Juno Temple told that hilarious tale on “The Tonight Show” last August, quipping to host Jimmy Fallon she wasn’t sure about taking her role on “Ted Lasso” because she’d hardly tested herself as a comedic actor during her career. “Yeah, I’ve played like, lesbian werewolves … I’ve spent quite a lot of time in trailer parks going through some s***,” the actor deadpanned before detailing how she was cast as Keeley Jones.
Per Temple, that process began with a text from “Ted Lasso” creator Jason Sudeikis. “And there was this moment where I thought, ‘Oh gosh, this is gonna be awkward because I’m pretty sure he has texted the wrong actress,” Temple recalled. She dryly added that she dreaded having to write back and verify if Sudekis actually knew who she was. To Temple’s surprise, that text was not a mistake.
“And I think that … he has this ability, with a lot of people that were cast in the show, to see something in all of us that we didn’t necessarily think we had in us at all,” she added. Though she may have initially doubted her own comedic chops, Temple continues to be one of the series’ legit comedic highlights.
In a fittingly funny flight of self-awareness, Temple goes on to say, “That being said, a lot of the time I’m telling jokes on ‘Ted Lasso’ I don’t know they’re jokes, so…” Whether she knows where the punchlines in “Ted Lasso” are or not, Temple continues to hit them with the skill of a seasoned comedian. In doing so, she’s helped make Keeley one of the funniest and most memorable personas in today’s television landscape.
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