"He's right off of the success of 'Ted Lasso' and Roy Kent and he comes into play Louis, which is such a departure from Roy Kent," Urie tells PEOPLE

Shrinking' star Michael Urie detailed how his Episode 6 monologue came to be and forging a bond with Brett Goldstein's character Louis.

Segel encouraged Goldstein to take on the role of Louis, a drastic departure physically and otherwise from the gruff, fully-bearded UK football star Roy Kent that he portrayed on the Emmy-winning “Ted Lasso” for three seasons.