Jason Sudeikis let down White House reporters asking for his Joe Biden impression, saying he needed 'fake teeth' and 'a lot more chutzpah' to pull it off
Sudeikis, who did an impression of Biden for years on Saturday Night Live, was appearing with Ted Lasso castmates to promote mental health awareness.
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- The star of "Ted Lasso" made an appareance in the White House briefing room on Monday.
- Reporters asked to see another character played by Jason Sudeikis — Joe Biden — but Sudeikis turned them down.
- "No, I need fake teeth, and you know, injected with a lot more chutzpah to pull that off," he said.
The star of "Ted Lasso" appeared in the White House briefing room on Monday but it was another of Jason Sudeikis' famous characters that reporters wanted to see.
"You don't have a little Joe Biden impression?" one reporter asked.
Sudeikis, who once played Biden on Saturday Night Live, responded, "They've got the real one here now."
"No, I need fake teeth, and you know, injected with a lot more chutzpah to pull that off," he continued while leaving the stage.
Sudeikis was at the White House with members of the Ted Lasso cast to speak with President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden about a theme of the hit show: the importance of addressing mental health to promote overall well-being.
Before playing Coach Lasso, Sudeikis appeared as the affable, aviator-wearing Biden as vice president on Saturday Night Live. His character returned to the show in 2021 when the new Biden, played by James Austin Johnson, got a visit from the ghosts of his past, including Jason Sudeikis' Biden from 2013.
"Where I'm from, we're still VP," Sudeikis, as Biden, told the "president."
"Easiest gig in the world. We're like America's whacky neighbor. Just pop in with an ice cream cone, some aviator shades, do some finger guns. You know, shake a few hands, rub a few shoulders."