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Beyond Ted Lasso: 8 Sports Comedies to Put in Your Streaming Lineup
The Hawk, Stick, GLOW, Ballers, A League of Their Own and more mixes of jocks & jokes.
Will Ferrell in "The Hawk" Netflix Three years after we said our tearful goodbyes to Ted Lasso , the Apple TV soccer comedy returns for an unexpected fourth season on Aug. 5, with Jason Sudeikis as the titular Ted and most of the original cast intact. Ted Lasso may be the universal example of a sports comedy that gets the jock/jokes balance right, but it’s not the only one.
Here are a few more worth a stream before the summer’s gone. The Hawk (2026; Netflix): TV critics hated The Hawk when it premiered in July, but who listens to them?
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