And you thought Roy Kent was a grouch!
Ted Lasso star (and Muppet fanatic) Brett Goldstein lastly made his method to Sesame Street Thursday, almost one yr after his look was first teased by HBO Max. In the episode — you’ll be able to watch Goldstein’s phase above — Elmo and Grover resolve to play a sport of cover and search, however overlook to inform Goldstein that they’ve began.
Goldstein finally encounters kindred spirit Oscar the Grouch, who tells him to scram with the assistance of a familiar-looking signal. The two then have interaction in a grunt-off, and we’re calling it now: there’ll no higher second on tv this yr. Or this decade.
“I finally found my way to Sesame Street… and it was more wonderful than I could have imagined,” Goldstein wrote in a earlier Instagram publish. “Everyone was so funny and brilliant and friendly and kind. I managed to get to say hi to all the residents except Snuffleupagus, who was sleeping…. Truly a beautiful cast and crew that fill that whole street with all the love you could wish for.”
Goldstein, who took dwelling two consecutive Emmys for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2021 and 2022, has been vocal about his adoration for all issues Jim Henson. “That’s my ultimate goal, is work with the Muppets,” he advised Esquire in 2020. “I do that, then I’m dead.”
In 2017, he carried out a six-minute, one-man rendition of A Muppets Christmas Carol at a Parkinson’s U.Okay. fundraiser, which might be seen in all its glory right here.
As for Ted Lasso, we’re nonetheless awaiting a Season 3 premiere date. Still.
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