It wouldn't have been right for Ted Lasso breakout star Brett Goldstein to accept his Primetime Emmy for his excellent portrayal of gruff, proficient swearer Roy Kent without cursing.
"Proud of it," Goldstein told Seth Meyers on Late Night of acceptance speech that CBS had to bleep more than once. "They told me not to, repeatedly. A few people said, 'If you win, don't swear.' And I was like, 'Why are you saying this?' Like, now I'm gonna do it twice. And the more you say it, the more—I mean, if they'd kept saying it, the speech just would've been f—k, f—k, f—k, f—k, f—k."
The uncensored speech can be heard below (NSFW):
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Goldstein began as a writer on Ted Lasso before auditioning for Roy over email.
Ted Lasso was nominated for a record-breaking 20 Primetime Emmys at September's ceremony, and the Apple TV Plus series took home seven. Along with Goldstein, victories included for outstanding comedy series, outstanding lead actor in a comedy series (Jason Sudeikis) and outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series (Hannah Waddingham).
Watch Goldstein's segment with Meyers—where he also explains why he doesn't understand baseball or American football—below.
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