Jason Sudeikis joins Mumford & Sons for Ted Lasso theme
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Jason Sudeikis, star and co-creator of Ted Lasso, made a surprise cameo at a Mumford & Sons concert at Madison Square Garden in New York on Tuesday night, running on stage midway through the show to join the band for its performance of the show's theme tune. The spontaneous appearance thrilled the crowd and adds to a run of high-profile publicity moments for the Apple TV comedy, whose fourth season began earlier this month despite Sudeikis originally intending the series to conclude after season three.
The theme song was co-written by composer Tom Howe and Mumford & Sons frontman Marcus Mumford, who performs it in the show's opening titles; Sudeikis was spotted in the audience before joining the band to finish the number. Elsewhere in the gig, Mumford joked about "sticking Ted" on a noisy crowd and recalled scoring the Coen brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis, prompting a further guest turn from that film's star, Oscar Isaac. Sudeikis previously told The Hollywood Reporter he had second thoughts about ending the show after series three, and in July he also appeared in character at the FIFA World Cup Final halftime show alongside Justin Bieber.
- Sudeikis joined Mumford & Sons on stage to sing Ted Lasso's theme song
- Surprise cameo came at their Tuesday concert at Madison Square Garden
- Follows fresh publicity for Ted Lasso's fourth season and Sudeikis's World Cup cameo
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Jason Sudeikis is an American actor and writer best known for creating and starring in Ted Lasso, an Apple TV comedy about an American football coach hired to manage an English football club. The show has become a major cultural hit since it launched, and its cheerful theme tune, co-written by composer Tom Howe and Marcus Mumford, is closely associated with it.
Marcus Mumford is the frontman of the British folk-rock band Mumford & Sons, known for songs such as "I Will Wait" and "Little Lion Man". Because Mumford helped write and previously performed the Ted Lasso theme song, there is an existing musical connection between him and the show, which has occasionally led to crossover appearances at his concerts.
The wider context is a renewed burst of publicity around Ted Lasso, whose fourth season has just begun after Sudeikis had initially suggested the story would conclude after series three. Public appearances by Sudeikis in or around his Ted Lasso persona, including a recent one at a major sporting event, have been part of this promotional attention.
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Originally published by The Hollywood Reporter as “Jason Sudeikis Makes Cameo at Mumford & Sons Concert to Perform ‘Ted Lasso’ Theme Song”.