Lisa Kudrow, widely beloved for her portrayal of the quirky and endearing Phoebe Buffay on the iconic television show "Friends," recently shared a startling revelation about her true feelings toward the show’s live audience. Known for her candid and straightforward nature, Kudrow did not hold back as she described how the laughter from the live audience, something one would typically cherish, often left her feeling uneasy and infuriated.
Speaking in a new interview with Conan O’Brien for his podcast Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, Lisa Kudrow absolutely went in on the live audience Friends would film its episodes in front of.
In case you forgot or thought that the laughter you hear when watching Friends was fake – it was actually shot in front of a crowd.
Lisa Kudrow said the live audience of Friends actually got on her nerves. The Phoebe Buffay actress said “They were laughing for too long. It wasn’t that funny. That’s why. It wasn’t an honest response and it irritated me. Now you’re just ruining the timing of the rest of the show.
There are other lines… A TV show is not for the studio audience. It is made for the TV viewers at home. That’s who we are in service to.
If it was a stage play, yeah, laugh as long as you want.”She continued: “It’s like, ‘now you’re just ruining the timing of the rest of the show. ’ Sometimes I would just look out if they’d been laughing too long, and go, ‘come on. ’ Really angry.”
Like, Lisa Kudrow did NOT mince her words about the audience. “It’s made for the TV viewers at home. That’s who we’re in service to. If it were a stage play – yeah, laugh as long as you want! I’ll figure out things to keep my character busy, waiting to continue with it, that’s fine.
But then, it’s being filmed, and now I’m just sort of like standing there.”
This interview comes after her co-star Jennifer Aniston claimed Lisa hated the live audience laughing too long and killing the vibe, so you can take this as confirmation that Jen An was telling the truth.
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