Phil Dunster on ‘Ted Lasso,’ Unlikeable Characters, Wrestling Steve Carell, and New Show ‘Rooster’

Phil Dunster became really pretty famous during the pandemic, thanks to the feelgood vibes of ‘Ted Lasso’ which we all tuned into during the pandemic, investing in the character arc of braggadocious footballer Jamie Tartt and his *insert fire emoji* on-and-offscreen chemistry with Roy Kent, played by Brett Goldstein. (Please refer to Brett Goldstein and Phil Dunster being mostly straight for 6:53 which also discuss in the interview.)

Although the 34-year-old isn’t back for ‘Ted Lasso’ season 4 (we talk about it), his career has gone from strength to strength, teaming up once more with showrunner and comedy genius Bill Lawrence (‘Scrubs,’ ‘Ted Lasso,’ ‘Shrinking’), for this new HBO Max comedy ‘Rooster.’

In it he plays the reprehensible Archie, and up himself Russian history professor who happens to be married to — and cheating on — Steve Carell’s daughter. Like all Lawrence-helmed comedies ‘Rooster’ treads the line between absurd, comedic, and heartwarming, and it’s been such a runaway success, it’s been renewed for a second season before the first finished airing.

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