Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt Respond to Joy Behar Saying She Was Offered Ted Lasso Role: ‘News to Us’

Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt discuss a recent hot topic Ted Lasso.

The stars of the Apple TV+ series, which is up for a whopping 21 Emmys at Monday night’s ceremony (and has already taken home two), joined seven cast members for a panel discussion at the PEOPLE X IHG Hotels & Resorts Pre-Awards event featuring the cast Ted Lasso at the Kimpton Everly Hotel in Los Angeles on Thursday.

And when asked by the moderator of the panel, Breanna L. Heldman from PEOPLE, is it true that yes View Host Joy Behar, 81, was invited to play Sudeikis’ mom in season 3 of the show, the two actors expressed their surprise.

“Not me. Joy Behar from View?” Sudeikis, 48 ​​— who plays the title role — replied: “Respectfully, that would be news to us. We’re just working there,” added Hunt, 51 — who plays Coach Beard.

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Behar claimed she was approached about the role and turned it down during an appearance on Behind the table podcast earlier this week.

(L-R) James Lance, Kola Bokinni, Phil Dunster, Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein, Cristo Fernandez, Billy Harris and Brendan Hunt PEOPLE x IHG Cast Interview by Ted Lass Los Angeles, California, USA – January 11, 2024 ..

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“It was too hot,” she said. “There was a heat wave at the time, like, 100-degree weather, and I’d have to get on a plane and go in the heat? No. Look, I’m a writer, I write my own stuff. I don’t care about other people’s stuff. I don’t need to be in everything.”

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However, Sudeikis answered some Lasso-as warmth and said that he would be glad if Behar became a part Ted Lasso family.

“He can sit at the table,” he told Heldman.

The conversation — which also featured show cast members Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein, Phil Dunster, Cristo Fernandez, Kola Bokinni, James Lance and Billy Harris — began by discussing the show’s success and what it has meant to its fans.

Jason Sudeikis (L) and Hannah Waddingham PEOPLE x IHG Cast Interview by Ted Lasso, Los Angeles, CA, USA – January 11, 2024

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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.” Full COVID [conversation] was a bit interesting: people say [Ted Lasso] he came along at just the right time,” she began. “I actually think it does the show a bit of a disservice because, I mean, regardless of the horrible pandemic, she would have done the same thing.”

Waddingham continued: “I think people were ready for kindness and humor through kindness and joy and a warm embrace in general. Beautiful writing and the way each character is so beautifully fleshed out.”

The actress also noted that the nature of the characters in the series allows the audience to introspect.

You see their yin-yang in themselves and what we find in ourselves by looking at it, Waddingham explained. “So I actually think he would have achieved this kind of success regardless, because of the joy it brings.”

Ted Lasso is available to stream on Apple TV+.

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