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JoCo native Jason Sudeikis can’t be at Big Slick fundraiser this year — Here’s who will be

Though Jason Sudeikis, second from right above, will not be able to make it this year due to a conflict with filming of his hit show "Ted Lasso," the four other regular cohosts and KC area natives are slated to appear including, from left, David Koechner, Rob Riggle, Paul Rudd and Eric Stonestreet. Image courtesy Big Slick KC.

Johnson County native Jason Sudeikis, one of the driving forces behind the annual Big Slick KC fundraiser, will not be in attendance for this year’s event this coming weekend due to a conflict with the filming of his hit Apple TV+ show “Ted Lasso.”

More details: Big Slick announced the news on its Facebook page Tuesday that Sudeikis would not be making an appearance at the event due to a change in his production schedule for the Emmy-winning soccer comedy, which films in and around London, England.

  • “The good news: he’s busy in London filming Ted Lasso (so while we’ll miss him, we’re SUPER excited for season 3),” the organization wrote.
  • Sudeikis, along with several other celebrities native to the Kansas City region, has been a co-host for Big Slick since the event began in 2010, raising funds each year for Children’s Mercy Hospital.

Who will be there? Still, the fundraiser’s four other regular hometown celebrity hosts – Paul Rudd, Rob Riggie, Eric Stonestreet and David Koechner – will be in attendance as planned. (Koechner, who was arrested earlier this month of suspected drunk driving in Ohio, is still being promoted as a co-host.)

Hi! I'm Nikki, and I cover the city of Overland Park.

I grew up in southern Overland Park and graduated from Olathe East before going on to earn a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. At Mizzou, I worked as a reporter and editor at the Columbia Missourian. Prior to joining the Post, I had also done work for the Northeast News, PolitiFact Missouri and Kaiser Health News.

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