Jason Sudeikis Thanks Olivia Wilde For Pushing Him to Make Ted Lasso: "She Was Right" 119 Shares Jason Sudeikis is giving credit where it's due. While accepting the best comedy series Critics' Choice Award for Ted Lasso on Sunday night, the actor gave a sweet shout-out to ex-fiancée Olivia Wilde, explaining that she inspired him to write the funny series in the first place. After thanking Apple TV+ and his entire team, Sudeikis said, "I want to thank my kids, Otis and Daisy. I want to thank their mom, Olivia, who had the initial idea to do this as a TV show. It was like, 'Wow, you and Brendan [Hunt] and Joe [Kelly] like doing that so much, you should do it as a movie or TV show.'" He added with a smirk, "I was like, 'No.' She was right."