They were friends with busy lives.
Lisa Kudrow, best known for playing Phoebe Buffay on the hit sitcom “Friends,” revealed that she and the rest of the cast met only once between the series finale and the 2021 “Friends: The Reunion” special.
“The six of us just had dinner together before the show ended,” Kudrow said during a recent episode of Jesse Tyler Ferguson. “Dinner on Me” Podcast.
“The Comeback” star said that when the cast of the hit NBC comedy show reunited years later, it felt like no time had passed between them.
“Just let’s go to someone’s house and [we] Had dinner, and like, didn’t miss a beat,” Kudrow said.
“Friends” aired on NBC in the 1990s and ran for 10 seasons from 1994-2004. It followed a group of friends In their mid-20s they are going through life lessons, family, love, drama and friendship. The show starred Perry (Chandler Bing), Aniston (Rachel Green), Kudrow (Phoebe Buffay), Cox (Monica Geller), LeBlanc (Joey Tribbiani) and Schwimmer (Ross Geller).
In August 2022, Kudrow admitted that she She used to compare herself to Cox and Aniston during the shooting of the show.
“Seeing myself on the show and seeing myself in the clothes and seeing Courtney and Jennifer, I thought, ‘Oh, they know how to sew, so they can discuss it with the costume designer about exactly where to take it. Is,” he told “PodCrushed.” Hosts Penn Badgley, Nava Cavellin and Sophie Ansari.
She added, “I’m not trying to say I was overweight.” “I was not there. I had no idea about the actual size of my body.”
In October, Kudrow paid tribute Teri Garrwho played his mother, Phoebe Abbott, on the show. Gere died at the age of 79 Los Angeles after a long battle with multiple sclerosis.
Kudrow explained, “Terry Garr was a comedic acting talent who was and is a huge influence on me, and I know I’m not alone in that.” People“I feel very fortunate and grateful that I had the opportunity to work with Terry Garr.”
Perry passed away From a ketamine overdose on October 23, 2023. Five people were arrested in connection with the late actor’s death and accused of taking advantage of Perry’s addiction.
“We are all completely devastated by Matthew’s passing. We were more than just cast mates. we are a family,” the “Friends” stars wrote in a joint statement at the time. “There is so much to say, but right now we need to take some time to grieve and deal with this immeasurable loss.”
In my own way of honoring my late friend, Kudrow has rewatched episodes of the show.
“Honestly, I couldn’t watch it because it’s too embarrassing to watch myself,” the actress said. Hollywood Reporter. “But if I make it about Matthew, that’s fine. And that’s just to celebrate how hilarious he was – and that’s what I want to remember. [about him],
20 years after the show endedThe actress said she was “laughing out loud” while watching “Friends”.
“Everyone is hilarious. I’m obsessed with Courteney Cox. I’m obsessed with Jane [Aniston]Matthew is, obviously, uniquely hilarious. Before him no one knew that rhythm or comic rhythm. Matt LeBlanc is hilarious. And also David Schwimmer. “Sometimes I laugh at what I do,” Kudrow said.
“So yeah, I mean, it’s my own little way of celebrating [the anniversaries]Just looking at it,” She moved forward. “But it is shameful. At home, if someone walks in the room and I’m watching ‘Friends,’ I think it’s a terrible sight, right?’
