Nathan's Locker Room Roast
from Ted Lasso
Written by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly
In a high-stakes pre-game moment, the timid kit man Nathan is tasked by Ted Lasso to deliver a 'roast' to the professional football team. Nathan surprises everyone by delivering brutal, pinpoint critiques of the players' performances, culminating in a tense confrontation with the veteran captain Roy Kent that ultimately galvanizes the squad.
TED LASSO: Listen up! I feel like y’all have heard enough of my jibber-babber. So I asked Nate the Great here to share a few of his thoughts with y’all now. All yours.
NATHAN: Isaac.
ISAAC: You got this bruv.
NATHAN: I’ve noticed, of late...you’ve been playing like a big, dumb pussy.
ISAAC: What the
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