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Lisa Kudrow Reveals Matthew Perry’s Death Made Her ‘Truly’ Appreciate Watching ‘Friends’
Friends remains beloved decades later. Lisa Kudrow shares how rewatching the sitcom after Matthew Perrys passing gave her a new appreciation for her castmates.
A new generation of fans has been falling in love with Friends via streaming, making it more popular now than when the sitcom went off the air in 2004. Indeed, the London Times reports that the cast each earn $20 million a year in residuals!
Among those enjoying the series: Phoebe Buffay herself, Lisa Kudrow. The 62-year-old, now appearing in HBO‘s The Comeback, told the paper she started rewatching after the 2023 death of castmate Matthew Perry — and it was a revelation. “Before, I only saw what I did wrong or could have done better,” she said. “But for the first time, I truly appreciated just how great it was. I felt I did OK, but Jennifer [Aniston] and Courteney [Cox]? Amazing. David [Schwimmer] and Matt [LeBlanc]? They had me laughing so hard. And then Matthew — he was just beyond us all.”
It can be painful, however, to revisit the past, she added. “Whatever any of us do in the future, we will never experience something like that again.”
