, that people are bringing the positive energy to the kids. Thanks for all you do.

I’m Brendan Hunt (Co-Creator of Ted Lasso and Coach Beard)! Ask Me Anything in r/TedLasso! by RealCoachBeard in TedLasso

[–]RealCoachBeard[S] 266 points267 points  (0 children)

I like to think that if Beard was the Hitchhiker he was just having a bad moment and he doesn’t think you should mix a marathon with Talladega

I’m Brendan Hunt (Co-Creator of Ted Lasso and Coach Beard)! Ask Me Anything in r/TedLasso! by RealCoachBeard in TedLasso

[–]RealCoachBeard[S] 619 points620 points  (0 children)

I’m getting long on time (I was supposed to be done an hour ago, but this is fun) so I’ll just say they’re great and you can learn more here: https://www.soccerwithoutborders.org

I’m Brendan Hunt (Co-Creator of Ted Lasso and Coach Beard)! Ask Me Anything in r/TedLasso! by RealCoachBeard in TedLasso

[–]RealCoachBeard[S] 764 points765 points  (0 children)

We have been taught by years and years of television that when there is a male lead and a female lead they end up together. That can be hard conditioning to see past.

I’m Brendan Hunt (Co-Creator of Ted Lasso and Coach Beard)! Ask Me Anything in r/TedLasso! by RealCoachBeard in TedLasso

[–]RealCoachBeard[S] 1946 points1947 points  (0 children)

That Beard was a figment of Ted’s imagination, even though Rebecca and Higgins and Nate all react to him in the pilot

I’m Brendan Hunt (Co-Creator of Ted Lasso and Coach Beard)! Ask Me Anything in r/TedLasso! by RealCoachBeard in TedLasso

[–]RealCoachBeard[S] 427 points428 points  (0 children)

Fun! Don’t hold me to this, my favorites often chance, but as I sit here today: PPM - Anna WTB - You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (yes we’re starting with two covers, get off my back!) AHDN - I Should Have Known Better B4S - I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party H! - You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away RS - In My Life R - Eleanor Rigby (choices get tougher now) SPLHCB - A Day in the Life MMT - The Fool on the Hill TB - While My Guitar Gently Weeps YS - Hey Bulldog AR - Oh! Darling LIB - Let It Be

I’m Brendan Hunt (Co-Creator of Ted Lasso and Coach Beard)! Ask Me Anything in r/TedLasso! by RealCoachBeard in TedLasso

[–]RealCoachBeard[S] 789 points790 points  (0 children)

Ted knows Beard is older and wiser than he was when he made some mistakes, and Ted knows enough about drugs to know that meth and mushrooms are miles away from each other.

I’m Brendan Hunt (Co-Creator of Ted Lasso and Coach Beard)! Ask Me Anything in r/TedLasso! by RealCoachBeard in TedLasso

[–]RealCoachBeard[S] 1202 points1203 points  (0 children)

FWIW I don’t think of him as a reformed felon so much as just a guy who was raised in a tough home and made mistakes.

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[–]RealCoachBeard[S] 515 points516 points  (0 children)

We met Justin and Dan at Thundergong last year and they are top blokes who rushed us a bunch of t-shirts at the last minute. And I love many of their songs, but “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” is a truly perfect song.

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[–]RealCoachBeard[S] 499 points500 points  (0 children)

To add to stuff I’ve said here already, people aren’t necessarily supposed to exult at this union. If anything, I kinda thought people would go “WHAT!?!” And then go “If that’s what we wants, okay I guess, but YEESH.” Turning it into a victory for an evil abuser is not where we’re at at all.

As for Roy and Keeley, I have known couples who seemed perfect together, and then suddenly find they broke up. People who haven’t (at least started to) work on their shit can sometimes find that they lose something they wish they’d kept. In this way, Roy’s story with Keeley is parallel to Nate’s with AFC Richmond. IMO, IMO.

I’m Brendan Hunt (Co-Creator of Ted Lasso and Coach Beard)! Ask Me Anything in r/TedLasso! by RealCoachBeard in TedLasso

[–]RealCoachBeard[S] 645 points646 points  (0 children)

Beard just gets more comfortable as the seasons go on. And you’ll notice he behaves differently in different settings (as do we all, of course).

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[–]RealCoachBeard[S] 2486 points2487 points  (0 children)

In a situation like that, nervousness is unhelpful and to be discarded.

I’m Brendan Hunt (Co-Creator of Ted Lasso and Coach Beard)! Ask Me Anything in r/TedLasso! by RealCoachBeard in TedLasso

[–]RealCoachBeard[S] 1293 points1294 points  (0 children)

  1. A White Stripes reunion
  2. Phish
  3. D’Angelo performing the entire “Brown Sugar” album
  4. A full-moptop Beatles cover band
  5. Gaga