LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 01: Brendan Hunt attends “Ted Lasso” Day At The Think Apple TV+ FYC Space at Goya Studios on May 01, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kayla Oaddams/WireImage)
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Brendan Hunt’s Real-Life Past Inspired Ted Lasso’s Piggy Stardust
By LEX BRISCUSO
One of the highlights of the divisive 3rd Season of “Ted Lasso” is the Amsterdam episode, thanks in large part to writer-star Brendan Hunt and his personal experiences in the city.
The episode branches into different stories, with Hunt commenting, “The Amsterdam episode is meant to touch on a bunch of things that can happen to anyone in Amsterdam.”
Hunt shared a personal story about his time there: “One thing I did was I got a band together and I Aladdin Saned out and we performed the entire Ziggy Stardust album.”
This story made its way into the episode, as Coach Beard was shown to have joined a cover band, “Piggy Stardust,” with a group of non-English speaking locals.
Not all the credit goes to Hunt, as he revealed one of his co-stars helped: “At the last minute Jason [Sudeikis] goes, ‘And a pig nose.’ And I’m like, ‘And a pig nose. Alright!’”