'Ted Lasso' stars visit White House to promote mental health

Hannah Waddingham (right) reacts as Jason Sudeikis takes questions during the daily press briefing at the White House. Photo: Reuters

The cast of hit comedy series Ted Lasso was meeting President Joe Biden on Monday (March 20) to promote mental health awareness, but the actors' message was briefly eclipsed by a disgruntled journalist's live-television outburst in the White House briefing room.

Jason Sudeikis, who stars as Ted Lasso, a baffled American football coach at a dysfunctional English soccer club, led fellow actors onto the daily briefing room podium alongside Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.